TOEFL Vocabulary

Recklessly devoted to pleasure; dissolute

Entering or interfering without permission

A broad, flat elevated area of land; a plateau

Breaking something into fine particles or fragments

Extremely generous and lavish in giving

Hesitant and indecisive

To persistently harass with requests; troublesome and persistent

A small, hot-tasting pepper used as a spice

The process of converting a solid or liquid into a gas

To appease or win the favour of someone, especially a god

Reacting to or easily affected by light

Having the shape of or relating to a polygon

The doctrine of achieving change through gradual reform rather than revolution

One who believes in the existence of a god or gods

The study of paranormal phenomena such as telepathy and ghosts

Relating to a hobby rather than a profession

The diameter of a gun barrel; the quality or level of ability (British spelling)

To repeat a process or action on each item in a set

The quality of being in agreement or harmony

Water that flows naturally from a spring

A person who builds and repairs ships

Lack of modesty or decency

To turn to stone; to paralyze with fear

The science of diet and nutrition

To make extremely dry or scorched through heat

An official government journal or newspaper; to publish in such a journal

To clear someone of blame or guilt

Having the ability to retain or remember things well

To exist or occur earlier than something else

A pledge or security; to offer as a pledge or wager

Constantly finding trivial faults; excessive petty criticism

The atmospheric layer of a star between the photosphere and the corona

The study of the physical sounds of human speech

The main spring of a clock; the chief driving force of something

A downward slope of a hill or surface

Free from blame; blameless

To speak evasively or misleadingly to avoid the truth

An extinct dolphin-like marine reptile of the Mesozoic era

Resistant to rust; to treat against rust

Deeply sorrowful, solemnly sad

Cautious and wary; reluctant to give freely

The process of applying gold leaf; a gold coating

A vast ancient landmass that split into today's continents

To hide true feelings or intentions by pretending

Of a material that can be strongly magnetized, like iron

To impose oneself or one's ideas on others uninvited

To an exceptional degree

To chew food; to grind into a pulp