TOEFL Words with Synonyms
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academic 
1
 | differing in some characteristics; various |
| carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect |
| scatter; drive away; cause to vanish |
| related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education |
adversity
2
| person with power to decide a dispute; judge |
| state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
| completely lacking; barren or empty |
| tending to depart from main point or cover a wide range of subjects |
apprehend
3
| mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind |
| state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
| express disapproval of; protest against; belittle |
| take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive |
archetype
4
| contrast; direct contrast; opposition |
| related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education |
| group that meets socially; an exclusive circle of people with common purpose |
| prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned |
arid
5
| partnership; league; state of being combined into one body |
| dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants |
| offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing |
| related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education |
aristocracy
6
| hereditary nobility; privileged class |
| inform; give notice to; make aware |
| lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm |
| partnership; league; state of being combined into one body |
ascetic
7
| leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
| criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication |
| bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain |
| spacious and comfortable; fit; proper; convenient |
avarice
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blemish
9
| god; divinity; supernatural things |
| bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
| lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle |
| mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind |
cadaverous
10
| frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech |
| like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body |
| completely lacking; barren or empty |
| partnership; league; state of being combined into one body |