Ultimate TOEFL Vocabulary List - The 327 Best Words To Know - PrepScholar TOEFL

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Word Definition Sample Sentence

Living close to a lake
Abundant Present in large quantities. means we have an
abundant supply of water.
Each fall, leaves
Accumulate To gradually collect. accumulate in our
driveway.
Make sure your address is
Accurate Correct; free from errors. accurate before submitting
your online order.
Having 8AM classes
Accustomed Used to something. means I’m accustomed to
getting up early.
When my grandmother
To come into possession
Acquire died, I acquired her
of.
cookbook collection.
The defendant was
Refusing to change an
Adamant adamant that he was
opinion.
innocent.
Our house isn’t big, but it’s
Adequate Enough to suit your needs.
adequate for the two of us.
The park is adjacent to the
Adjacent Close to or next to.
school.
The bike seat may be too
To change something so it
Adjust high; you’ll probably need
serves its purpose better.
to adjust it.
Something that makes it His height gives him an
Advantage
easier to achieve success. advantage in basketball.
My aunt is a major
Advocate To publicly support. advocate for women’s’
rights.
I had an adverse reaction
Unfavorable; against one’s
Adverse to my medication and had
desires.
to stop taking it.
We should aggregate our
Aggregate To combine. resources to share them
more easily.
The salesperson was very
Aggressive Assertive and pushy. aggressive when trying to
get us to buy the television.
The village needs to
To put aside for a specific
Allocate allocate funds for building
purpose.
the new school.
If the ATM is broken, an
Alternative Another option or choice. alternative solution is to
stop by the bank.
Someone who is He’s an amateur soccer
Amateur inexperienced or not highly player and is still learning
skilled in a particular area. the rules of the game.
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Ambiguous Having several potential When I asked the HR

meanings; unclear and manager what my chances
difficult to understand. were of getting the job, she
gave me a very ambiguous
reply.
My son is very ambitious
and hopes to be a
Ambitious Having large goals.
millionaire by the time he’s
thirty.
To change for the better; to I believe we should amend
Amend
improve. our country’s tax laws.
Our new apartment has
Ample Plentiful. ample space for the two of
us.
The basketball player is the
team’s best free thrower, so
Anomaly Deviation from the norm.
his missing both shots was
an anomaly.
The annual company
Annual Occurring yearly. barbeque takes place every
August.
The boy loves to
To tease or be hostile
Antagonize antagonize his little sister
towards a person or group.
by pulling her hair.
After she got grounded, the
Attitude Manner or feeling. teenager had a bad attitude
for the rest of the day.
Be sure to attribute credit to
Attribute To give credit. your sources when writing
a research paper.
Flipping a coin is an
Based on a whim or
Arbitrary arbitrary way to make a
random decision.
decision.
After you cross the bridge,
Arduous Requiring a lot of effort. there’s an arduous walk up
the hill.
To lessen a negative The mother assuaged her
Assuage
feeling. child’s fear of the dark.
I assumed he was rich
To suppose without solid
Assume because he worked as a
proof.
lawyer.
She augments her regular
Augment To increase or make larger. salary by babysitting on the
weekends.
A benefit of doing
Something positive or
Benefit homework on Friday is that
advantageous.
your weekend will be free.
Our neighbor berated us
Berate To scold. after we broke his window
playing baseball.
Bestow To give as a gift. The medal was bestowed

upon him by the president.
He always boasts of his
To brag or talk with
Boast talents after he wins a
excessive pride.
game.
I gave him a pep talk to
To help raise or increase
Boost boost his self-esteem
something.
before his speech.
The brash man always
Brash Rude and tactless. asked inappropriate
questions.
It will only have a brief
Brief Short (in terms of time). meeting, so you’ll still have
plenty of time for lunch.
After being away for so
Abrupt to the point of
Brusque long, I expected more than
rudeness.
her brusque greeting.
A harsh, unpleasant The cuckoo clock shop lets
Cacophony
mixture of noise. off a cacophony every hour.
I wish they would cease
Cease To stop.
arguing.
Every parent in our district
To express strong
Censure censured the education
disapproval.
cuts.
Put the historical events in
Arranged in order of time or
Chronological chronological order to
date.
make them easier to study.
I didn’t understand the
To make clear; to remove
Clarify instructions, so I asked the
confusion.
teacher to clarify them.
The people on the street
To combine or grow
Coalesce eventually coalesced into a
together.
group.
The young boy was
To force someone to do
Coerce coerced into stealing by his
something against their will.
friends.
Before mountain climbing,
Being aware or having
Cognizant you need to be cognizant of
knowledge of something.
the risks.
Water molecules show
Cohesion Uniting; becoming one. strong cohesion when they
stick together.
This year Thanksgiving
Coincide To occur at the same time.
coincided with my birthday.
The old building finally
Collapse To fall down or break down. collapsed, leaving nothing
but a pile of rubble.
To hit one another with a The two cars collided on
Collide
forceful impact. the freeway.
Commitment Dedication to a cause or Joining a school play is a
activity. big commitment. You’ll

