TOEFL Words with Synonyms
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mercenary 
1
 | interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
mottled
2
| spotted with different shades or colors |
| offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
mundane
3
| belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
nocturnal
4
| condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks |
| restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
obtrude
5
| push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |
| natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
obtrusive
6
| deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
| inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |
| dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
ostracize
7
| inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
| exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
panegyric
8
| burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
peremptory
9
| cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
| offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
pertinacious
10
| stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| spotted with different shades or colors |
| natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |