TOEFL Vocabulary

A hard outer covering; an artillery projectile; to remove the shell or bombard

A person who acts on behalf of or assists a superior

Having a level surface; dull or lifeless; an apartment on one floor

To tell someone confidently that something is true; to guarantee

A person or company that buys and sells goods; a drug seller

By way of; passing through; by means of

Usefulness; a public service such as electricity or water

To come into existence or become apparent; to get up

Relating to direct medical treatment of patients; coldly detached and analytical

A regular sequence of habitual actions; ordinary and done as standard procedure

Money paid to a worker; to carry on a war or campaign

Under usual conditions; in the expected way

A short expression or grammatical word group; to express something in particular words

A substance in a mixture or food; a necessary element for achieving something

A pointed post driven into the ground; money risked on an outcome; to put at risk

A thin thread-like strand; dietary roughage; moral character

To break with a sharp sound; a sudden cracking sound or action

To include or blend something as part of a whole; to form or unite into one body

Final, greatest, or most extreme; the fundamental extreme

To change or exchange; a device for controlling electricity; a change

Something accepted as true without proof; taking on a role or responsibility

A toothed wheel for transmitting motion; equipment for an activity

A structure blocking movement; anything preventing progress

To give someone a task or role; to designate for a purpose

The act of supplying something; a stock of food or goods; a clause in a law or agreement

A tag giving information; to attach a label; to categorize

A period of leisure away from work or school; to go on holiday

To publicly support a cause; a person who supports or pleads for others

To write a preliminary version; a preliminary document; served from a tap

Very unusual or remarkable; far beyond what is ordinary

The abode of God and the blessed dead; a place of great happiness

Not smooth or even; approximate; harsh or turbulent

To shout loudly (v.); a loud shout (n.)

Carrying a developing baby; full of meaning or significance

Far away in space or time; emotionally reserved

A play for stage or screen; an exciting or emotional situation

A man-made or natural body orbiting a planet; a dependent state

To clean with a broom; to move swiftly across; a sweeping action

The upper surface of a room; an upper limit

Applying to all people or things; existing everywhere

To rotate rapidly; to twist fibres into yarn; a biased presentation of information

A position in a hierarchy; a row of people; to assign a level or position

Garments and articles worn to cover the body

To produce a result or profit; to surrender or give way; the total amount produced

A painting or image of a person; an accurate depiction

The act or fact of continuing to live or exist

Approximately; in a harsh or uneven manner

A cluster of things fastened together; a group of people