500 TOEFL Words Already Graded A
Affinity ✔️a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
fledgling ✔️young and inexperienced
hackneyed ✔️overused, cliched
incessant ✔️never stopping
opulence ✔️wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
proximity ✔️nearness, closeness
sagacious ✔️having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd
supplant ✔️to take the place of, supersede
unassailable ✔️impossible to dispute or disprove; undeniable
voluminous ✔️large in volume or bulk
brusque ✔️Abrupt, blunt, with no formalities
dispassionate ✔️impartial; calm, free from emotion
effervescent ✔️bubbly, lively
indefatigable ✔️tireless; untiring; showing no sign of getting tired
,misanthrope ✔️someone who dislikes people in general
morose ✔️Gloomy; sullen
nonchalance ✔️indifference, a showing of little interest
progeny ✔️descendants, offspring, children, followers, disciples
stoic ✔️seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain
voracious ✔️having a huge appetite, greedy, ravenous; excessively eager
coalesce ✔️combine; fuse
decadence ✔️decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-
indulgence
exemplary ✔️outstanding, an example to others
exuberance ✔️joyful enthusiasm
incidental ✔️not essential; minor
insolvent ✔️unable to pay bills; bankrupt
parsimonious ✔️Excessively thrifty, stingy
,prodigal ✔️wasteful, a person given to extravagance
surreptitious ✔️secret, stealthy
writhe ✔️twist in coils; contort in pain
brevity ✔️conciseness; shortness of duration
clemency ✔️mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness
frivolous ✔️not serious in content or attitude or behavior
heist ✔️commit a burglary
lampoon ✔️ridicule with satire
querulous ✔️inclined to complain; irritable
reproach ✔️a mild rebuke or criticism
respite ✔️a pause for relaxation
torpor ✔️dormancy; sluggishness; inactivity; drowziness
unscathed ✔️wholly unharmed, not injured
copious ✔️large in number or quantity (especially of discourse)
, dearth ✔️a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine
eloquent ✔️persuasive and moving, especially in speech
jargon ✔️specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
levity ✔️lightness of manner
meander ✔️To wind and turn while proceeding in a course.
peripheral ✔️marginal; outer
substantiate ✔️to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to
unobstrusive ✔️Acting in a manner that does not attract attention
vacillate ✔️To sway from one side to the other; oscillate
appall ✔️dismay; shock deeply
cognizant ✔️aware; conscious
commiserate ✔️to feel or express sympathy or compassion
expedient ✔️serving to promote your interest
hindrance ✔️block; obstacle
Affinity ✔️a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
fledgling ✔️young and inexperienced
hackneyed ✔️overused, cliched
incessant ✔️never stopping
opulence ✔️wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
proximity ✔️nearness, closeness
sagacious ✔️having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd
supplant ✔️to take the place of, supersede
unassailable ✔️impossible to dispute or disprove; undeniable
voluminous ✔️large in volume or bulk
brusque ✔️Abrupt, blunt, with no formalities
dispassionate ✔️impartial; calm, free from emotion
effervescent ✔️bubbly, lively
indefatigable ✔️tireless; untiring; showing no sign of getting tired
,misanthrope ✔️someone who dislikes people in general
morose ✔️Gloomy; sullen
nonchalance ✔️indifference, a showing of little interest
progeny ✔️descendants, offspring, children, followers, disciples
stoic ✔️seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain
voracious ✔️having a huge appetite, greedy, ravenous; excessively eager
coalesce ✔️combine; fuse
decadence ✔️decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-
indulgence
exemplary ✔️outstanding, an example to others
exuberance ✔️joyful enthusiasm
incidental ✔️not essential; minor
insolvent ✔️unable to pay bills; bankrupt
parsimonious ✔️Excessively thrifty, stingy
,prodigal ✔️wasteful, a person given to extravagance
surreptitious ✔️secret, stealthy
writhe ✔️twist in coils; contort in pain
brevity ✔️conciseness; shortness of duration
clemency ✔️mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness
frivolous ✔️not serious in content or attitude or behavior
heist ✔️commit a burglary
lampoon ✔️ridicule with satire
querulous ✔️inclined to complain; irritable
reproach ✔️a mild rebuke or criticism
respite ✔️a pause for relaxation
torpor ✔️dormancy; sluggishness; inactivity; drowziness
unscathed ✔️wholly unharmed, not injured
copious ✔️large in number or quantity (especially of discourse)
, dearth ✔️a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine
eloquent ✔️persuasive and moving, especially in speech
jargon ✔️specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
levity ✔️lightness of manner
meander ✔️To wind and turn while proceeding in a course.
peripheral ✔️marginal; outer
substantiate ✔️to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to
unobstrusive ✔️Acting in a manner that does not attract attention
vacillate ✔️To sway from one side to the other; oscillate
appall ✔️dismay; shock deeply
cognizant ✔️aware; conscious
commiserate ✔️to feel or express sympathy or compassion
expedient ✔️serving to promote your interest
hindrance ✔️block; obstacle