need to practice every
evening.
The Chinese community in
A group of people who live
Community my city is hosting a New
or work together.
Year celebration next week.
The mountains concealed
Conceal To hide.
the ocean from view.
He believes women should
Concur To agree. be paid as much as men,
and I concur.
The conflict between the
Conflict A disagreement or fight. two families has been
going on for generations.
You should move your plant
Constrain To restrict or repress. to a bigger pot, otherwise
you’ll constrain its roots.
I spend a lot of time
Contemplate To consider thoughtfully. contemplating what career I
want to have.
My neighbors have been
Continuously To go on without stopping. continuously blasting their
music since last night.
I told the employees that
To give the opposite sales were down, but my
Contradict
opinion. boss contradicted me and
said sales were actually up.
Every roommate
To give something (usually
contributes part of his
Contribute money or time) to a
paycheck to the grocery
common fund or cause.
bill.
I’ve conveyed my interest
Convey To make known. in working for that
company.
He always takes copious
Copious Abundant. notes during class to study
later on.
Although many employees
Central; of main
Core left the company, the core
importance.
leadership remained.
The rust corroded the paint
Corrode To gradually wear away.
on my car.
Trying to carry four grocery
Cumbersome Burdensome; clumsy bags at once was very
cumbersome.
Our school needs to add
The courses given by a
Curriculum more music courses to its
school or program.
curriculum.
Data Facts, statistics, or pieces The data from these graphs
of information. show that yearly
temperatures are
increasing.
To decline in health or After the tree died, its wood
Decay
excellence. began to decay.
He deceived me by
Deceive To trick or mislead. pretending to be a
millionaire.
The spy deciphered the
Decipher To find the meaning of.
secret code.
He made a declaration to
Declaration An announcement. the office that he was
quitting.
1. To politely refuse.
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2. To deteriorate (especially
in terms of health.)
My attempt at cake
Degrade To lower in quality. degraded into a crumbly
mess.
Demonstrate To show. Let me demonstrate the
proper way of throwing a
football.
To state that something He denied being the
Deny
isn’t true. robber.
Your shopping sprees have
Deplete To significantly decrease.
depleted my savings.
Please deposit your books
To deliver and leave an
Deposit in the bin outside the
item.
library.
Bravery is a desirable trait
Desirable Worth having or wanting.
for firefighters to have.
I despise early morning
Despise To hate.
classes.
The police dog detected
Detect To locate something.
the missing child’s scent.
The warning signs on the
Deter To discourage. house deterred
trespassers.
I decided to deviate from
Deviate To differ from the norm. my normal route home and
took a shortcut.
The coach devised a plan
Devise To plan or create.
for winning the game.
The politician went into a
Diatribe A sharp criticism or attack. diatribe against her
opponent.
The teacher digressed from
To wander from the main
Digress the lecture to discuss the
subject.
weather.
The student faced the
A situation where one must
dilemma of attending
Dilemma choose between two
school sick or missing her
difficult choices.
exam.
Sprinkle baking soda on
Diminish To shrink or reduce. the carpet to diminish the
stain.
I need to dispose of this
Dispose To get rid of.
trash.
Too large or small when The piece of pie I received
Disproportionate compared to something was disproportionately
else. small.
To interrupt by causing a The protesters disrupted
Disrupt
disturbance. the politician’s speech.
The camera filter distorted
Distort To misrepresent.
the image.
To give portions of Distribute the materials
Distribute
something. evenly among the class.
This city has a very diverse
Diverse Showing a lot of variety.
population.
Divert To cause a change of Because of the accident,
course. the police had to divert
traffic down a side street.

