TOEFL WORDS TEST 16



1.
pseudonym
  n. a false name assumed by a writer
  adj. conceited
  adj. passing swiftly
  adj. conceited
 
2.
fallacious
  adj. bloody
  adj. unsound; misleading
  adj. elastic; light-hearted
  adj. willfully bent on doing the wrong thing
 
3.
vituperate
  adj. very pleasing
  n. a scolding or ill-tempered woman
  v. to scold or blame loudly, find fault with in abusive language
  adj. pertaining to the clergy or the church
 
4.
chicanery
  n. trickery, deception
  n. a brief pointed saying
  n. a face
  adj. capable of existing together in harmony
 
5.
fathom
  n. a picture or other description of a person which exaggerates ludicrously one or more of his distinctive features
  v. repeat (several times)
  n. a person sent on an errand or mission
  v. to penetrate and understand
 
6.
expedient
  v. to declare positively; to confirm
  adj. decisive or critical; difficult
  n. a very thin gauzelike fabric or structure
  adj. convenient in helping to attain some purpose
 
7.
sleazy
  adj. flimsy and cheap
  n. great rejoicing
  v. to break a law or command; to violate a moral principle
  adj. of little worth or importance
 
8.
inhibit
  adj. able to do many things skillfully
  v. to delay or refuse to commit oneself in order to gain time
  adj. understood by only a select few
  v. to check or hinder
 
9.
circumspect
  adj. of low morals; corrupt
  adj. thoughtless; taking little care
  adj. cautious
  adj. no longer in use
 
10.
baneful
  n. a skilled storyteller
  v. to trim or decorate
  adj. living loosely; unrestrained in conduct or morals
  adj. destructive, poisonous
 
11.
reprisal
  adj. pertaining to money
  adj. positive in expressing an opinion
  v. to punish or criticize severely
  n. injury inflicted in turn for one received
 
12.
jargon
  n. a petty fault
  n. confused, unintelligible, meaningless talk; special vocabulary used only by members of a group or trade
  n. a trick or deception; a practical joke
  adj. clinging doggedly to an opinion or purpose
 
13.
facade
  v. to give up claim to
  n. an officeholder
  n. front or face, especially of a building
  adj. likely to occur soon
 
14.
flaccid
  adj. untiring
  v. to win another's favor or good opinion
  n. a person who has authority to decide matters in dispute
  adj. lacking firmness
 
15.
abdicate
  v. to give up claim to
  adj. wicked; hateful
  adj. no longer productive; hence, lacking in or, worn out
  v. to check or hinder
 
16.
crass
  n. historical records
  n. disposition; spirit
  adj. coarse and stupid
  v. to estrange
 
17.
discursive
  adj. rambling from one subject to another
  ad. indicating a happy outcome
  adj. inflicting, or concerned with, punishment
  v. to give up claim to
 
18.
exotic
  adj. innumerable
  v. to use for one's selfish purpose
  adj. strange and foreign
  v. to lose self-confidence; to confuse, put to shame
 
19.
anachronism
  adj. working secretly or slyly
  n. a thing placed or occurring out of its normal time
  n. general agreement
  v. to empty or to use up
 
20.
fiasco
  n. a ludicrous and complete failure
  adj. extravagantly romantic or idealistic; highly impractical
  adj. incapable of interpretation or understanding
  n. a small group of persons engaged in plotting
 
21.
simper
  adj. cruel, fierce; harsh
  v. to soil or dirty
  v. to smile in a silly or affected way
  adj. decisive or critical; difficult
 
22.
heresy
  n. a lover of books
  adj. to express sorrow or grief over
  n. an opinion held in opposition to the traditional view
  v. to express sympathy with another in sorrow, pain, or misfortune
 
23.
pecuniary
  n. approval; praise
  adj. inclined to quarrel; warlike
  adj. spirited; ardent
  adj. pertaining to money
 
24.
epicurean
  n. a person devoted to luxurious living and pleasure
  n. boredom; weariness of mind
  v. to rush forth suddenly
  adj. hidden; present but not fully developed
 
25.
grimace
  n. a distortion of the face to express an attitude or feeling
  adj. devoted to religious observances
  adj. foolish; silly
  adj. pertaining to a tailor or clothes
 
26.
implacable
  n. lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
  adj. pertaining to a tailor or clothes
  v. to do speedily; to send off
  adj. incapable of being soothed, made peaceful, or forgiving
 
27.
copious
  adj. thoughtless; taking little care
  adj. causing or given to shedding tears
  adj. plentiful
  n. eagerness; cheerful promptness
 
28.
scintilla
  adj. sorrowful; mournful
  adj. gay and light-hearted in spirit or mood
  adj. sadly thoughtful
  n. a trace; a particle
 
29.
kaleidoscopic
  adj. constantly changing or varying in pattern or scenes
  adj. lacking firmness
  n. confused, unintelligible, meaningless talk; special vocabulary used only by members of a group or trade
  v. to penetrate and understand
 
30.
improvident
  n. coward
  adj. lacking in thrift; not providing for future needs
  v. to delay or refuse to commit oneself in order to gain time
  adj. hard-hearted; stubborn
 
31.
belie
  adj. prejudiced
  v. to give a false idea of
  adj. threatening or showing evil; dishonest
  n. a petty fault
 
32.
lavish
  adj. free from feeling or partiality
  adj. clear; transparent
  adj. exempt from; protected from
  adj. profuse or generous; given to extravagance
 
33.
reciprocal
  adj. mutual; done in return for something received
  n. a trick or deception; a practical joke
  n. a forerunner; ail announcer
  v. to greet
 
34.
dissolute
  adj. living loosely; unrestrained in conduct or morals
  v. to erase or cancel, take out or remove
  adj. continuing a long time; habitual
  adj. mutual; done in return for something received
 
35.
temerity
  adj. conceited
  adj. gripping and moving the feelings powerfully; piercing, biting, pointed
  n. unwise or reckless boldness
  adj. deadly
 
36.
ubiquitous
  adj. cutting, penetrating
  adj. existing everywhere
  n. coward
  adj. attracting in a false, cheap, or showy manner
 
37.
precarious
  adj. excessive
  n. a skilled storyteller
  adj. uncertain or risky
  adj. hard-hearted; stubborn
 
38.
approbation
  adj. worldly, as opposed to spiritual; existing for a time only
  n. approval; praise
  adj. deserving or reflecting Credit or honor
  adj. obnoxiously conceited or self-assertive
 
39.
apprise
  v. to irritate or provoke
  v. to inform
  adj. living loosely; unrestrained in conduct or morals
  v. to attack or criticize as false; to call in question
 
40.
contemptuous
  adj. expressive of contempt (an emotion involving anger and disgust)
  adj. inclined to plunder or rob; preying on, others
  v. to exercise self control; to keep from
  v. to accuse falsely or maliciously in order to injure another's reputation; slander
 
 


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