TOEFL Vocabulary

Deserving pity; so poor or inadequate as to be contemptible

Sly and clever in deception; craftiness

Showing a bad-tempered, gloomy silence; morose

Physical or mental endurance for sustained effort

Dull, gloomy, and cheerless

A combined total of many parts; to collect into a whole; collective

To officially announce a law; to spread an idea widely

A very strong wind; a loud outburst of laughter

To restate in different words; a restatement that clarifies meaning

A poison produced by animals; intense spite or malice

A vessel with a spout used for brewing and serving tea

The third letter of the Greek alphabet; gamma ray

Perfect, without any faults or flaws

Consistently reliable and trustworthy

By hand or human effort, not automatically

Not using words; communicated through gestures or expressions

Promoting good physical or moral well-being; beneficial and sound

Emotional disturbance or anxiety; public campaigning; vigorous shaking

Harsh and loud in sound; noisy and disorderly

Forming a unified whole; tending to hold together

The crime of betraying one's country

Coming nearer in time or space; nearly

A very small drop of liquid

To judge something as greater than it really is; an estimate that is too high

Thick urban air pollution from smoke and chemical pollutants

Too many to be counted; extremely numerous

The process or result of mathematical calculation

To suppress or put down a rebellion, fear, or disturbance

Difficult or impossible to reach or obtain

To make someone extremely angry

A place to stay, especially rented accommodation

Easily damaged or broken; lacking substance

Superfluous; unnecessarily repetitive; no longer needed

A large stringed instrument played with a bow, held upright between the knees

A regularly issued publication; occurring at regular intervals

Intolerant prejudice or fanaticism toward others

Patronage or protection; a favorable omen

To happen or appear again repeatedly

Covered with fur or something resembling fur

To flood with water; to overwhelm with a large amount

A person absent from work, school, or duty

To suppress by force; to hold back feelings or impulses

Having a sharp, strong smell or taste; biting or caustic

To assume as true without proof; a basic assumption used in reasoning

Mocking or contemptuous in an ironic way

A set of three related literary, film, or dramatic works

The status or fame of being a celebrated performer

Calm, peaceful, and free from disturbance