The theater has dynamic
Dynamic Constantly changing. shows, so you never know
what you’ll see.
To reduce unpleasantness This prescription will ease
Ease
or difficulty. your allergies.
Now that I’m following a
Efficient Maximizing productivity. schedule at work, I’m much
more efficient.
Our team lost the match
Eliminate To remove. and was eliminated from
the competition.
The elite detective team
A select, above-average
Elite were also sent for when
group.
there were big crimes.
Her eloquent writing has
Eloquent Moving speech or writing.
gained her many fans.
To give special importance
The teacher emphasized
Emphasize to when speaking or
the due date of the project.
writing.
To suffer through
He has endured four knee
Endure something difficult with
operations so far.
patience.
The falling snow enhanced
Enhance To intensify or magnify. the beauty of the small
village.
A perfect example of The duchess is the epitome
Epitome
something. of class.
Twenty-four is equivalent to
Equivalent Equal.
two dozen.
He apologized for his
Erroneous Incorrect.
erroneous statement.
Try to get an estimate of
Estimate An approximate value. the number of people
attending the concert.
By hiding in the bathroom,
Evade To avoid or escape. we were able to evade the
intruder.
At the end of the class,
every student will evaluate
Evaluate To assess.
how well the professor
taught.
Facts or information that
These fossils are evidence
Evidence help prove or disprove
of evolution.
something.
The small school evolved
Evolve To gradually change. into a world-class
institution.
Exemplary Worthy of imitation. She is an exemplary
student, and you should
copy her study habits.

The young boy was
Exclude To leave out. excluded from his friends’
soccer game.
We may not be able to get
Exclusive Not admitting the majority. in since that club is very
exclusive.
Adding air to bike tires will
Expand To increase in size.
cause them to expand.
Expert knowledge or skill in The surgeon’s expertise is
Expertise
a particular field. knee surgeries.
The company exploited its
Exploit To use selfishly. workers by making them
work long hours.
The emails presented
Expose To reveal or unmask. exposed the company’s
corruption.
If you’re sick on the day the
An act of making paper is due, the teacher
Extension
something longer. may give you an extension
on the due date.
To get or remove The dentist extracted one
Extract
something. of my teeth.
Millions of children in
A time when there is an
Famine Ethiopia died due to the
extreme lack of food.
famine there.
This study plan you made
for me sounds feasible,
Feasible Possible to do.
even with my work
schedule.
Remember that life is finite;
Finite Having an end or limits.
you’re not immortal.
I got the diamond for a
A feature that ruins the
Flaw reduced price since the
perfection of something.
stone had a flaw.
I’m not sure what to wear
Fluctuate To change continually. since the temperature has
been fluctuating so much.
The program is going to
Focus The central point or idea. focus on environmental
issues.
The king decided to fortify
Fortify To strengthen. the castle walls to protect
them during attacks.
A skeletal structure Skyscrapers must have a
Framework designed to support strong framework to
something. support all the floors.
You must stop spending
Unnecessary; of little
Frivolous your money on frivolous
importance
purchases.
Function A purpose natural to a The function of petals is to

person or thing. attract insects to the plant.
Learning scales is
Fundamental Of primary importance. fundamental to being a
good piano player.
A space in between to Be careful to avoid the gap
Gap
objects. between the two steps.
Our answering machine is
Communication that is
Garbled so bad that people’s voices
distorted and unclear.
are always garbled.
The fire generates heat,
Generate To produce. which keeps the room
warm.
The actress had only one
small part before she got
Grandiose Pompous; overly important.
grandiose ideas of her
fame.
HIs poems contain many
Hackneyed Overused and unoriginal.
hackneyed phrases.
There was no schedule, so
Haphazard Lacking planning. the event was very
haphazard.
Her comments on my
Harsh Not gentle; unpleasant. performance were very
harsh and not kind at all.
In order to avoid the police,
Hasty In a hurry. the robbers made a hasty
retreat.
The nuclear reactor has a
Hazardous Full of risk.
lot of hazardous waste.
She hesitated before
To pause, often due to
Hesitate entering the abandoned
reluctance.
building.
In the office hierarchy, the
Hierarchy A ranking system. manager is higher than the
associate.
Her hatred of public
Something that causes transportation is a
Hindrance
delay or resistance. hindrance when trying to
get around New York City.
Hollow Empty inside. The dead tree is hollow.
The haunted house filled
Horror An intense feeling of fear.
me with horror.
My ex-boyfriend’s new
Hostile Extremely unfriendly. girlfriend was very hostile
towards me.
An unproven idea that You’ll need to conduct an
Hypothesis attempts to explain experiment to test your
something. hypothesis.
Identical Exactly the same. The twins were completely
identical.
Because he’d never been
Illiterate Unable to read. able to attend school, the
man was illiterate.
The professor illustrated
To explain by using an
Illustrate the lesson with a personal
example.
story.
His moving words had a
Impact Effect or influence.
large impact on me.
Drinking alcohol will impair
Impair To worsen.
your driving abilities.
We will implement the new
Implement To carry out. schedule starting next
semester.
My mother implied that I
Imply To strongly suggest. was the one who forgot to
take out the trash.
After the riots, the mayor
Impose To force upon. imposed a curfew on the
town.
These medical bills are
Impoverish To reduce to poverty.
going to impoverish me.
I hate my job, but the big
Incentive A reason to do something. paychecks are a good
incentive to stick with it.
I can’t sleep because of the
Incessant Continuing without pause.
dog’s incessant barking.
Don’t worry about your
grade on this quiz; it’s only
Incidental A minor part.
an incidental part of your
grade.
The ringleader incited the
Incite To urge on.
soldiers to rebellion.
My inclination is to go to
Inclination A preference.
bed early.
The incompetent worker
Incompetent Incapable; lacking ability.
was fired from his job.
His pitching has been very
Inconsistent Changing randomly.
inconsistent all season.
She is an indefatigable
Indefatigable Untiring.
hiker and can walk all day.
She’s the indisputable star
Indisputable Not able to be challenged.
of the basketball team.
Not producing any major The drug was shown to be
Ineffective
impact. ineffective at curing cancer.
Even if you’re healthy,
Inevitable Unable to be avoided. death is inevitable in the
end.
Infer To guess based on I inferred that she was
evidence. annoyed based on her
body language.
Getting a promotion has
Inflate To increase in size.
really inflated his ego.
The older sister has been a
The ability to have an
Influence positive influence on her
impact of something.
younger siblings.
This cleaning spray inhibits
Inhibit To hinder or restrain.
the growth of bacteria.
She was the initial
Initial The first.
president of the company.
Congress launched an
An investigation to inquiry after the senator
Inquiry
determine the truth. was accused of taking
bribes.
Necessary to complete the You can’t quit. You’re an
Integral
whole. integral part of this team.
When making a cake, you
Integrate To combine. need to fully integrate the
wet and dry ingredients.
To explain the meaning of I need you to interpret this
Interpret
something. German speech for me.
To come between people, When the toddlers couldn’t
Intervene objects, or an event and share their toys, their
change what is happening. mothers had to intervene.
The intrepid mountain
Intrepid Fearless. climber reached the top of
Mt. Everest.
The pattern on this blanket
Intricate Highly detailed.
is so intricate.
We found the stranger’s
Invasive Intrusive. questions too personal and
very invasive.
The police are going to
Investigate To examine or study. investigate the crime
scene.
Even though my
grandfather seems
Irascible Easy to anger.
irascible, he’s actually very
loving.
The use of words to give a “I love spending my Friday
Irony meaning opposite to their nights doing homework,”
literal meaning. she said with irony.
Not sure which direction to
Irresolute Uncertain.
go in, he stood irresolute.
To be a successful doctor,
Words specific to a certain
Jargon you’ll need to learn a lot of
job or group.
medical jargon.
The newlyweds jointly
Jointly Together.
opened up a bank account.
Knack A special talent or skill. My brother has a real
knack for solving tricky

