TOEFL Words with Synonyms
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academic 
1
 | gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning |
| related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education |
| great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water |
| sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
admonition
2
| settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states |
| expression of warm approval; praise |
| soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained |
| gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning |
ambiguous
3
| unclear or doubtful in meaning |
| give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim |
| easily approachable; warmly friendly |
| state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
analogous
4
| staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race |
| related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education |
| grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune |
| comparable; similar or alike |
arbiter
5
| obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality |
| predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options |
| person with power to decide a dispute; judge |
| something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin |
banal
6
| unclear or doubtful in meaning |
| similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity |
| state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
| obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality |
baton
7
| decrease fullness of; use up or empty out |
| easily approachable; warmly friendly |
| expression of warm approval; praise |
| staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race |
bellicose
8
| emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened |
| great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water |
| warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative |
| calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve |
blandishment
9
| very fat; large in body; overweight |
| separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts |
| flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart |
| an event that results in total destruction; the state of being decayed or destroyed |
concede
10
| an event that results in total destruction; the state of being decayed or destroyed |
| something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin |
| comparable; similar or alike |
| admit; yield; give up physical control of another |