TOEFL Vocabulary

Grown in a pot; preserved in a container

A pale shade of colour; to colour lightly

Having no legal validity; an empty or zero value; to annul

The state of being calm and peaceful

Relating to nomads; moving from place to place

To produce and release a substance from a gland; to hide

Beneath the surface of water; hidden

An animal that feeds on meat; a meat-eater

Sweet liquid from flowers; any delicious drink

To name or list items one by one

Lacking fresh air; overly formal or old-fashioned

Having variety; spread across different types or areas

To carve wood with a knife; to gradually reduce something

A regular fixed payment or allowance

To renovate and restore something to good condition

A Native American stone or adobe communal village

A scientist who studies ancient life through fossils

To join metals by heat or pressure; a welded joint

A short leftover piece; a ticket or cheque stub; to bump one's toe

In an impressively striking or dramatic manner

The quality of being aggressive or boldly assertive

Whisky from Scotland; to stop something from succeeding; relating to Scotland

The state of being lower in rank or quality

To quarrel repeatedly over petty matters; a petty argument

To make or become slightly wet

To preoccupy the mind completely; to think about constantly

Direct and frank in speech or manner

A clear glossy coating; to apply such a coating; to gloss over faults

A prayer or appeal to a god or authority for help

Located far from the centre; remote or peripheral

Having no personal stake; impartial and unbiased

Relating to or caused by motion

Burning fiercely; of extreme intensity or heat

A scientist who studies weather and atmospheric phenomena

Mass destruction or killing of people; the Nazi genocide of Jews

A reduction in value over time; disparagement

A small spot or particle; to mark with small spots

Strong twisted string; to wind or twist together

A very stupid or foolish person

Not affected or penetrated by something; immune to influence

The words of a song; relating to expressive, songlike poetry

A person who advocates the absence of government and authority

To free someone from false beliefs or illusions; the state of disenchantment

A believer in humanism; a scholar of the humanities

A medical treatment using needles inserted at specific body points

Strong criticism or condemnation; to formally rebuke

A young male horse; an inexperienced young person

Having sharp insight and understanding; quick to notice things accurately