math problems.
Building a house requires a
Labor Work or effort.
lot of labor.
I stayed with the front
group of runners for the
Lag To fall behind.
first few miles, but after that
I began to lag.
The cartoonist lampooned
Lampoon To mock or ridicule.
the president’s speech.
During winter break, my
To become weak; to be plants languished since I
Languish
neglected. was visiting my parents and
couldn’t water them.
The professor will give a 30
Lecture A talk given to an audience. minute lecture before the
quiz.
I’m leery of taking the dark-
Leery Wary.
looking shortcut.
The way he became mayor
Legitimate Lawful.
is completely legitimate.
The judge gave the criminal
Lenient Merciful; less harsh. a lenient sentence due to
his bad childhood.
I don’t have much
Likely Probable. homework, so it’s likely I’ll
be able to go out tonight.
His claims about me are
Ludicrous Ridiculous.
absolutely ludicrous.
She has maintained the
To continue at the same
Maintain same weight since high
level.
school.
This test is a major part of
Major Very important.
your final grade.
To influence, especially in He tried to manipulate the
Manipulate
an unfair way. results of the election.
To increase to the greatest The store’s goal this year is
Maximize
possible size. to maximize its profit.
To find the size and By measuring the tree, I
Measure
dimensions of something. found it was seven feet tall.
The meal the chef made
Mediocre Ordinary, average.
was only mediocre.
My mother will mend the
Mend To fix.
hole in my shirt.
Her method for making
Method A way of doing something.
bread takes three days.
To move from one place to Every fall, the geese
Migrate
another. migrate to Florida.
Minimum The smallest or lowest You need to get a minimum
amount possible. of 70% on the test to pass
the class.
The advertisement for the
weight loss pills is very
Misleading Giving the wrong idea. misleading since studies
have shown they’re
ineffective.
I need to modify my style
Modify To change. so it looks more
professional.
The boy was morose after
Morose Gloomy, depressed. hearing he didn’t make the
football team.
The negligent babysitter
invited her friends over
Negligent Lazy, neglectful.
while the children were
upstairs.
I was hurt when my friend
Nonchalant Indifferent, unexcited. greeted me so
nonchalantly.
To follow orders or My dog always obeys me
Obey
instructions. when I ask her to sit.
The spy obtained the
Obtain To get.
secret codes we need.
The large poster of Michael
Jackson over her bed
Obvious Easily understood.
made it obvious who her
favorite singer was.
The soccer player blocked
Someone on the opposite
Opponent her opponent’s shot at the
side for a game or contest.
goal.
For the past ten
generations the royal family
Oppress To unfairly burden. has oppressed the
peasants by keeping them
in poverty.
The source; where The explorers are trying to
Origin
something began. find the origin of the Nile.
This work of art is a
A typical example of paradigm of the period;
Paradigm
something. you’ll see many examples
of it in the museum.
The parsimonious woman
Parsimonious Frugal, stingy. only donated a dollar to
charity.
My leg was feeling much
better, so I decided to
Partake To join in.
partake in the soccer
match.
We can get strawberry ice
Preferring one option over
Partial cream, but I’m actually
others.
more partial to chocolate.
Paucity Something existing in very During the drought, the

small amounts; scarcity. town had a paucity of fresh
water.
The highest or most Winning the championship
Peak
important point. was the peak of his career.
There are some peripheral
Located on the side or
Peripheral fights going on at the
edge.
outdoor concert.
Let the maple syrup
To penetrate or pass
Permeate permeate your waffles
through.
before eating them.
I may have lost my last six
To continue, especially
Persist games, but I will continue
when facing opposition.
to persist trying to win.
How does your question
Pertain Relate.
pertain to the lecture?
In high school, I went
A period or stage in a
Phase through a phase where I
process.
only wore black clothes.
The polls show that my
A record of opinions or
Poll candidate is going to win
votes.
the election.
Only take one sleeping pill
Potent Powerful.
since they’re very potent.
Your boyfriend is too
Pragmatic Practical, sensible. dramatic. I think you need a
more pragmatic man.
The book is the best I’ve
To give approval or
Praise ever read; I can’t praise it
admiration.
enough.
The flower girls preceded
Precede To come before. the bride when they walked
down the aisle.
When collecting data, it’s
important that your
Precise Exact.
measurements are very
precise.
Harvard is one of the most
Prestigious Having a high reputation. prestigious colleges in the
United States.
If more people don’t start
washing their hands,
Prevalent Widespread.
disease will become more
prevalent.
Maeve’s primary goal in life
Primary First; most important.
is to become a doctor.
Prior to becoming a
Prior Previous or earlier. teacher, Elena worked as a
book editor.
Proceed To continue doing I’m sorry for interrupting;
something. please proceed with your

