TOEFL WORDS TEST 2



1.
devious
  adj. positive in expressing an opinion
  n. a person who has authority to decide matters in dispute
  n. a face
  adj. winding; indirect
 
2.
analogy
  adj. hidden; present but not fully developed
  n. a relation between two things shown in the resemblance not of the things themselves but of their characteristics
  adj. possessing similar interests and tastes; able to get on well with others
  n. a gap or vacancy; break
 
3.
discursive
  v. to twist about (usually with pain)
  adj. rambling from one subject to another
  n. feeling of displeasure or indignation resulting from mistreatment or abuse
  adj. living loosely; unrestrained in conduct or morals
 
4.
nettle
  adj. wise; using or exhibiting good judgment
  n. faithfulness
  v. to irritate or provoke
  n. one who denies that God exists
 
5.
peruse
  v. to prove incorrect or false
  v. to read carefully
  v. to speak or write at great length
  adj. festive; gay
 
6.
devoid
  n. a flattering speech or act
  adj. kindly; charitable
  adj. lacking in; not possessing
  adj. traveling about; wandering
 
7.
delinquent
  n. an offender
  v. to make good; to recover
  v. to converse or talk; to discuss
  v. to do speedily; to send off
 
8.
egotistic
  v. to soil or dirty
  v. to do speedily; to send off
  adj. conceited
  v. to express sympathy with another in sorrow, pain, or misfortune
 
9.
proximity
  adj. fat
  n. an original pattern
  n. nearness
  n. meaning; significance or importance
 
10.
dogmatic
  n. an opponent
  adj. positive in expressing an opinion
  n. inequality; difference in image, quantity, character, or rank
  adj. positive in expressing an opinion; asserting an opinion as though it were an undisputed fact
 
11.
allude
  n. a beginner
  v. to guess
  adj. cutting, penetrating
  v. to refer to indirectly
 
12.
convivial
  adj. pertaining to a tailor or clothes
  adj. festive; gay
  n. agreement or harmony
  v. to soil or dirty
 
13.
articulate
  n. a remedy for all ills
  v. to give up (privileges, etc.); to do without
  adj. unharmonious sounding
  v. to speak clearly or distinctly
 
14.
affable
  adj. sociable, courteous, and agreeable in manner
  adj. objectionable
  adj. disgustingly excessive
  adj. deserving respect or reverence because of age
 
15.
immaculate
  adj. obedient; willing to submit
  n. a branching; sub-division
  adj. spotless; pure
  n. a dull and commonplace remark
 
16.
inordinate
  adj. lying down; leaning back or down
  adj. excessive
  v. to increase or enlarge
  n. a thing placed or occurring out of its normal time
 
17.
authentic
  adj. gripping and moving the feelings powerfully; piercing, biting, pointed
  n. an officeholder
  adj. genuine
  n. meaning; significance or importance
 
18.
dispel
  v. to be sorry for
  n. an original pattern
  adj. dry; barren
  v. to drive away; to scatter
 
19.
obsolete
  n. a phrase that describes a quality (good or bad) in a person or thing
  adj. well-deserved (applied chiefly to punishment)
  adj. no longer in use
  n. faithfulness
 
20.
myriad
  ad. indicating a happy outcome
  adj. innumerable
  n. a trace; a particle
  adj. dry; barren
 
21.
avarice
  n. excessive greed
  n. a privilege or power attaching to a position
  adj. prosperous, flourishing; copious
  v. to quicken, speed tip
 
22.
incarcerate
  v. to make gestures, or indicate feelings by motions
  adj. worldly, as opposed to spiritual; existing for a time only
  adj. gripping and moving the feelings powerfully; piercing, biting, pointed
  v. to imprison
 
23.
effete
  adj. incapable of being soothed, made peaceful, or forgiving
  adj. designed to teach, imparting a lesson
  adj. no longer productive; hence, lacking in or, worn out
  n. government by the best people; a privileged class
 
24.
hovel
  v. to calm; to lessen in severity
  v. to penetrate and understand
  v. to pretend
  n. a dirty or wretched dwelling
 
25.
impeach
  v. to accuse (a public official) of wrongdoing; to cast discredit upon
  n. injury inflicted in turn for one received
  adj. remarkable for early mental development
  n. a trick or deception; a practical joke
 
26.
sanctimonious
  n. a situation calling for a choice between two equally difficult alternatives; hence, a difficult or perplexing situation
  adj. clinging doggedly to an opinion or purpose
  v. to disguise or conceal the truth to lie
  adj. pretending to be religious
 
27.
ostracize
  adj. pertaining to the beautiful
  n. a person allied with others for a special purpose (frequently a bad one)
  adj. unmoved or indifferent; casual
  v. to banish; to exclude from public favor or privileges
 
28.
perverse
  n. adopting and reproducing, without acknowledgment, the writings or ideas of another and passing them off as one's own
  adj. deadly
  adj. not essential; foreign
  adj. willfully bent on doing the wrong thing
 
29.
consternation
  n. prolonged duration of life
  v. to express sympathy with another in sorrow, pain, or misfortune
  adj. done or spoken on the spur of the moment or without preparation
  n. amazement; lack of courage caused by fearful prospect
 
30.
tangible
  adj. real; actual
  adj. excessive
  adj. proud; looking down with contempt on others
  n. a curse
 
31.
cantankerous
  n. a group of people joined by common interests a coterie of select friend.
  adj. ill-natured; quarrelsome
  v. display or wave boastfully
  n. approval; praise
 
32.
deprecate
  n. a self -contradictory statement; something 'that appears to be absurd and yet may be true -"Life is too important a matter to he taken seriously."
  adj. of little worth or importance
  adj. to plead or argue against a certain course of action
  adj. of various colors; of mixed ingredients
 
33.
irksome
  n. honesty, moral soundness
  v. to trim or decorate
  adj. very pleasing
  adj. tedious, monotonous
 
34.
virago
  n. a scolding or ill-tempered woman
  adj. hating or distrusting mankind
  adj. containing hidden meaning
  adj. of a hopeful disposition; blood-red in color
 
35.
apprise
  n. a beginner
  n. alliance; merging of various units into one unit
  adj. entertaining
  v. to inform
 
36.
grimace
  adj. attracting in a false, cheap, or showy manner
  n. anger
  n. a distortion of the face to express an attitude or feeling
  n. nearness
 
37.
erratic
  adj. irresponsible, eccentric; lacking a fixed purpose erratic behavior
  v. to set apart as sacred; to devote or dedicate to some aim
  v. to exclaim or utter suddenly
  adj. very steep; descending rapidly
 
38.
innocuous
  adj. harmless; inoffensive
  adj. hurried; hence, superficial
  v. to make fun of or copy by imitating
  adj. lying flat on the back; inert, inactive, averse to taking action
 
39.
ramification
  adj. incapable of being penetrated
  v. to prove incorrect or false
  n. a branching; sub-division
  adj. hating or distrusting mankind
 
40.
retribution
  v. to make clear; to explain
  v. to set forth in detail; to explain
  adj. entertaining
  n. the reward or punishment exacted for an injury, wickedness, or other action
 
 


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