300 EXPERT TOEFL WORDS
1.
Penurious (adj)
excessively thrifty,ungenerous,extremely poor;
poverty-stricken
Eg-a
penurious old tramp
2. Glutton (noun)
Gourmand, overeater, big eater,
gorger,gobbler
Eg-an
excessively greedy eater.
3. machiavellian
crafty; double-dealing,two-faced,Tricky,unscurpulous
Eg- cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous,
especially in politics or in advancing one's career
4. ludicrous
so foolish, unreasonable, ridiculous,asinine
Eg- "a
ludicrous idea"
5. stingy
unwilling to give or spend,
niggardly,ungenerous.
Eg- "his employer is stingy
and idle"
6. Bliss (noun)
a state of extreme happiness, great joy,ecstasy,pleasure,elation.
Eg- "she gave a sigh of
bliss"
7. plight (noun)
a situation from which extrication is difficult
especially an unpleasant or trying one,a dangerous,
Eg- Few of us can be
unmoved by the plight of the refugees
8. Fidelity noun
the quality of being faithful
Eg-he best
ink-jet printers can reproduce photographs with amazing fidelity.
9.Exuberant (adjective)
joyously unrestrained
Eg-Young and exuberant, he symbolizes Italy's new vitality10. Didactic(adjective)intended to teach, especially in a way that is too determined or eagerEg- a didactic approach to teaching11. nefarious(adjective)wicked or criminal,morally badEg- The company's CEO seems to have been involved in some nefarious practices/activities.12. vacuous (adjective)lacking ideas or intelligence
Eg - a vacuous smile
13. obstreperous(Adjective)boisterously and noisily aggressive, difficult to control.
Eg- "the boy is cocky and
obstreperous"
14. Reticent (adjective)
inclined to
keep silent; reserved, inhibited
Eg- Most of the students were
reticent about answering questions
15. Iaconic
(Adjective)
using very few words to express what you mean
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Eg- she had a iconic wit
of
the most contemptible kind
a
state or condition markedly different from the norm
formally
reject or disavow a formerly held belief
the
denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief
revoke
formally
run
away
difficult
to penetrate
yield
to another's wish or opinion
speak
to someone
an
increase by natural growth or addition
shrewdness
shown by keen insight
impervious
to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
scold
or reprimand; take to task
describe
roughly or give the main points or summary of
in
an opposing direction
a
person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
having
an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
add
details to
liveliness
and eagerness
a
name that has been assumed temporarily
uncertain
or unable to decide about what course to follow
disposed
or willing to comply
having
no definite form or distinct shape
chronologically
misplaced
a
formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
attach
to
of
or relating to the period before the biblical flood
thoroughly
clean and free of disease-causing organisms
showing
little or no emotion or animation
exact
opposite
being
of questionable authenticity
official
approval
based
on or subject to individual discretion or preference
of
or relating to or formed by trees
requiring
secret or mysterious knowledge
of
an original type after which other things are patterned
seize
and take control without authority
someone
who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
a
disparaging remark
marked
by care and persistent effort
a
decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
something
causing misery or death
self-consciously
timid
influence
by slyness
sorrowful
through loss or deprivation
flattery
intended to persuade
cheat
somebody out of what is due, especially money
ostentatiously
lofty in style
influence
or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
having
calluses
a
false accusation of an offense
the
quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
the
quality of being honest and straightforward
surrender
under agreed conditions
engage
in boisterous, drunken merrymaking
any
of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae
meet
to select a candidate or promote a policy
play
boisterously
an
indirect way of expressing something
to
draw a geometric figure around another figure
surround
so as to force to give up
utter
or proclaim insistently and noisily
separate
or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
a
person who makes or repairs shoes
powerfully
persuasive
having
or showing knowledge or understanding or realization
corresponding
in size or degree or extent
something
added to embellish or make perfect
a
feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
following
or accompanying as a consequence
a
passage through which water or electric wires can pass
a
very intense and uncontrolled fire
the
quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate
form
intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
give
over to another for care or safekeeping
one
of the individual parts making up a composite entity
make
sense of; assign a meaning to
an
injury in which the skin is not broken
feeling
or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
showing
an inclination to disagree
go
against, as of rules and laws
occupied
with or fond of the pleasures of good company
the
property of excessive fatness
wish,
long, or crave for
extreme
greed for material wealth
an
insufficient quantity or number
a
sudden and violent collapse
a
wild gathering involving excessive drinking
expose
while ridiculing
no
longer in force or use; inactive
a
leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions
charge
falsely or with malicious intent
a
compound obtained from another compound
a
cruel and oppressive dictator
so
thin as to transmit light
instructive,
especially excessively
a
song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
discontented
as toward authority
cause
to lose one's composure
fundamentally
different or distinct in quality or kind
to
cause to separate and go in different directions
the
state of being held in low esteem
dissenting
with the majority opinion
pertaining
to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
showing
a brooding ill humor
acting
in bad faith
compulsory
force or threat
selecting
what seems best of various styles or ideas
a
formal or authoritative proclamation
joyously
unrestrained
conspicuously
and outrageously bad or reprehensible
a
mournful poem; a lament for the dead
call
forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
the
fraudulent appropriation of funds or property
make
corrections to
a
substance with a soothing effect when applied to the skin
derived
from experiment and observation rather than theory
strive
to equal or match, especially by imitating
weaken
mentally or morally
grant
freedom to, as from slavery or servitude
call