speech.
The dog’s progeny all have
Progeny Offspring.
yellow fur.
I’m promoting this new
To further to progress of
Promote indie movie so that more
something.
people will buy tickets to it.
Dave hopes his new
Prosper To do well. business will prosper and
make him a millionaire.
The twins hated to be
apart, so they bought
Proximity Nearness in time or space.
houses in close proximity to
each other.
Disagreement or fight; to Nina and her boyfriend
Quarrel
have an argument. always quarrel over money.
The distance between two The range of ages at the
Range things, often the maximum concert spanned from 12 to
and the minimum. 65.
An official position or Archibald was promoted to
Rank
station. the rank of first captain.
After staying out too late,
To sternly disapprove or
Rebuke Grace received a rebuke
reprimand.
from her parents.
At the end of his speech,
the politician made sure to
Recapitulate To give a brief summary.
recapitulate his main
points.
Two days after the flood,
Recede To retreat. the seawater finally began
to recede from our house.
I need to ask Mr. Smith if
To present someone with
Recommend he’ll recommend me for this
confidence and approval.
leadership position.
Melanie’s father is in
To make changes that
Reform charge of reforming to
improve something.
school system.
To supervise or control a Ben needs to regulate how
Regulate process so that it functions much he eats in order to
correctly. stay at a healthy weight.
The builders reinforced the
To strengthen with added
Reinforce house’s wooden frame with
support.
steel beams.
To say no to something that Lydia rejected my invitation
Reject
is offered. to the homecoming dance.
The CEO decided to
To free; to allow to be
Release release the company’s
known.
profits from last year.
I rely on coffee to get my
Rely To depend on.
through my mornings.
Reproach To express disapproval or The coach reproached the

disappointment. players for failing to play
their best.
The camping trip requires
To need for a specific that every participant bring
Require
purpose. their own food and sleeping
bag.
To feel bitterness or anger I’ve always resented my
Resent towards someone or sister because she is my
something. mother’s favorite child.
Due to his declining health,
To give up an office or
Resign the mayor decided to
position.
resign from office.
Resist the impulse to have
Resist To withstand the effect of.
ice cream for breakfast.
Matt resolved to get better
Resolve To come to a firm decision. grades next semester by
studying every night.
My doctor told me to
To confine or keep within
Restrict restrict myself to one glass
limits.
of wine a day.
To continue to do
I’ve decided to retain my
Retain something or keep
normal hairstyle.
something.
1. I felt calmer after the
1. To draw back in. lion retracted its claws.
Retract 2. To withdraw something 2. After numerous errors

after it’s found to be untrue. were found, the newspaper
retracted the story.
Alexis got out of the car to

Retrieve To bring back. retrieve the ball her little
brother had thrown.
You aren’t expected to
Used just for style or
Rhetorical actually answer rhetorical
impact.
questions.
The boys’ father was happy
to see the base of the
Rigid Stiff; unyielding.
treehouse was rigid and
sturdy.
Rotate the sculpture so I
Rotate To turn.
can see the other side.
Something that serves as A retirement fund is one
Safeguard protection or ensures way to safeguard your
safety. finances for the future.
The judges were looking for
Scrutinize To very carefully examine. perfection, so they
scrutinized every entry.
Section A part of the whole. This section of the stadium
dressed completely in red.
Jane selected a blue dress

Select To choose.
to wear to the wedding.
Librarians need to know
Things that follow each
Sequence how order books in the
other in a certain order.
correct sequence.
1. The robbers suffered
severe consequences for
1. Harsh or strict. stealing.
Severe
2. Grave, critical. 2. My uncle is currently
battling a severe illness in
the hospital.
You don’t need to worry

about getting your dress
Shallow Not deep.
wet. The water is very
shallow here.
The empty barn gave the
To protect from something
Shelter men shelter during the
harmful.
storm.
Hopefully this cream will
Shrink To become smaller.
cause my scar to shrink.
The Gettysburg Address
Significant Important, noteworthy. was a significant event
during the Civil War.
You shouldn’t use
A person, place, or thing
Wikipedia as a source
Source where something was
when writing school
obtained.
papers.
The farm was almost
empty; there were just a
Sparse Thinly scattered.
few sparse trees here and
there.
You need to specify which
To clearly indicate which
Specify size shirt you want before I
one.
can order it.
My sister loves to speculate
To form a theory without
Speculate on the private lives of
strong evidence.
celebrities.
The hermit lives a solitary
Solitary Alone; without others. existence deep in the
mountains.
After losing the
Somber Gloomy; depressing. competition, the chess
players were very somber.
The mother sang a lullaby
Soothe To calm or comfort.
to soothe her crying baby.
The shelter was squalid
Squalid Filthy and unpleasant.
and overcrowded.
Stable Unlikely to change or fail. We’re lucky to live in a
country with such a stable

