300 TOEFL Writing Vocabulary

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/'mʌndeɪn/ a. Syn. worldly; earthly; secular
belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary


Spelling Word: mundane
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/'nɔ:tɪk(ə)l/ a. Syn. marine; maritime; naval
relating to ships, sailors, or navigation


Spelling Word: nautical
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/'ɒbsəli:t/ a. Syn. outmoded; antiquated
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated


Spelling Word: obsolete
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/əb'tru:d/ v.
push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude


Spelling Word: obtrude
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/'ɒbvɪeɪt/ v.
bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of


Spelling Word: obviate
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/'pærəfreɪz/ v. Syn. restate; reword
restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others


Spelling Word: paraphrase
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/pə'vɜrs/ a.
stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good


Spelling Word: perverse
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/prɪ'koʊʃəs/ a.
advanced in development; appearing or developing early


Spelling Word: precocious
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/'prɛlju:d/ n. Syn. introduction; forerunner
introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface


Spelling Word: prelude
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/prɪ'værɪkeɪt/ v. Syn. lie
lie; stray from or evade truth; behave in evasive way such as to delay action


Spelling Word: prevaricate