TOEFL Vocabulary

A religious sermon or moralizing lecture

The act of enlarging or increasing signal strength

A chemical that transmits nerve signals between neurons across a synapse

To cause hostility or opposition in someone

A force or weight that offsets another; to balance an opposing force

A precursor or harbinger of something to come

Linked or fitted closely together; a railway signal safety system

Having no flavor; lacking good taste or refinement

A formal speech of praise, especially delivered at a funeral

To make oneself or others well acquainted with something

Relating to exponents; increasing at a very rapid rate

The process by which plants convert light energy into chemical energy

Excessive pride in oneself; an elaborate literary metaphor

A strong feeling of dislike or aversion

To give pleasure or satisfaction; to fulfill a desire

The property of attracting iron; personal charm

A small short-handled axe used with one hand

Narrow-minded or isolated; relating to an island

Unable to produce offspring or crops; not fertile

To adjust or adapt again

To isolate or set apart; to seize property by legal authority

A stinging wild plant; to irritate or annoy

A pouch-like structure in a plant or animal containing fluid

Tending to prevent or discourage, especially due to excessive cost

The ability to make quick, accurate judgments; keen insight

The state of being drunk or drugged; extreme excitement

Feeling sad and longing for home while away

A flat area beside a river prone to flooding

The principle of rejecting violence and using peaceful means

To feel smug pleasure, especially at another's misfortune

A loud confused commotion or uproar; violent disorder

A distinctive personal habit; an affected or exaggerated style

The study of chemical processes in living organisms

Property or money left to someone in a will

To damage someone's reputation or purity; to soil or stain

Moving in a slow, clumsy manner; the business of felling trees for timber

Moral or cultural decline; excessive self-indulgence

A violent rotating windstorm; a tropical storm.

Truthfulness; the quality of being accurate and honest

The state of being impure; a contaminating substance

A substance that prevents infection; relating to preventing microbial growth

To disprove or counter an argument with evidence

Slim, flexible, and graceful in movement

A serious split within a group or church

Meekly obedient and yielding to others' authority

A person who searches for mineral deposits

A pupil living at school; a person paying for room and board

The act of adding something to make up for a deficiency