TOEFL Vocabulary

A feeling of deep respect and reverence

Without consistent rule or order; unevenly

Decorative details or embellishments; the act of decorating

The decaying flesh of a dead animal

The belief that all events are predetermined and unavoidable

Repeatedly, year after year

A small brown bird with a short upright tail

To regard with deep respect and reverence

A departure from the main subject in speech or writing

Dull and old-fashioned; heavy and hard to digest

A layer of ice crystals on surfaces; freezing cold weather

A nominal leader with no real power; a carved figure on a ship's prow

To gradually become or make less tight, fast, or intense

Caring more about others than oneself; generous

In an appropriate or suitable manner

The person in charge of a post office

Careful and economical with money or resources; frugal

A person's special strength or talent; loudly (in music)

A machine tool for shaping wood or metal by rotation

Moderation and self-restraint; abstinence from alcohol

A large wasp capable of inflicting a serious sting

To calm anger or anxiety; to appease or pacify

A slave; the state of being enslaved or dominated

Many and varied; a pipe with multiple outlets

The process of purifying liquid by evaporation and condensation; the purest essence of something

Showing contempt or strong disrespect

A workers' strike or a protest departure from a meeting

Occurring in irregular, intermittent bursts

A spiral tool for boring holes in wood or ground; to drill with such a tool

Showing careful concern or attentive care for someone

Sad and discouraged; eyes looking downward

Appropriate or well-matched for a particular purpose or person

Deliberately misleading or dishonest

A farm tool for breaking up soil; to cause great distress or torment

A tiny blood vessel or narrow tube; relating to such structures

Relating to the physical features of a place

A person who is extremely poor

Impressive grandeur or splendor

Friendly and peaceable in nature

Showing practical good judgment; based on common sense

Feeling sincere remorse or guilt for one's wrongdoing

To a degree that prevents or discourages action

Of sound frequencies above the range of human hearing

To officially declare invalid or void

A new or different interpretation of something

Intelligently analytical and forcefully direct in expression

The feathers covering a bird's body

Relating to the study or use of images and symbols in art