TOEFL Words with Synonyms
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abridge 
1
 | person with power to decide a dispute; judge |
| condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
| having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher |
| differing in some characteristics; various |
acumen
2
| nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god |
| mental keenness; quickness of perception |
| act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste |
| fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar |
apprehensive
3
| capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive |
| nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god |
| attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive |
| lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable |
arbiter
4
| surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit |
| person with power to decide a dispute; judge |
| elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste |
| mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind |
arid
5
| hereditary nobility; privileged class |
| dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants |
| lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable |
| failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty. |
augment
6
| greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain |
| make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity |
| general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole |
| good-humored, playful conversation |
banter
7
| good-humored, playful conversation |
| intended to confuse in an argument |
| hereditary nobility; privileged class |
| make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity |
benevolent
8
| festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company |
| generous in providing aid to others; charitable |
| prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned |
| nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god |
bland
9
| lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable |
| surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit |
| make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity |
| ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious |
cantankerous
10
| condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
| ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious |
| good-humored, playful conversation |
| make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity |