TOEFL Words with Synonyms
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affable 
1
 | emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened |
| easily approachable; warmly friendly |
| casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed |
| capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy |
animus
2
| feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition |
| nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god |
| something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin |
| hereditary nobility; privileged class |
aristocracy
3
| something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin |
| casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed |
| hereditary nobility; privileged class |
| related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education |
belie
4
| ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious |
| contradict; give a false impression |
| hereditary nobility; privileged class |
| representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect |
bland
5
| sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting |
| lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable |
| something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury |
| fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance |
caricature
6
| good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly |
| casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed |
| representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect |
| person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people |
circumspect
7
| differing in some characteristics; various |
| give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve |
| easily approachable; warmly friendly |
| carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious |
civil
8
| differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval |
| feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent |
| having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite |
| bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain |
coalition
9
| partnership; league; state of being combined into one body |
| differing in some characteristics; various |
| scatter; drive away; cause to vanish |
| emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened |
compensation
10
| place of refuge or shelter; protection |
| having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite |
| condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner |
| something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury |