TOEFL Vocabulary

Hypocritically showing moral or religious superiority

To make longer by stretching; long and slender in shape

Rudely arrogant or disrespectful in manner or speech

In a clever and inventive manner

A number in the base-ten system; relating to the decimal system

A person who lives in a city or urban area

A bluish-green colour or gemstone

Capable of making mistakes or being wrong

A mineral that can be cut and polished for jewellery

Made clean or free from impurities

To act against or fail to comply with a law or rule

To put forward an idea or theory for consideration

Late; arriving after the expected time

The bending of light or sound waves when passing between different media

The outer protective layer of the skin

To thoroughly defeat or overcome an opponent

Formed into crystals; having a fixed and definite form; preserved in sugar

The habit or quality of being late

The quality of being silly or not serious; a trivial act

With great attention to detail; occurring every minute

Made narrower by pressure; tightly restricted

Compensation for loss or damage; protection from liability

A person who enters another's property without permission

To summarize or restate the main points briefly

Easily excited or emotionally aroused

Dishes, cutlery, and glassware used at the table

Of or relating to tension; capable of being stretched

A male servant; a servile follower

Deserving contempt or scorn

Of little importance or value; trivial; frivolous behaviour

Using pompous, high-sounding language with little real meaning

Insufficient in size or amount; meager

The study of cities; the culture and lifestyle of city dwellers

Not flattering or appropriate; unsuitable

To use resources carefully and avoid waste

To deflect an attack or avoid a difficult question; a defensive move

To force something unwanted onto someone; to pass off as genuine

A large continuous area of land, such as a continent

To push outward; to shape by forcing through an opening

Treating serious matters too lightly; frivolity

To suffer from intense heat; oppressive heat

Waste material left after smelting metal; to produce slag

Characterized by strong, sudden bursts of wind

Arriving or acting exactly on time

Feeling dissatisfied or unhappy with one's situation

A dissatisfied, rebellious person; feeling discontented

To cut into a surface; to carve or engrave

To make someone appear guilty of a crime