TOEFL Vocabulary

Of or relating to mammals; any mammal

To pretend to be another person, to deceive or entertain

A natural tendency or inclination toward something

Able to be dissolved; able to be solved

To seep through a porous material; to spread gradually; to filter coffee

To make someone feel younger or more energetic; to revitalize

Requiring great effort and hard work

A tree of the genus Alnus, related to birch

A crude model representing a hated person; a likeness or portrait

To permanently damage or spoil the appearance of someone or something

Unwilling to spend or share; ungenerous

Dimly lit or somewhat dark in color

To instil ideas or values through repeated instruction

Recommended as sensible or wise; prudent and desirable

Clever and deceitful; cunning

A school for music or fine arts; a glass-enclosed greenhouse

Sharp, bitter, and irritating in smell or taste; harshly caustic

Relating to or having dimensions

Remote or rural land surrounding a city or lying inland from a coast

An abdominal organ that filters blood; bad temper or spite

Relating to imitation or mimicry

Made up of disconnected or incomplete fragments

Deeply and sadly thoughtful; absorbed in serious reflection

An ancestor; a founder of a tradition or culture

Lacking energy or vitality; slow and listless

To put a blade into its sheath; to encase in a protective covering

Low-status, unskilled work; a domestic servant

The hardened skin at the base of a fingernail; the outer skin layer

To keep eggs warm for hatching; to nurture ideas

A black-and-white or single-color image; having only one color

A soft, transparent sea creature with a jellylike body

To allot or dispense, especially punishment; a boundary

A rough disorderly close-quarters fight (n.); to fight confusedly at close range (v.)

Hard-working and diligent

The process of making something less concentrated

Reputation or good standing; to consider or regard as

To treat with excessive care; to cook gently in hot water

To speed up or carry out a process quickly and efficiently

Shedding leaves seasonally; not permanent

To pull up by the roots; to force someone to leave their home

A brief summary of the main points of a work

Objects made of glass, especially drinking glasses and tableware

A confused state; to mix up or confuse

Easily taught or controlled; obedient

Feeling satisfaction and ease with one's situation

Showing no emotion; calm and expressionless

Lasting only a short time; not permanent

To plead on behalf of another; to mediate between parties