300 TOEFL Writing Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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/'mɪsənθroʊp/ n.
one who hates or mistrusts mankind


Spelling Word: misanthrope
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/nə'stældʒə/ n. Syn. homesickness
homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past.


Spelling Word: nostalgia
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/'nɒvɪs/ n. Syn. beginner
beginner; person new to a field or activity


Spelling Word: novice
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/ə'blɪvɪən/ n. Syn. amnesty
condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty


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


Spelling Word: obsolete
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/pænɪ'dʒɪrɪk/ n.
formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment


Spelling Word: panegyric
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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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/pɪ'dəntɪk/ a. Syn. bookish
marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points


Spelling Word: pedantic
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/pɜrtɪ'neɪʃəs/;/-tn'eɪʃəs/ a. Syn. stubborn; persistent
stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate


Spelling Word: pertinacious
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/prɪ'sɪpɪtəs/ a. Syn. steep; overhasty
extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward


Spelling Word: precipitous