300 TOEFL Writing Vocabulary

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/sə'gæsətɪ/ n.
quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness


Spelling Word: sagacity
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/sɑr'tɔ:rɪəl/ a.
relating to a tailor, tailoring, or tailored clothing


Spelling Word: sartorial
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/'sɪnɪstə(r)/ a. Syn. evil
suggesting or threatening evil


Spelling Word: sinister
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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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/'sʌltrɪ/ a.
burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot


Spelling Word: sultry
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/tɔ:nt/ v.
reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of , often in an aggressive manner


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


Spelling Word: temporize
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/'trɪvɪəl/ a. Syn. unimportant; trifling; commonplace
unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace


Spelling Word: trivial
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/'trukjələnt, 'trʌkjʊlənt/ a. Syn. belligerent
disposed to fight; belligerent; aggressively hostile


Spelling Word: truculent