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TOEFL English Vocabulary (N - Z)
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- 1notorious:disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
- 2nautical:relating to ships, sailors, or navigation
- 3oblivion:condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
- 4obtrusive:inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive.
- 5ostracize:exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
- 6paradox:something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct
- 7parody:work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of
- 8pensive:deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
- 9perverse:stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
- 10platitude:dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality
- 11precocious:advanced in development; appearing or developing early
- 12prestige:impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
- 13prognosis:forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease
- 14radical:drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic
- 15reciprocal:concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
- 16refute:disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
- 17renegade:disloyal person; traitor or rebel
- 18retribution:something justly deserved; recompense; compensation; punishment for offenses
- 19sanctimonious:excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious
- 20scourge:whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment
- 21sovereign:having supreme rank or power; self governing; excellent; independent
- 22succulent:full of juicy; full of richness; highly interesting or enjoyable; delectable
- 23tranquil:free from disturbance; pacific
- 24truculence:aggressiveness; ferocity; ferociously cruel actions or behavior
- 25ubiquitous:being or existing everywhere; omnipresent
- 26vanquish:conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition
- 27versatile:having many talents; capable of working in many fields
- 28waive:give up temporarily; yield; give up voluntarily; defer
- 29writhe:move in twisting or contorted motion; contort in pain
- 30zenith:point directly overhead in sky; summit
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