300 TOEFL Writing Vocabulary
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abandon 
1
 | aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage |
| contradict; give a false impression |
| capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive |
| lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm |
abash
2
| offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing |
| embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert |
| rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation |
| essential quality; reputation; honor |
abdicate
3
| give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim |
| sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
| small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests |
| award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
abet
4
| cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness |
| aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage |
| contradict; give a false impression |
| obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality |
abridge
5
| condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
| making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly |
| fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance |
| capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive |
abrogate
6
| abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
| absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion |
| take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive |
| place of refuge or shelter; protection |
abstemious
7
| expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language |
| agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede |
| sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
| discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding |
academic
8
| related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education |
| person with power to decide a dispute; judge |
| good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly |
| make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity |
accede
9
| expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language |
| inclined or eager to fight; aggressive |
| agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede |
| rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation |
accelerate
10
| person with power to decide a dispute; judge |
| expression of warm approval; praise |
| move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected |
| gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted |
accolade
11
| something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin |
| lack of caring; indifference |
| rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation |
| award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
accord
12
| inform; give notice to; make aware |
| having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name |
| settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states |
| give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim |
acrimonious
13
| person with power to decide a dispute; judge |
| bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
| mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind |
| expression of warm approval; praise |
acumen
14
| cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally |
| mental keenness; quickness of perception |
| discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding |
| responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable |
admonish
15
| good-humored, playful conversation |
| warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided |
| settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states |
| leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
admonition
16
| gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning |
| obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality |
| similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity |
| rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners |
adversary
17
| opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition |
| move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected |
| chronological record of the events of successive years |
| one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown |
adverse
18
| staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race |
| agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede |
| soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained |
| in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose |
adversity
19
| contradict; give a false impression |
| state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
| good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly |
| discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding |
aesthetic
20
| chronological record of the events of successive years |
| making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly |
| elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste |
| mental keenness; quickness of perception |
affable
21
| feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent |
| related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education |
| expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language |
| easily approachable; warmly friendly |
affluent
22
| gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning |
| opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition |
| obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality |
| having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value |
aggressive
23
| making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly |
| leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
| offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing |
| nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god |
alacrity
24
| cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness |
| expression of warm approval; praise |
| warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative |
| warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided |
alienate
25
| award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
| cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally |
| constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent |
| take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive |
allay
26
| hereditary nobility; privileged class |
| in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose |
| calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve |
| cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally |
allude
27
| earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
| refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion |
| in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course |
allure
28
| leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
| attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive |
| offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing |
| warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative |
allusion
29
| having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value |
| obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality |
| offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing |
| indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor |
ambiguous
30
| having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name |
| small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests |
| take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive |
| unclear or doubtful in meaning |
amenable
31
| embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert |
| small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests |
| responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable |
| in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose |
amiable
32
| good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly |
| refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion |
| making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly |
| attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive |
analogous
33
| agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede |
| abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
| not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy |
| comparable; similar or alike |
analogy
34
| easily approachable; warmly friendly |
| agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede |
| similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity |
| obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality |
anarchy
35
| absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion |
| warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative |
| soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained |
| not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy |
animus
36
| place of refuge or shelter; protection |
| feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition |
| easily approachable; warmly friendly |
| mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind |
annals
37
| likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand |
| chronological record of the events of successive years |
| having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial |
| abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
anonymous
38
| having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name |
| comparable; similar or alike |
| something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin |
| greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain |
anthology
39
| book of literary selections by various authors |
| nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god |
| something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin |
| in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course |
antithesis
40
| capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive |
| contrast; direct contrast; opposition |
| likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand |
| offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing |
apathetic
41
| mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind |
| take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive |
| feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent |
| good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly |
apathy
42
| lack of caring; indifference |
| soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained |
| blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate |
| settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states |
apprehend
43
| flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart |
| take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive |
| warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided |
| feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent |
apprehensive
44
| agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede |
