TOEFL Words with Synonyms
| Group 3 - Matching Quizzes |    |
malice 
1
 | theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
| deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
| enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
| convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
misnomer
2
| privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
| enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
| interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
mottled
3
| spotted with different shades or colors |
| work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
| temporary; provided for present need only |
mundane
4
| ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
| theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
| belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
murky
5
| put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
nettle
6
| spotted with different shades or colors |
| act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
| ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
| cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
obsolete
7
| something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
| bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
obtrusive
8
| inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |
| error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
| of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
| stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
obviate
9
| belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
pedant
10
| dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
| convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |