300 TOEFL Writing Vocabulary

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/mə'roʊs/ a. Syn. sullen; gloomy
(郁闷的,乖僻的) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent


Spelling Word: morose
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/'mɪrɪəd/ a. Syn. innumerable; many; countless; numberless
(无数,非常多) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand


Spelling Word: myriad
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/'nɔɪsəm/ a.
(有害的,有毒的,恶臭的) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous


Spelling Word: noisome
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/'pærəfreɪz/ v. Syn. restate; reword
(解释,批注,注释) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others


Spelling Word: paraphrase
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/'pærədɪ/ n.
(拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of


Spelling Word: parody
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/pɛkə'dɪloʊ/ n.
(轻罪,轻微冒犯) slight offense; small sin or fault


Spelling Word: peccadillo
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/'pɛnsɪv/ a. Syn. contemplative
(沉思默想的,忧心忡忡的) deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative


Spelling Word: pensive
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/pə'vɜrs/ a.
(不正当的,邪恶的,做作的) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good


Spelling Word: perverse
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/prɪ'sɪpɪtəs/ a. Syn. steep; overhasty
(陡峭的,急躁的) extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward


Spelling Word: precipitous
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/'prɛlju:d/ n. Syn. introduction; forerunner
(序,先驱,先导) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface


Spelling Word: prelude