Web English-test.net
 

TOEFL Word List # TOEFL/W2

  test
 


   
Description of lachrymose (adjective)
causing or given to shedding tears; depressed; weepy; mournful

Samples of lachrymose
The delightful tunes are all there, but some of them are taken too slowly, and some of the settings are either lachrymose or slurred.



   
Description of amiable (adjective)
friendly; genial; pleasant

Samples of amiable
The newcomer picked the most amiable person to sit next to during the meeting.



   
Description of mutable (adjective)
given to frequent change in nature, mood or form; unstable; changeable

Samples of mutable
We are young and youth is said to be fickle, mutable, and we have both looked at the possibility of ourselves not being exceptions to that supposed rule.



   
Description of credulous (adjective)
inclined to believe anything; easily imposed upon; naive; gullible; deceivable

Samples of credulous
On the other hand, unless there is some evidence of the existence of God then positive arguments about the need to trust a Deity become negative arguments about credulous and uncritical behavior.



   
Description of capricious (adjective)
changeable; fickle

Samples of capricious
The capricious bride-to-be has a different church in mind for her wedding every few days.



   
Description of truculent (adjective)
fierce; savage; cruel; destructive; harsh; barbaric

Samples of truculent
Truculent fighting broke out in the war-torn country.
The truculent beast approached the crowd with wild eyes and sharpened claws.



   
Description of compatible (adjective)
in agreement with; harmonious

Samples of compatible
When repairing an automobile, it is necessary to use parts compatible with that make and model.



   
Description of egregious (adjective)
often of mistakes; extremely and noticeably bad; flagrant; rude

Samples of egregious
Indeed, under the egregious President Reagan and the so-called 'supply-siders', enormous and successful efforts were taken to ensure that the poor got even poorer.
This egregious non sequitur requires further clarification, if only for your myriad younger readers.



   
Description of boorish (adjective)
unrefined in speech or manners; loutish; ill-bred; uncivilized; coarse

Samples of boorish
With the exception of the boorish bleachers at Yankee Stadium, baseball crowds retain an innocence reminiscent of county cricket before the beer-tent raucousness of the one-day game became fashionable.



   
Description of demure (adjective)
affectedly or falsely modest or prim; serious; calm; shy

Samples of demure
She was not the whore who lurks under the demure exterior of even the most respectable wife and mother.



  © 2003—2010 www.english-test.net