TOEFL Vocabulary

Wild and uncontrolled; not domesticated

To spend too little or provide an inadequate amount; scanty

A person who plays a musical instrument

To officially forbid or prohibit; to banish

Great wealth; lavish abundance and luxury

Simple fabric made at home; plain and unsophisticated

Willing to help or oblige; flexible and cooperative

Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action

The act of making a process easier

In a manner showing deep respect and awe

Suitable for growing crops; farmland fit for cultivation

Farthest from the centre; most external

To make someone anxious or unsettled; to disturb

To waste time or resources; a deep-fried battered food

A simple brass instrument used for military calls; to sound a bugle

The act of transporting; a vehicle; a legal transfer of property

To spend winter in a dormant, inactive state

Without preparation or forethought; casually inconsiderate

A small hospital or medical room within an institution

Agreement; simultaneous occurrence

A noisy arguer; a cowboy who tends horses

Capable of burning easily; a material that can burn

The arithmetic operation of finding the difference between two numbers

A plant whose fibers are used to make linen

A tiny speck or particle, especially of dust

A small single-masted sailing boat

Full of energy and playfulness; lively

A depiction or detailed description of something

The science and art of cultivating gardens and growing plants

The medieval knightly code of honour; courteous behaviour especially towards women

Allowing fluids or gases to pass through

To divide and distribute shares fairly

A sudden, violent large-scale disaster or upheaval

To decorate a surface with a raised design or pattern

To become infected and produce pus; to worsen over time; an infected sore

The green pigment in plants that enables photosynthesis

The act of imitating someone or something; biological mimicry

To change or convert something from one form or substance into another

In the direction opposite to a clock's hands

An imaginary line through the poles; the highest point of achievement

To chew cud; to think deeply about something

To catch or lure someone into a trap or illegal act

Causing strong feelings of disgust; highly offensive

To make impure or corrupt; a narrow mountain pass

A unit of weight for gems (200 mg); a measure of gold purity

A small stream; to tolerate or endure

To act as a catalyst; to accelerate a process or change

To indicate or suggest; to arrange in advance