300 TOEFL Writing Vocabulary
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Group (1) - Matching Quizzes
abandon 
1
 | good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly |
| having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name |
| inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding |
| lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm |
abash
2
| 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 |
| mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind |
| embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert |
abdicate
3
| having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial |
| one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown |
| give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim |
| inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding |
abet
4
| contrast; direct contrast; opposition |
| in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course |
| aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage |
| prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned |
abridge
5
| staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race |
| essential quality; reputation; honor |
| person with power to decide a dispute; judge |
| condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
abrogate
6
| comparable; similar or alike |
| abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
| blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate |
| place of refuge or shelter; protection |
abstemious
7
| likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand |
| having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name |
| discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding |
| sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
academic
8
| attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous |
| person with power to decide a dispute; judge |
| related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education |
| not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy |
accede
9
| calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve |
| likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand |
| agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede |
| good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly |
accelerate
10
| move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected |
| favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced |
| unclear or doubtful in meaning |
| discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding |
accolade
11
| award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
| generous in providing aid to others; charitable |
| gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted |
| fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance |
accord
12
| move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected |
| settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states |
| mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind |
| comparable; similar or alike |
acrimonious
13
| unclear or doubtful in meaning |
| gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted |
| book of literary selections by various authors |
| bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
acumen
14
| mental keenness; quickness of perception |
| not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy |
| making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly |
| person with power to decide a dispute; judge |
admonish
15
| mental keenness; quickness of perception |
| opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition |
| warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided |
| flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart |
admonition
16
| state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
| refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion |
| gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning |
| discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding |
adversary
17
| unclear or doubtful in meaning |
| warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided |
| opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition |
| give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim |
adverse
18
| in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose |
| cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness |
| one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown |
| in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course |
adversity
19
| state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
| settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states |
| expression of warm approval; praise |
| sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
aesthetic
20
| move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected |
| abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
| inclined or eager to fight; aggressive |
| elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste |
affable
21
| flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart |
| something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin |
| having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value |
| easily approachable; warmly friendly |
affluent
22
| person with power to decide a dispute; judge |
| having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value |
| earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| chronological record of the events of successive years |
aggressive
23
| discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding |
| making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly |
| mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind |
| give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim |
alacrity
24
| cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness |
| contradict; give a false impression |
| warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided |
| likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand |
alienate
25
| discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding |
| constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent |
| cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally |
| place of refuge or shelter; protection |
allay
26
| make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity |
| calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve |
| staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race |
| lack of caring; indifference |
allude
27
| person with power to decide a dispute; judge |
| expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language |
| rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation |
| refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion |
allure
28
| offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing |
| pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning |
| attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive |
| obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality |
allusion
29
| state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
| one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown |
| indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor |
| inclined or eager to fight; aggressive |
ambiguous
30
| blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate |
| rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation |
| unclear or doubtful in meaning |
| good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly |
amenable
31
| responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable |
| offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing |
| small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests |
| generous in providing aid to others; charitable |
amiable
32
| book of literary selections by various authors |
| inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding |
| aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage |
| good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly |
analogous
33
| dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants |
| comparable; similar or alike |
| constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent |
| small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests |
analogy
34
| abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
| similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity |
| give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim |
| lack of caring; indifference |
anarchy
35
| indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor |
| absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion |
| small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests |
| book of literary selections by various authors |
animus
36
| feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition |
| attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive |
| cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally |
| gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning |
annals
37
| favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced |
| bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
| chronological record of the events of successive years |
| leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
anonymous
38
| discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding |
| lack of caring; indifference |
| move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected |
| having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name |
anthology
39
| nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god |
| book of literary selections by various authors |
| not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy |
| opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition |
antithesis
40
| soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained |
| blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate |
| contrast; direct contrast; opposition |
| inclined or eager to fight; aggressive |
apathetic
41
| mental keenness; quickness of perception |
| book of literary selections by various authors |
| feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent |
| person with power to decide a dispute; judge |
apathy
42
| lack of caring; indifference |
| in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course |
| responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable |
| bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
apprehend
43
| earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted |
| take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive |
| feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition |
apprehensive
44
| contradict; give a false impression |
| capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive |
| favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced |
| flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart |
apprise
45
| indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor |
| inform; give notice to; make aware |
| gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted |
| essential quality; reputation; honor |
approbation
46
| staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race |
| move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected |
| obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality |
| expression of warm approval; praise |
apt
47
| lack of caring; indifference |
| opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition |
| likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand |
| greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain |
aptitude
48
| gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning |
| offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing |
| inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding |
| condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
arbiter
49
| calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve |
| discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding |
| person with power to decide a dispute; judge |
| place of refuge or shelter; protection |
archetype
50
| refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion |
| prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned |
| good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly |
| state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
arid
51
| dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants |
| feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition |
| absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion |
| aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage |
aristocracy
52
| hereditary nobility; privileged class |
| attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive |
| place of refuge or shelter; protection |
| likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand |
articulate
53
| capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive |
| nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god |
| expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language |
| gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning |
ascetic
54
| essential quality; reputation; honor |
| give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim |
| leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
| attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive |
assiduous
55
| constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent |
| inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding |
| book of literary selections by various authors |
| having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value |
asylum
56
| take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive |
| place of refuge or shelter; protection |
| unclear or doubtful in meaning |
| mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind |
atheist
57
| nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god |
| easily approachable; warmly friendly |
| in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course |
| good-humored, playful conversation |
attribute
58
| contrast; direct contrast; opposition |
| essential quality; reputation; honor |
| lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable |
| prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned |
augment
59
| lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable |
| make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity |
| rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners |
| favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced |
auspicious
60
| award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
| having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial |
| attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous |
| bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
authentic
61
| not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy |
| rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation |
| essential quality; reputation; honor |
| easily approachable; warmly friendly |
autocratic
62
| having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial |
| responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable |
| nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god |
| in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose |
avarice
63
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awry
64
| person with power to decide a dispute; judge |
| prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned |
| elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste |
| in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course |
banal
65
| obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality |
| mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind |
| abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
| attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous |
bane
66
| good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly |
| cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally |
| something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin |
| hereditary nobility; privileged class |
banter
67
| hereditary nobility; privileged class |
| condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
| flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart |
| good-humored, playful conversation |
baton
68
| give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim |
| making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly |
| contradict; give a false impression |
| staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race |
belie
69
| chronological record of the events of successive years |
| contradict; give a false impression |
| make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity |
| abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
bellicose
70
| chronological record of the events of successive years |
| hereditary nobility; privileged class |
| attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous |
| warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative |
belligerent
71
| bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
| inclined or eager to fight; aggressive |
| make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity |
| earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
benevolent
72
| expression of warm approval; praise |
| generous in providing aid to others; charitable |
| good-humored, playful conversation |
| earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
besmirch
73
| give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim |
| soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained |
| mental keenness; quickness of perception |
| having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial |
biased
74
| refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion |
| expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language |
| good-humored, playful conversation |
| favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced |
bizarre
75
| contrast; direct contrast; opposition |
| having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value |
| fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance |
| make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity |
bland
76
| warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative |
| lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable |
| capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive |
| flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart |
blandishment
77
| condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
| earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous |
| flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart |
blemish
78
| embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert |
| give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim |
| mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind |
| greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain |
blight
79
| gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted |
| blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate |
| rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation |
| refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion |
blithe
80
| condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
| gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted |
| person with power to decide a dispute; judge |
| responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable |
bombastic
81
| calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve |
| one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown |
| chronological record of the events of successive years |
| pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning |
boorish
82
| in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course |
| related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education |
| rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners |
| hereditary nobility; privileged class |
bucolic
83
| essential quality; reputation; honor |
| rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation |
| feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent |
| related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education |
buffoon
84
| one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown |
| greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain |
| good-humored, playful conversation |
| soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained |
bulwark
85
| contradict; give a false impression |
| rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation |
| earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage |
bumptious
86
| soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained |
| offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing |
| attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous |
| gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning |
cabal
87
| indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor |
| small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests |
| one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown |
| related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education |
cacophonous
88
| discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding |
| lack of caring; indifference |
| attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive |
| aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage |