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TOEFL Vocabulary # TOEFL/M23

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n. satellite
(a) nearness; vicinity; adjacency; closeness
(b) person skilled at telling stories
(c) body (natural or artificial) which revolves around a larger body; generally a planet
(d) fraud; deception; deceit; forgery
 
n. ignominy
(a) indirect remark; insinuation; suggestion; intimation; hint
(b) disgrace; humiliation; dishonor
(c) restraint; framework; raised edge of a sidewalk
(d) person devoted to luxurious living and pleasure
 
n. ire
(a) eager readiness; speed
(b) anger; rage; fury
(c) courteous respect for; honor; esteem; reverence
(d) theft; stealing; robbery
 
n. aggression
(a) piece of work imitating another in a satirical manner; poor imitation
(b) high praise; commendation
(c) boredom; apathy; lethargy; tedium
(d) offensive and hostile attitude; attack; forceful behavior
 
n. atheist
(a) trace; particle; spark; iota
(b) person who denies that God exists
(c) anything to which one gives excessive devotion; idolized object
(d) provocation; insulting, jeering or bitter remark; mockery

 

n. coterie
(a) state of confusion or lawlessness
(b) danger; peril; hazard
(c) clique; group who meet frequently, usually socially
(d) self-restraint; self-control; abstinence; moderation
 
n. ramification
(a) outcome of another event; consequence; branch; bough
(b) eager readiness; speed
(c) place offering shelter and retreat; refuge
(d) brief summary of the main ideas of a larger work; list of contents; inventory
 
n. paradox
(a) prolonged duration of life
(b) feeling of displeasure or indignation resulting from mistreatment or abuse
(c) tenet seemingly contradictory or false, but actually true
(d) injury inflicted in turn for one received; retaliation; revenge
 
n. felicity
(a) cruelty; ferocity; harshness
(b) state of happiness; high ability; talent; joy
(c) pompous speech; pretentious words; trite cliches
(d) nautical unit of depth; unit of length equal to six feet
 
n. raconteur
(a) person skilled at telling stories
(b) garland of flowers or leaves hung between two points
(c) slight fault or offense; minor sin
(d) foolhardiness; impetuosity; rashness; boldness

n. satellite (c) body (natural or artificial) which revolves around a larger body; generally a planet
n. ignominy (b) disgrace; humiliation; dishonor
n. ire (b) anger; rage; fury
n. aggression (d) offensive and hostile attitude; attack; forceful behavior
n. atheist (b) person who denies that God exists
n. coterie (c) clique; group who meet frequently, usually socially
n. ramification (a) outcome of another event; consequence; branch; bough
n. paradox (c) tenet seemingly contradictory or false, but actually true
n. felicity (b) state of happiness; high ability; talent; joy
n. raconteur (a) person skilled at telling stories

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