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300 Toefl Words 8
300 Toefl Words 8 - Words 261-300
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RAMIFICATION | Consequence, outgrowth - studied the subject in all its ramifications. |
RECIPROCATE | To return in kind or degree for something received - held each other in reciprocal esteem. |
REITERATE | Say something again or a number of times , typically for emphasis or clarity: reiterated his story once more. |
RENEGADE | One who forsakes political or party principles or his religious faith - a renegade from his former allegiance. Synonyms: turncoat, apostate, recreant, traitor |
REPRISAL | Injury inflicted in turn for one received - took action in reprisal against his neighbor. Synonym: retaliation |
RESENTMENT | Feeling of displeasure or indignation resulting from mistreatment or abuse - showed resentment at what he considered an unwarranted insult. Synonyms: umbrage, dudgeon, animosity |
RESILIENT | Able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions: a resilient Spirit, refusing to admit defeat. |
RESPITE | (1) Temporary deferment or cessation of work or pain - a brief respite from labor. . Synonym: surcease. (2) A temporary delay in the execution of -a sentence - granted the doom man a temporary respite. . Synonym: reprieve |
RETRIBUTION | The reward or punishment exacted for an injury, wickedness, or other action - suffered just retribution for his folly. Synonyms: requital, nemesis |
RETRIEVE | (1) To make good -retrieved a mistake. (2) To recover -retrieved the suitcase left at the station. (3) To restore - retrieved his lost fortunes. |
REVERBERATE | To echo; have continuing and serious effects: - a shot reverberating through the valley. Synonym: resound |
RUDIMENTARY | In an early stage of development - possessing only a rudimentary, knowledge of physics. Synonym: incipient |
RUE (adj.: RUEFUL) | To be sorry for-He will rue the day he left home. Synonyms: regret, repent |
SANCTIMONIOUS | Pretending to be religious - showed his hypocrisy in a sanctimonious display of piety. |
SCOURGE | A person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering - a disease that scourged the country. . Synonym: tribulation |
SCRUTINIZE | Examine or inspect closely and thoroughly -scrutinized the contents of the letter. |
SINISTER | Giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen; evil or criminal - the sinister look of a gangster. |
SLEAZY | Sordid, corrupt, or immoral - sleazy cloth which is used only in cheap garments. Synonym: unsubstantial |
SLOVENLY | Untidy and dirty -severely criticized the student's slovenly appearance. Synonyms: slipshod, slatternly, frowzy |
SPORADIC | Occurring singly, at irregular intervals; scattered - sporadic cases of illness. |
SPURN | To refuse or reject with contempt - an offer that was spurned instantly. Synonyms: repel, snub |
STRINGENT | Strict, precise, and exacting -stringent requirements. Synonyms: exacting, rigid Antonym: lax |
STUPENDOUS | Amazing by, virtue of its immense size, force, or any quality in exceptional degree - The circus is a stupendous spectacle. Synonyms: astounding, prodigious, monstrous, marvelous, colossal, awful |
SUCCULENT | Tender, juicy, and tasty - a succulent steak. Antonyms; desiccated, vapid |
TANGIBLE | Real; actual - tangible gains which may be seen. and counted. Synonyms: material, veritable, perceptible, substantial |
TANTAMOUNT | Equivalent - an act that is tantamount to treason. |
TAUNT (verb) | Provoke or challenge (someone) with insulting remarks: - taunted him with the charge of failure to act promptly. . Synonyms: mock, twit, gibe, sneer, deride. (noun): An insulting, jeering, or bitter remark - hurled taunts at his foes. |
TEEMING | In abundance, fertile, highly productive - the teeming tropics, rank with vegetation. Synonyms: swarming, fruitful, fecund, abounding |
TENUOUS | Slender; not substantial; of slight importance - clung desperately to his tenuous hope. |
TRANSGRESS | To break a law or command; to violate a moral principle; to overstep a moral bound or limit - transgressed the bounds of decency; transgressed the law. |
TRIVIAL | Of little importance - a trivial offense. Synonym: paltry. Synonyms: gross, momentous |
UBIQUITOUS | Existing everywhere - The common cold is a ubiquitous complaint. Synonyms: omnipresent, universal |
VANQUISH | To subdue or conquer -an army vanquished with heavy losses. |
VENEER | A superficial appearance or show designed to impress one with superiority - pierced beneath his thin veneer of elegance. Synonym: gloss |
VENERABLE | Deserving respect or reverence because of age - a venerable leader. |
VERSATILE | Able to do many things skillfully - versatile in all the arts. |
VICARIOUS | Experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person:- took vicarious pleasure in his brother's victory. |
WAIVE | Refrain from insisting on or using (a right or claim): - waived his rights to the property. Synonyms: relinquish, forgo, forsake |
WHIM (adj.: WHIMSICAL) | A sudden desire or change of mind, especially one that is unusual or unexplained: -frequently acted on the whim of the moment. Synonyms: caprice, vagary, crotchet |
WRITHE | To twist about (usually with pain) - writhed in agony on the floor. Synonyms: contort, squirm |