TOEFL Vocabulary

A device that pumps air by expanding and contracting, used to fan fires or power instruments

To deprive someone of a loved one through death

A style of melancholy music; a feeling of sadness

Having legs that curve outward at the knees

Engaging in or prone to noisy, disorderly fighting

Having a wide brim

Something produced incidentally; an unintended side effect

Plural of cactus; spiny succulent plants native to arid regions

A unit of energy used to measure the energy content of food

Tending to find fault or raise petty objections

A hard iron alloy made by casting; made of cast iron or extremely strong

Relating to the Celsius temperature scale

Loud continuous noise or demands; to demand noisily

To regard or treat with contempt; to scorn

A cage or pen for poultry; to confine in a small space

Skilled artisans or tradespeople

Documents or qualifications proving identity, authority, or competence

A symbol of two crossed bones representing danger or death

The process of mating different breeds or species to produce hybrids

Taxes on imported goods; the border agency that collects them

To remove magnetic properties from something; erase a magnetic storage device

Disparagement or slander that reduces someone's reputation

To disturb someone's calmness or composure

Distended; swollen outward

To cause division or disagreement; to separate or split apart

A stone drip moulding over a door or window; stalactites and stalagmites

A mammal with few or no teeth; lacking teeth

Capable of being educated

To infer or draw out from existing information

To bubble or fizz; to show lively enthusiasm

To hold in one's bosom; to cherish or surround protectively

A warm-blooded animal that maintains its own body temperature

To endow someone with a quality or ability

To fascinate or captivate completely

Having a right to something; believing one deserves special treatment

A pleasing, harmonious quality of sound, especially in speech

To make someone feel very happy and excited

Relating to glands that secrete through ducts to external surfaces

To lessen the seriousness of a fault or offense

Visually striking; immediately drawing attention

Cosmetic surgery to rejuvenate the face; a renovation to improve appearance

A bundle of sticks tied together for fuel; to bind into a bundle

A temperature scale where water freezes at 32° and boils at 212°

To starve or suffer from hunger

Having wide-ranging influence or effect

Whip-like appendages used for locomotion in microorganisms

The taste or smell quality of food; to add seasoning (British spelling)

A tiny dark spot; anything insignificant