| something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin |
| mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind |
| capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive |
apprise
45
| inform; give notice to; make aware |
| fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance |
| easily approachable; warmly friendly |
| lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm |
approbation
46
| expression of warm approval; praise |
| not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy |
| lack of caring; indifference |
| refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion |
apt
47
| elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste |
| cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness |
| mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind |
| likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand |
aptitude
48
| offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing |
| calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve |
| having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name |
| inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding |
arbiter
49
| making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly |
| discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding |
| person with power to decide a dispute; judge |
| contradict; give a false impression |
archetype
50
| making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly |
| prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned |
| elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste |
| similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity |
arid
51
| dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants |
| move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected |
| feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition |
| offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing |
aristocracy
52
| hereditary nobility; privileged class |
| offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing |
| inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding |
| feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition |
articulate
53
| expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language |
| gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted |
| likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand |
| warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided |
ascetic
54
| leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
| prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned |
| rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners |
| gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted |
assiduous
55
| constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent |
| attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous |
| condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
| inclined or eager to fight; aggressive |
asylum
56
| lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm |
| take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive |
| attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous |
| place of refuge or shelter; protection |
atheist
57
| having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name |
| having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial |
| nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god |
| bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
attribute
58
| greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain |
| staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race |
| essential quality; reputation; honor |
| make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity |
augment
59
| in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose |
| obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality |
| make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity |
| state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
auspicious
60
| inclined or eager to fight; aggressive |
| attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous |
| contrast; direct contrast; opposition |
| something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin |
authentic
61
| not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy |
| similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity |
| making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly |
| give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim |
autocratic
62
| small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests |
| discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding |
| having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial |
| bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
avarice
63
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awry
64
| state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
| in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course |
| rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation |
| discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding |
banal
65
| similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity |
| state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
| obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality |
| favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced |
bane
66
| something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin |
| abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
| gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted |
| leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
banter
67
| absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion |
| mental keenness; quickness of perception |
| good-humored, playful conversation |
| agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede |
baton
68
| attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive |
| gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted |
| staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race |
| lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable |
belie
69
| contradict; give a false impression |
| having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value |
| responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable |
| offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing |
bellicose
70
| state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
| offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing |
| warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative |
| related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education |
belligerent
71
| inclined or eager to fight; aggressive |
| earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
| warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided |
benevolent
72
| embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert |
| fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance |
| generous in providing aid to others; charitable |
| unclear or doubtful in meaning |
besmirch
73
| inform; give notice to; make aware |
| in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course |
| soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained |
| refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion |
biased
74
| small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests |
| favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced |
| mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind |
| comparable; similar or alike |
bizarre
75
| chronological record of the events of successive years |
| absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion |
| fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance |
| bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
bland
76
| condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
| lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable |
| settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states |
| favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced |
blandishment
77
| calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve |
| warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided |
| inform; give notice to; make aware |
| flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart |
blemish
78
| not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy |
| small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests |
| abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
| mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind |
blight
79
| leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
| inform; give notice to; make aware |
| blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate |
| obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality |
blithe
80
| discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding |
| take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive |
| dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants |
| gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted |
bombastic
81
| pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning |
| not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy |
| having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name |
| essential quality; reputation; honor |
boorish
82
| rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation |
| rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners |
| good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly |
| mental keenness; quickness of perception |
bucolic
83
| rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation |
| person with power to decide a dispute; judge |
| lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable |
| attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous |
buffoon
84
| comparable; similar or alike |
| flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart |
| one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown |
| cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally |
bulwark
85
| elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste |
| earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| easily approachable; warmly friendly |
| make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity |
bumptious
86
| dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants |
| essential quality; reputation; honor |
| offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing |
| something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin |
cabal
87
| small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests |
| in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course |
| one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown |
| contradict; give a false impression |
cacophonous
88
| contrast; direct contrast; opposition |
| discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding |
| settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states |
| gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning |