TOEFL WORDS TEST 1



1.
disconsolate
  adj. equivalent
  adj. depressed; without hope or possibility of consolation
  adj. obedient; willing to submit
  adj. destructive, poisonous
 
2.
belie
  n. keenness of mind or insight
  v. to make public or reveal
  adj. in an early stage of development
  v. to give a false idea of
 
3.
vituperate
  v. to give a false idea of
  adj. inflicting, or concerned with, punishment
  v. to scold or blame loudly, find fault with in abusive language
  adj. fussy about minute details
 
4.
microcosm
  v. to sketch or portray
  adj. materially or practically useful
  n. a little world, or a universe in miniature
  adj. festive; gay
 
5.
promulgate
  adj. mentally distressed; distracted
  n. an indirect reference or suggestion (frequently derogatory)
  v. to publish or proclaim; to spread abroad
  adj. irresponsible, eccentric; lacking a fixed purpose erratic behavior
 
6.
contemptuous
  v. to increase or enlarge
  adj. expressive of contempt (an emotion involving anger and disgust)
  v. to echo
  n. homesickness
 
7.
attribute
  n. one who dabbles in the fine arts for amusement only and without concentrated study
  v. assign
  v. to speak against
  adj. cutting, penetrating
 
8.
forensic
  adj. having a very severe effect, or being extremely limiting
  n. a. personal peculiarity
  adj. temporary; for the time being
  adj. pertaining to public discussion or law courts
 
9.
dissolute
  n. alliance; merging of various units into one unit
  v. to confuse; to embarrass
  n. burden; duty
  adj. living loosely; unrestrained in conduct or morals
 
10.
predatory
  n. a brief summary of the main ideas of a larger work
  adj. likely; inclined or disposed
  adj. ill-natured; quarrelsome
  adj. inclined to plunder or rob; preying on, others
 
11.
tranquil
  adj. inclined to plunder or rob; preying on, others
  n. a brief pointed saying
  n. a distortion of the face to express an attitude or feeling
  adj. calm; peaceful
 
12.
expatiate
  v. to banish or exile; to withdraw from one's country
  adj. amazing by, virtue of its immense size, force, or any quality in exceptional degree
  n. one who is at home in all countries
  v. to speak or write at great length
 
13.
lucid
  adj. clear; transparent
  adj. very holy
  v. to express sympathy with another in sorrow, pain, or misfortune
  n. a trace; a particle
 
14.
supine
  adj. lying flat on the back; inert, inactive, averse to taking action
  adj. depressed; without hope or possibility of consolation
  v. to crush; to render void
  v. to make good; to recover
 
15.
expatriate
  n. homesickness
  adj. deserving respect or reverence because of age
  v. to banish or exile; to withdraw from one's country
  adj. clinging doggedly to an opinion or purpose
 
16.
sleazy
  adj. flimsy and cheap
  n. regret for wrongdoing
  v. to sketch or portray
  adj. inclined to quarrel; warlike
 
17.
meander
  v. to walk about (or talk) aimlessly; to wind about (as a stream)
  v. to subdue or conquer
  adj. very heavy; clumsy
  adj. unconquerable
 
18.
extinct
  adj. real; actual
  v. to assume a deceptive appearance or character
  n. compelling a person by physical force or other means to do something against his will
  adj. no longer existing or active
 
19.
omnipotent
  adj. all-powerful
  v. to punish or criticize severely
  adj. unrefined in speech or manners
  adj. ill-natured; quarrelsome
 
20.
demeanor
  v. to restate the meaning of a passage in other words
  n. agreement or harmony
  n. behavior; bearing
  adj. having the force to compel, usually by appealing to reason
 
21.
quixotic
  n. a god
  v. to cause, produce, or stir up
  adj. decisive or critical; difficult
  adj. extravagantly romantic or idealistic; highly impractical
 
22.
import
  adj. relating to the countryside
  n. meaning; significance or importance
  adj. faultless
  n. trust or belief
 
23.
forbear
  n. approval; praise
  v. to exercise self control; to keep from
  v. to tear down completely
  adj. able to do many things skillfully
 
24.
egotistic
  n. one who proudly shows off his learning or who overrates his knowledge
  adj. very short-lived
  adj. conceited
  v. to stir tip
 
25.
didactic
  v. to refuse or reject with contempt
  adj. self-assertive; attacking, offensive
  adj. in abundance, fertile, highly productive
  adj. designed to teach, imparting a lesson
 
26.
motley
  n. a clown
  adj. acting solely from a consideration of reward or profit
  v. to give up claim to
  adj. of various colors; of mixed ingredients
 
27.
anarchy
  n. state of confusion or lawlessness
  v. to banish or exile; to withdraw from one's country
  adj. elaborately showy
  adj. able to do many things skillfully
 
28.
distraught
  adj. cutting, penetrating
  n. an offender
  adj. mentally distressed; distracted
  adj. innumerable
 
29.
cumbrous
  adj. bearing, or acting with, deliberate ill-will or spite
  adj. disgustingly excessive
  n. a temporary suspension of hostilities.
  adj. burdensome and clumsy
 
30.
pedant
  adj. indisputable
  adj. sentimental to the point of tears
  n. a garland of flowers, leaves, etc. hung between two points
  n. one who proudly shows off his learning or who overrates his knowledge
 
31.
inference
  adj. of or having to do with citizens or the state; polite, courteous
  v. to win another's favor or good opinion
  v. to give a false idea of
  n. a conclusion reached by reasoning from data or premises
 
32.
aristocracy
  v. to prove incorrect or false
  n. government by the best people; a privileged class
  n. submitting to the wishes or judgment of another
  n. a forerunner; ail announcer
 
33.
rue
  v. to be sorry for
  v. to penetrate and understand
  v. to refuse or reject with contempt
  n. a phrase that describes a quality (good or bad) in a person or thing
 
34.
precipitous
  n. a leader who tries to stir the passions of people for his own purposes
  n. approval; praise
  adj. genuine
  adj. very steep; descending rapidly
 
35.
peccadillo
  n. a lover of books
  adj. hard-hearted; stubborn
  adj. stubborn in determination not to be subdued
  n. a petty fault
 
36.
mettle
  v. to converse or talk; to discuss
  n. disposition; spirit
  n. state of confusion or lawlessness
  n. a great flood; downpour
 
37.
quash
  adj. close, hot, and moist
  v. to crush; to render void
  adj. very pleasing
  v. to trim or decorate
 
38.
fiasco
  v. to penetrate and understand
  v. to speak against
  n. a ludicrous and complete failure
  adj. temporary; for the time being
 
39.
abet
  v. to prove incorrect or false
  n. departure, emigration
  v. to accuse falsely or maliciously in order to injure another's reputation; slander
  v. to encourage -or support
 
40.
abdicate
  v. to refer to indirectly
  adj. horrible, deathlike
  adj. sadly thoughtful
  v. to give up claim to
 
 


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