300 TOEFL Writing Vocabulary

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/'mɒtlɪ/ a. Syn. mixed; heterogeneous
(多彩的,杂色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety


Spelling Word: motley
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/'mɒt(ə)ld/ a. Syn. spotted
(有斑点的,弄脏的) spotted with different shades or colors


Spelling Word: mottled
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/'mɜrkɪ/ a. Syn. vague
(暗的,模糊的,暧昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague


Spelling Word: murky
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/noʊ'tɔ:rɪəs/ a. Syn. disreputable; infamous
(臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous


Spelling Word: notorious
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/əb'tru:d/ v.
(插手,强入,冲出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude


Spelling Word: obtrude
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/'ɒbvɪeɪt/ v.
(消除,排除,避免) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of


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


Spelling Word: paradox
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/pɪ'kju:nɪərɪ/ a.
(钱的,货币的) relating to money; requiring payment of money


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


Spelling Word: petrify
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/'pleɪdʒərɪzəm/ n. Syn. copying; imitation
(剽窃) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original


Spelling Word: plagiarism