forth
anything
short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
written
in the form of letters or correspondence
steadiness
of mind under stress
open
to two or more interpretations
choose
and follow
tending
to vanish like vapor
give
expression to
make
worse
spur
on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
unequivocally
detestable
demanding
immediate attention
appropriate
to a purpose
make
amends for
remove
by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
not
belonging to that in which it is contained
praise,
glorify, or honor
still
in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost
edit
by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
containing
or based on incorrect reasoning
devoid
of intelligence
a
shackle for the ankles or feet
conspicuously
and outrageously bad or reprehensible
hinder
or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
good-natured
tolerance of delay or incompetence
occurring
by happy chance
easily
irritated or annoyed
full
of trivial conversation
a
person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
lofty
in style
unnecessary
and unwarranted
deserving
or inciting pity
the
dominance or leadership of one social group over others
consisting
of elements that are not of the same kind
someone
who attacks cherished ideas or institutions
peculiar
to the individual
not
having enough money to pay for necessities
characterized
by undue haste and lack of thought
infringe
upon
attribute
or credit to
devoid
of intelligence
only
partly in existence; imperfectly formed
impossible
to deny or disprove
necessary
as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
not
to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
not
friendly
a
judicial remedy to prohibit a party from doing something
impregnate
with the germ of a disease to render immune
working
or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
provoke
or stir up
in
opposition to a civil authority or government
a
person who takes part in a conversation
a
slight suggestion or vague understanding
cause
to accept or become hardened to
abusive
language used to express blame or censure
impervious
to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
habitual
a
mental attitude showing lack of due respect
the
sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death
brief
and to the point
liberality
in bestowing gifts
an
illusory feat
an
advocate of freedom of thought and speech
lacking
moral discipline
a
central cohesive source of support and stability
(law)
a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation
a
powerful circular current of water
effusively
or insincerely emotional
someone
who exhibits independence in thought and action
effusively
or insincerely emotional
a
saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
given
to lying
a
small or moderate or token amount
a
soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
the
conventions embodying the fundamental values of a group
very
generous
having
many aspects
the
lowest point of anything
characterized
by undue lack of attention or concern
any
new participant in some activity
offensively
malodorous
injurious
to physical or mental health
stubbornly
persistent in wrongdoing
make
obscure or unclear
noisily
and stubbornly defiant
intrusive
in a meddling or offensive manner
not
easily borne; wearing
appearing
as such but not necessarily so
the
act of excluding someone from society by general consent
lessen
or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
hypothetical
remedy for all ills or diseases
a
standard or typical example
a
person who is rejected from society or home
a
fervent and even militant proponent of something
an
insufficient quantity or number
expressing
disapproval
transparently
clear; easily understandable
a
strong liking
excessively
unwilling to spend
characterized
by a lightly exuberant quality
exceedingly
harmful
stubbornly
unyielding
showing
little emotion
of
or relating to charitable giving
concise
and full of meaning
a
trite or obvious remark
enthusiastic
approval
a
full supply
extreme
excess
a
sign of something about to happen
a
ruler who is unconstrained by law
make
impossible, especially beforehand
a
predisposition in favor of something
exceeding
in heaviness; having greater weight
a
foreboding about what is about to happen
complete
and confirmed integrity
a
natural inclination
unrestrained
by convention or morality
state
or announce
command
against
taking
on different forms
characterized
by lust
displaying
or suggesting a lack of maturity
tough
and callous by virtue of experience
physical
beauty, especially of a woman
marked
by precise accordance with details
attractively
old-fashioned
not
sensible about practical matters
state
of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
stubbornly
resistant to authority or control
inspiring
fear
assign
to a lower position
failing
in what duty requires
postpone
the punishment of a convicted criminal
a
person without moral scruples
cancel
officially
an
authoritative request or demand
excessively
abundant
excessively
or hypocritically pious
confidently
optimistic and cheerful
expressing
offensive reproach
an
apparatus for visual signaling
good
luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
the
state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol
full
of anxiety and concern
the
philosophical theory that the self is all that exists
plausible
but false
characterized
by dignity and propriety
having
or revealing little emotion or sensibility
make
subservient; force to submit or subdue
indulge
(one's appetite) to satiety
marked
by quiet and caution and secrecy
naturally
having skin of a dark color
of
superficial relevance if any
a
large and scholarly book
a
person who tries to please someone to gain an advantage
in
a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
a
composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
having
keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought
repeated
too often; overfamiliar through overuse
defiantly
aggressive
a
corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice
being
present everywhere at once
a
feeling of anger caused by being offended
express
criticism towards
having
a useful function
unwillingness
to tell lies
an
indication that something has been present
a
variation in circumstances or fortune
spread
negative information about
someone
who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
harsh,
bitter, or malicious in tone
spread
negative information about
conspicuously
and offensively loud
lewd
or lascivious woman
charming
in a childlike or naive way
join
with stable gear, as two draft animals
a
slight wind
marked
by skill in deception
a
speech of violent denunciation.
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