Monday, June 18, 2012

TOEFL 1 - 11 Review

Here are the words for weeks 1 - 11. Be prepared to identify the part of speech, give a synonym or simple definition, and use the word in an original sentence on the final exam.


abandon           academic         ambiguous       abet                  accelerate
adversary         apprehensive   apathy              arid                  aggressive
adversity          affable             admonish         allay                 amiable
atheist              attribute           authentic          belligerent        bizarre
benevolent       assiduous         bog                  blemish            artful
bland               augment           banal                articulate          biased
castigate           chronic           circumspect     compatible       capricious
clement           condone           conjecture        concede           crass
cosmopolitan   candid              consensus        civil                 compensation
craven              devout             culpable           credible           crucial
deference         devoid             cringe               devastation      cynical
curb                 deluge              dilemma           devious            diverse
dynamic           egoistic            exotic               extinct              ephemeral
exceptionable  dolorous          exploit             fallible             exemplary
facetious          entreat            erratic              erudite             edict
feasible           forbear             flaccid             fiasco               fathom
genesis             frustrate           fervid               hoax                ghastly
hail                  fleeting            fluctuate          fatuous              flamboyant
imminent         increment         import              hyperbole        ignominious
implacable       impeccable      impervious       ingratiate          inference
integrity           insatiable         inhibit              immune           implicit
jargon              jeopardy          latent                lavish               lethal
lucid                luminary          mimic              monologue       murky
malicious         mediocre          mercenary        nautical            ludicrous
nostalgia          novice              obsession         paradox             parody
nonchalant       obdurate          peremptory      prelude               obtrusive
predilection      prestige            pensive            retribution        raze
prevaricate       proximity         querulous         refute               resentment
sanguinary       radical              ramification     provisional       renegade
sallow              punitive           procrastinate    retribution        presumption
sleazy              vicarious          zealous             tranquil               stupendous
succulent         tangible              venerable         trivial               zenith
stringent           scrutinize         simper              supine              teeming

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

TOEFL Week 11 Words

This is the last TOEFL quiz before the final exam. Be prepared to use these words in a sentence that demonstrates your understanding of its meaning.


sleazy
vicarious
zealous
tranquil
stupendous
succulent
tangible
venerable
trivial
zenith
stringent
scrutinize
simper
supine
teeming

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

TOEFL Week 10 Words

Be prepared to use these words in a paragraph that demonstrates your understanding of each word.


prevaricate
proximity
querulous
refute
resentment
sanguinary
radical
ramification
provisional
renegade
sallow
punitive
procrastinate
retribution
presumption