TOEFL Words with Synonyms
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masquerade 
1
 | deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
| proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks |
meander
2
| formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
| foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
misanthrope
3
| put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
| act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
| one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
nautical
4
| relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
| no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
| natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
nostalgia
5
| bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
| something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
oblivious
6
| stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
| inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
| burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
onus
7
| burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
| remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
parody
8
| work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
| interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
plagiarism
9
| proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
| marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
plebeian
10
| remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar |
| stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
| slight offense; small sin or fault |