TOEFL Words with Synonyms
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misnomer 
1
 | forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease |
| error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
| dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
monologue
2
| multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
| condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
motley
3
| foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
| multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| temporary; provided for present need only |
| crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar |
myriad
4
| inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
| condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
| of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
| convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
novice
5
| error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
| belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation |
obsession
6
| slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
obtrusive
7
| inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |
| all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
| pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
| slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
panegyric
8
| put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
| belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
peccadillo
9
| tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| slight offense; small sin or fault |
| of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
perverse
10
| marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
| stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
| introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |