300 TOEFL Writing Vocabulary
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adversary 
1
 | inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding |
| calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve |
| person with power to decide a dispute; judge |
| opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition |
aesthetic
2
| offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing |
| indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor |
| mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind |
| elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste |
alacrity
3
| person with power to decide a dispute; judge |
| in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course |
| cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness |
| opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition |
allure
4
| feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent |
| feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition |
| indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor |
| attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive |
ambiguous
5
| not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy |
| generous in providing aid to others; charitable |
| unclear or doubtful in meaning |
| capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive |
analogy
6
| greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain |
| similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity |
| flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart |
| feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent |
approbation
7
| related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education |
| expression of warm approval; praise |
| small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests |
| in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose |
aptitude
8
| inclined or eager to fight; aggressive |
| elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste |
| indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor |
| inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding |
arbiter
9
| person with power to decide a dispute; judge |
| take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive |
| contrast; direct contrast; opposition |
| make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity |
augment
10
| warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative |
| expression of warm approval; praise |
| make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity |
| inclined or eager to fight; aggressive |