TOEFL Words with Synonyms
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abridge 
1
 | grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune |
| award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
| condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
| festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company |
aristocracy
2
| like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body |
| hereditary nobility; privileged class |
| fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar |
| state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
attribute
3
| essential quality; reputation; honor |
| related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education |
| rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation |
| pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning |
benevolent
4
| generous in providing aid to others; charitable |
| differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval |
| nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god |
| group that meets socially; an exclusive circle of people with common purpose |
bombastic
5
| pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning |
| one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown |
| embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert |
| essential quality; reputation; honor |
capricious
6
| lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases |
| lack of caring; indifference |
| fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly |
| differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval |
clamorous
7
| prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned |
| speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud |
| inform; give notice to; make aware |
| good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly |
contemptuous
8
| scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect |
| festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company |
| generous in providing aid to others; charitable |
| attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive |
convivial
9
| festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company |
| condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
| embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert |
| comparable; similar or alike |
coterie
10
| speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud |
| fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar |
| festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company |
| group that meets socially; an exclusive circle of people with common purpose |