TOEFL Vocabulary

Invented or fabricated; not real or genuine

Organized and systematic in approach or behavior

A very wealthy and powerful business person

The ability to move or think quickly and easily

Making someone feel less confident or hopeful

A soldier standing guard at a post

Absolute and unconditional, with no exceptions

Feeling angry about something unfair or unjust

Stiffness; resistance to bending or change

Lifelike, realistic; relating to naturalism

To fail to work properly; a failure in normal operation

A sensation of spinning or losing balance

To crouch or shrink back in fear

Able to adjust to different conditions or situations

Mutually reliant on each other

Occurring at the same time; something that accompanies another

Following as a natural result; the concluding part of a conditional proposition

Freedom from punishment or bad consequences

Skillful and nimble, especially with the hands

Polite and respectful in manner

Not good enough; failing to meet expectations

To violate a law or right; to encroach on something

The craft of building with stone or brick; stonework or brickwork

Increasing in speed or rate; an act of acceleration

To grow again or revitalize; spiritually or physically renewed

To surround with armed forces; to overwhelm with demands

Short and solidly built

Composed of or resembling crystals; very clear and transparent

Having holes that allow fluid to escape; tending to disclose secrets

A venomous American snake with a rattling tail

To bring into agreement; to sing or play in harmony

To revive a feeling or interest that had faded

Running slowly as exercise

A sun-dried clay brick; a building made from such bricks

To form crystals; to make an idea or plan clear and definite

Extremely tiring; draining all energy

Pitifully sad, lonely, or abandoned; hopeless

A fanatical and uncompromising believer

Waste or trash; nonsense; to criticize strongly

The receding of the tide; to decline or weaken

Moving or increasing upward; sloping upwards

The quality of caring only about oneself

Loss of memory due to injury or illness

Lack of power or ability; male erectile dysfunction

Firmly determined and unwavering in purpose

Dark, dull, and dirty-looking; shabby

A fine-grained layered sedimentary rock

A tiny, colorful American bird known for hovering flight