TOEFL Words with Synonyms
| Group 1 - Matching Quizzes |   |
abet 
1
 | intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror |
| aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage |
| agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede |
| having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name |
abrogate
2
| abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
| secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy |
| partnership; league; state of being combined into one body |
| portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out |
abstemious
3
| great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water |
| contrast; direct contrast; opposition |
| sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
| state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
accolade
4
| book of literary selections by various authors |
| in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course |
| abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
| award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
adversity
5
| state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
| cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally |
| in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course |
| lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices |
alienate
6
| emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened |
| cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally |
| similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity |
| mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry |
awry
7
| book of literary selections by various authors |
| in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course |
| believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds |
| lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices |
belie
8
| scatter; drive away; cause to vanish |
| agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede |
| difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree |
| contradict; give a false impression |
bombastic
9
| pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning |
| great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water |
| difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree |
| separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts |
buffoon
10
| partnership; league; state of being combined into one body |
| separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts |
| one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown |
| similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity |