TOEFL Vocabulary

The process or degree of shrinking

A marine animal with a flat body and typically five arms

The formal act of giving up a right, claim, or belief

To refuse to allow or accept; to reject as invalid

A crack or fissure; split or divided into two

Full of twists and turns; not straightforward

The quality of being loyal and reliable

A large horizontal beam used as a main structural support

Made by hand rather than by machine

A mutually beneficial relationship between different species or groups

A clear sky-blue colour; sky blue in colour

Strongly convincing and logically sound

Taking a long, winding, or indirect route

Free from obstacles; clear and open

The main structural carbohydrate in plant cell walls

Easily bent; easily influenced

Somewhat brown in colour

A belt or shaping garment worn at the waist; to encircle

Occurring at the same time or rate

Bitter and angry in manner or speech

The final stop of a transport route; an end point

The eggs of a fish

The science of how air interacts with moving objects

A harbour town where ships dock and load cargo

A cassette containing videotape for recording or playback

A person who lives in self-imposed isolation; a hermit

Soft, loose, and lacking firmness, especially of flesh

Extreme tiredness or lack of energy and enthusiasm

Crossing or spanning a continent

To charge more than the correct price; an excessive charge

Causing great destruction or financial ruin

The state of boredom caused by dullness or monotony

Feeling sad and low-spirited; dispirited

Strongly prejudiced and intolerant of others

A person or machine that packs goods into containers

Having refined, polite, and sophisticated manners

A member of an academy or learned society; a university scholar

To strip the skin off; to criticize harshly

The process of applying lubricant to reduce friction

To be full of or swarming with something; to rain heavily

To burn slightly or scorch the surface; a slight burn

The act of pretending to be another person

A burrowing mammal; to pester or annoy someone persistently

The transfer of pollen from anther to stigma in plants

Falling or flowing in very large, heavy amounts

In an unpredictable or inconsistent manner

In a way that requires great effort

A person who writes song lyrics