300 TOEFL Writing Vocabulary

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/sæŋktɪ'moʊnɪəs/ a. Syn. hypocritical
excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious


Spelling Word: sanctimonious
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/'sæŋgwɪn/ a. Syn. cheerful; hopeful; ruddy
cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy


Spelling Word: sanguine
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/skɜrdʒ/ n. Syn. lash; whip
whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment


Spelling Word: scourge
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/'sɪmpə(r)/ v. Syn. smirk
smirk; smile in artificial way to make an impression


Spelling Word: simper
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/spə'rædɪk/ a.
occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time


Spelling Word: sporadic
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/spɜrn/ v. Syn. reject; scorn
reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn


Spelling Word: spurn
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/'stoʊɪk/ a. Syn. impassive
indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain


Spelling Word: stoic
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/stju:'pɛndəs/;/stu:-/ a.
astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation


Spelling Word: stupendous
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/'tɛmpər(ə)l/ a. Syn. secular
not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of material world; worldly


Spelling Word: temporal
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/'tɛmpəraɪz/ v.
act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision


Spelling Word: temporize