300 TOEFL Writing Vocabulary

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/'maɪkrəkɒz(ə)m/ n.
(微观世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something


Spelling Word: microcosm
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/'mɪrɪəd/ a. Syn. innumerable; many; countless; numberless
(无数,非常多) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand


Spelling Word: myriad
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/nə'stældʒə/ n. Syn. homesickness
(想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past.


Spelling Word: nostalgia
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/'pærədɪ/ n.
(拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of


Spelling Word: parody
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/pɛkə'dɪloʊ/ n.
(轻罪,轻微冒犯) slight offense; small sin or fault


Spelling Word: peccadillo
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/pə'rɛmptərɪ/;/'pɛrəmptɔ:rɪ/ a. Syn. imperative
(专制的,强硬的,专横的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal


Spelling Word: peremptory
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/'pɛtrɪfaɪ/ v.
(石化) convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike


Spelling Word: petrify
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/prɪ'sɪpɪtəs/ a. Syn. steep; overhasty
(陡峭的,急躁的) extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward


Spelling Word: precipitous
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/proʊ'kræstɪneɪt/ v. Syn. postpone
(推迟,延期) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness


Spelling Word: procrastinate
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/prɒg'noʊsɪs/ n. Syn. forecast; prediction
(预言,疾病警告) forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease


Spelling Word: prognosis