300 TOEFL Writing Vocabulary

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


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/ə'blɪvɪəs/ a. Syn. forgetful
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful


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


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/əb'tru:sɪv/ a.
inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive.


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


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/pɛkə'dɪloʊ/ n.
slight offense; small sin or fault


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


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/'pleɪdʒərɪzəm/ n. Syn. copying; imitation
theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original


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/'pɒndərəs/ a. Syn. weighty
slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull


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/'prɛdətərɪ/;/'prɛdətɔ:rɪ/ a. Syn. carnivorous
living by preying on other animals


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