300 TOEFL Writing Vocabulary

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/'mɒtlɪ/ a. Syn. mixed; heterogeneous
multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety


Spelling Word: motley
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/nɒk'tɜrn(ə)l/ a. Syn. nightly
of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night


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


Spelling Word: nostalgia
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/'ɒbdjʊrɪt/;/'ɑbdərɪt/ a. Syn. stubborn; inflexible
hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion


Spelling Word: obdurate
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/'oʊnəs/ n. Syn. burden; responsibility
burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity


Spelling Word: onus
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/pɛkə'dɪloʊ/ n.
slight offense; small sin or fault


Spelling Word: peccadillo
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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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/pə'ru:z/ v.
read or examine, typically with great care


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


Spelling Word: prelude
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/prɪ'rɒgətɪv/ n. Syn. privilege
privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command


Spelling Word: prerogative