SACROSANCT: Very holy - a shrine. regarded as sacrosanct. Synonyms: consecrated, inviolable, hallowed.
SAGACIOUS (noun: SAGACITY): Wise; shrewd - proved to be sagacious in his
judgment. Synonyms: perspicacious, astute, sapient, discerning, sage.
SALLOW: Sick - a sallow complexion. Synonym: pallid. Antonyms: rubicund, ruddy,
florid.
SALLY: (verb): To rush forth suddenly - sallied out to meet the enemy. (noun):
A Witty remark - amused the audience with his sallies against his opponent. Synonyms:
quip, banter.
SANCTIMONIOUS: Pretending to be religious - showed his hypocrisy in a
sanctimonious display of piety.
SANGUINARY: Bloody...
0 Most important 500 Word List for TOEFL Test (R)
RACONTEUR: A skilled storyteller - held spellbound by a superb raconteur.
RADICAL (noun): One who advocates extreme basic changes - The reform movement
was led by a radical. (adj.): Thorough, extreme - radical measures adopted to
meet the emergency. Antonym (noun and adj.): conservative.
RAMIFICATION: A branching; sub-division - studied the subject in all its
ramifications.
RAZE: To tear down completely- razed the old building. Synonyms: level. Antonym:
rear.
RECAPITULATE: To restate in a brief, concise form; to sum up - recapitulated the
main ideas.
RECIPROCAL: Mutual; done in return for something received - held each other in
reciprocal...
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QUASH:
To crush; to render void - quashed a rebellion; quashed an indictment. Synonyms:
suppress, extinguish, quell; annul.
QUERULOUS: Given to fault-finding and complaining - Her querulous nature
estranged many people. Synonyms: fretful, whining, captious, carping, peevish,
petulant. Antonym: affable.
QUIXOTIC: Extravagantly romantic or idealistic; highly impractical - a quixotic
scheme that can never materialize. Synonyms: utopian, visionary, fantastic...
0 Most important 500 Word List for TOEFL Test (P)
PANACEA:
A remedy for all ills - seeking a panacea to cure our social troubles. Synonym:
nostrum.
PANEGYRIC: A speech or writing of extravagant praise - delivered a panegyric at
his friend's testimonial dinner. Synonyms: eulogy, adulation, tribute,
laudation (adj. laudatory), encomium. Antonyms: censure, disparagement,
derogation, castigation, depreciation.
PARADOX: A self -contradictory statement; something 'that appears to be absurd
and yet may be true -"Life is too important a matter to he taken
seriously." - a paradox by Oscar Wilde. Synonym: anomaly.
PARAPHRASE: To restate the meaning of a passage in other words - paraphrased
the poem...
0 Most important 500 Word List for TOEFL Test (O)
OBDURATE:
Hard-hearted; stubborn - an obdurate, unrepentant criminal. Synonyms: adamant,
unyielding, inflexible. Antonyms: submissive, docile, compliant.
OBLIVIOUS (noun: OBLIVION): Forgetful; absent-minded - walking oblivious of his
surroundings. Synonyms: unmindful, heedless, abstracted.
OBSESSION: A persistent feeling, idea, activity, etc., which dominates a
person; the state of being exclusively preoccupied by a fixed idea - Now that
he has learned bowling, it has become his obsession. Synonyms: mania,
infatuation (a foolish passion), monomania.
OBSOLETE: No longer in use - an obsolete word, not even included by most
dictionaries. Synonyms:...
0 Most important 500 Word List for TOEFL Test (N)
NAUTICAL: Pertaining to ships or navigation - a nautical career. Synonyms: marine, naval, maritime.
NETTLE: To irritate or provoke - nettled by his critics. Synonyms: vex, pique, goad.
NOCTURNAL: Pertaining to, or occurring in, the night - awakened by the sounds of a nocturnal prowler. Antonym: diurnal.
NOISOME: Foul-smelling; harmful-the swamp gave off a noisome odor. Synonyms: malodorous, fetid, disgusting; noxious, deleterious. Antonym: salubrious.
NONCHALANT: Unmoved or indifferent; casual - reacted to the news in a nonchalant manner. Synonym: apathetic. Antonyms: enthusiastic, zealous.
NOSTALGIA: Homesickness - felt nostalgia for the...
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