TOEFL Words with Synonyms
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elicit 
1
 | offensively flattering or insincere; offensive; disgusting |
| tireless; showing sustained enthusiastic action |
| draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer |
| notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking |
epitaph
2
| minister or priest; cleric; one holding an office in the Christian ministry |
| inscription on tombstone in memory |
| plead; make earnest request of; ask for earnestly |
| act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke |
expatriate
3
| offensively flattering or insincere; offensive; disgusting |
| weeping or inclined to weep; tearful; showing sorrow |
| accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause |
| someone who has withdrawn from his native land |
expurgate
4
| weeping or inclined to weep; tearful; showing sorrow |
| tireless; showing sustained enthusiastic action |
| clean; remove offensive parts of book |
| a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers; excessive or irrational devotion to some activity |
extirpate
5
| root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly |
| bring in from another country |
| a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers; excessive or irrational devotion to some activity |
| front of building; superficial or false appearance |
fatuous
6
| sociable; seeking and enjoying the company of others |
| extremely hot; eager; impassioned; burning |
| foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way |
| deadly; causing or capable of causing death |
fortuitous
7
| accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause |
| exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; risk of loss or injury |
| someone who has withdrawn from his native land |
| irritable; easily angered; excited by or arising from anger |
genesis
8
| act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke |
| coming into being of something; origin |
| irritable; easily angered; excited by or arising from anger |
| exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; risk of loss or injury |
idiosyncrasy
9
| laughable; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense |
| behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual |
| naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated |
| extremely hot; eager; impassioned; burning |
import
10
| open or liable to objection or debate; liable to cause disapproval |
| word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing |
| act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke |
| bring in from another country |