300 TOEFL Writing Vocabulary

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/noʊ'tɔ:rɪəs/ a. Syn. disreputable; infamous
(nổi tiếng) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous


Spelling Word: notorious
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/əb'sɛʃ(ə)n/ n. Syn. fascination; mania
(ám ảnh) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion


Spelling Word: obsession
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/əb'tru:d/ v.
(ép) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude


Spelling Word: obtrude
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/'pærədɒks/ n. Syn. contradiction
(nghịch lý) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct


Spelling Word: paradox
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/'pɛdənt/ n.
(nhà giáo) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning


Spelling Word: pedant
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/pə'rɛmptərɪ/;/'pɛrəmptɔ:rɪ/ a. Syn. imperative
(chuyên chế) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal


Spelling Word: peremptory
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/pɜrtɪ'neɪʃəs/;/-tn'eɪʃəs/ a. Syn. stubborn; persistent
(bướng bỉnh) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate


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


Spelling Word: petrify
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/prɪ'kɛərɪəs/ a. Syn. uncertain; risky
(bấp bênh) uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability


Spelling Word: precarious
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/'prɛdətərɪ/;/'prɛdətɔ:rɪ/ a. Syn. carnivorous
(ăn thịt) living by preying on other animals


Spelling Word: predatory