government.
With few new jobs created,
Sluggish, showing little the economy has remained
Stagnant
movement. stagnant for the past five
years.
The football team will need
A plan to reach a desired
Strategy a good strategy to win the
outcome.
game tomorrow.
The first king was a good
Coming after something in
Subsequent ruler, but subsequent kings
time.
have all been corrupt.
If you don’t have sugar,
A person or thing acting in
Substitute honey makes a good
place of another.
substitute for this recipe.
Maya’s perfume was very
Difficult to notice right
Subtle subtle; you had to get close
away.
to her to smell it.
Make sure you have
Enough to serve a
Sufficient sufficient food for the
particular purpose.
camping trip.
The class didn’t have time
To briefly give the main to read the book, so the
Summarize
points. professor summarized it for
them.
My dad didn’t think we
To oversee work or a were old enough to build
Supervise
process. the fort on our own, so he
supervised us.
The king was supplanted
To take the place of by his treacherous younger
Supplant
something else. brother who locked him in
the dungeon.
1. The power outage
1. To temporarily stop. suspended the school
concert.
Suspend 2. To hang something from
somewhere. 2. The lamp is suspended
from the high ceiling.
The couple became

Having the belief that
suspicious when they saw
someone is doing
Suspicious strange men removing their
something dishonest or
neighbor’s expensive
illegal.
electronics during the night.
I stopped trying to sustain
Sustain To keep going. the friendship after he
made fun of how I looked.
A cross is symbolic of
Symbolic Serving as a symbol.
Christianity.
Technical Relating to a specific The laptop manual is full of
subject or craft. technical terms only a

computer expert can
understand.
Everyone on the train must
Terminal Situated at the end.
get off at the terminal stop.
I tolerate the rude man
Tolerate To put up with. since he is my husband’s
best friend.
Ben’s work is going to
To move from one place to
Transfer transfer him from Chicago
another.
to Detroit.
The transition from student
Changing from one state or
Transition to employee can often take
condition to another.
awhile to get used to.
1. The glass vase is
completely transparent.
1. See-through material.
Transparent 2. Her attempt to flatter the
2. Easy to detect.
movie star was very
transparent.
The fee for instruction at a College tuition prices have

Tuition
school. gone up in recent decades.
The prince’s bodyguards
Unobtrusive Not attracting attention. had mastered the art of
being unobtrusive.
Ian was lucky to walk away
Unscathed Unharmed. from the car crash
unscathed.
Even when she’s having a
Upbeat Happy; optimistic. bad day, my mom always
has an upbeat attitude.
Since I tried my hardest on
the exam, I felt my
Unjust Unfair.
teacher’s criticism of me
was unjust.
She vacillated between the
Vacillate To waver or be indecisive. two dresses before finally
deciding to wear a skirt.
The soldiers had valid
Valid Just; well-founded. concerns about the battles
they’d be facing.
The plane vanished behind
Vanish To disappear quickly.
the clouds.
To be different from
Vary
something else in a group.
The jury delivered a guilty
Verdict A judgement or decision.
verdict.
Vestige A small trace of something The empty castle still had a
that is disappearing or has few vestiges of its former
already disappeared. wealth.

The chemist carefully filled
A small container used to
Vial the vial with the bubbling
hold liquids.
solution.
To speak poorly of; to Mark was vilified by his
Vilify
slander. angry ex-girlfriend.
The puffy wedding dress
Voluminous Taking up a lot of space.
had voluminous sleeves.
I always save my money
Whereas On the contrary. whereas my brother is
constantly in debt.
The monk is wholly
Wholly Completely.
devoted to his faith.
Occurring over a large There is widespread
Widespread
region. poverty across that country.
Plants will wilt if you don’t
Wilt To droop and become limp.
water them regularly.

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Word Definition Sample Sentence

Ambiguous Having several potential When I asked the HR

Bestow To give as a gift. The medal was bestowed

activity. big commitment. You’ll

By the way: we have

To be fair, it's possible

Learn how you

traffic down a side street.

copy her study habits.

Function A purpose natural to a The function of petals is to

knack for solving tricky

Paucity Something existing in very During the drought, the

something. please proceed with your

Reproach To express disapproval or The coach reproached the

Retract 2. To withdraw something 2. After numerous errors

Alexis got out of the car to

Jane selected a blue dress

You don’t need to worry

country with such a stable

The couple became

subject or craft. technical terms only a

The fee for instruction at a College tuition prices have

already disappeared. wealth.

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