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