TOEFL Vocabulary

Dingy, neglected, and untidy in appearance

Plural of fungus; organisms such as mushrooms, molds, and yeasts

Furniture and fittings for a space; providing a place with furniture

A unit of liquid volume equal to 4 quarts

Coating metal with zinc; stimulating someone into action

The quality of being excessively talkative

Visual images or designs, especially computer-generated ones

Involving direct, active participation

Stubborn; or practical and realistic

All the waters on Earth's surface, distinct from land and atmosphere

To call down a curse upon someone

Lack of distinction or discrimination between things

To compose or write a literary work

Capable of being induced or caused by a stimulus

Crossed or divided by intersecting lines or paths

Precious or semi-precious stones; items of fine jewellery

Playful and fond of joking

The range of one's knowledge or understanding

An instrument that records physiological variations on a rotating drum

Thin and tall; (of hair) straight and limp

Plural of larva; immature forms of insects or amphibians

Honor and distinction won through achievement

A painter or portraitist

To move or travel from one place to another

A toxic plant native to western North America, harmful to livestock

Continuing for a long period of time

Covering great distances or a long future period

Having existed for a long time

Brave, determined, and strong; showing manly courage

A method to achieve a result; financial resources

Actions taken to achieve a goal; quantities; to determine size or extent

The branch of physics about motion and forces; the workings of something

A point in the air above the ground

Plural of millennium; thousands of years

Affectedly dainty in manner or speech

Close to death or near to ceasing to exist

Having more than one floor or storey

Not human; a non-human creature

Not professional; an amateur

Plural of nucleus; central cores of atoms or cells

Food or substance that nourishes the body

Strong public criticism or abuse; resulting disgrace

A unit of weight equal to 1/16 of a pound, about 28.35 grams

Excessive secretion by a gland or organ

Plural of ox; castrated male bovines used as draft animals

Trousers or underpants; of poor quality (informal)

The murder of one's father; one who kills their father

To embezzle or misappropriate entrusted money or property