300 TOEFL Writing Vocabulary
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murky 
1
 | dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| idealistic without regard to practicality |
| usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment |
| destroy completely; scrape or shave off |
nocturnal
2
| exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
| offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
obdurate
3
| remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| 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 |
oblivion
4
| condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
| formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
| formidable; arousing fear or awe; worthy of respect or honor |
obsolete
5
| no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
obtrusive
6
| recover; find and bring in; get back |
| offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |
| destroy completely; scrape or shave off |
ostensible
7
| offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |
| put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
paradox
8
| error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
| something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| destroy completely; scrape or shave off |
paraphrase
9
| act or process of branching out or dividing into branches; subdivision or branch |
| offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic |
| restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
pensive
10
| of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
| advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
| remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative |