TOEFL Vocabulary

Sufficient or good enough for a purpose

In spite of that; nevertheless

To display publicly; an object shown at an exhibition

A thick warm bed covering; to cover completely; applying to all cases

The blank edge of a page; a border or edge; an extra amount beyond the minimum

A thick twisted cord; to tie with a rope

A hard building material of cement and gravel; real and specific rather than abstract

A doctor's written order for medicine or treatment

A newly enlisted soldier or new member; to enlist or hire new members

A rectangular block of baked clay used in building; to build with bricks

A piece used to repair a hole or flaw; to repair or fix something

General agreement among a group of people

An intense feeling of fear or shock; something causing such a feeling

A stored reproduction of sound or video; the act of capturing it

Of or relating to a colony; a person from a colony

Purpose, reason, or benefit (as in 'for the sake of')

To beat someone in a contest; a loss or failure

To look steadily and intently; a long fixed look

To make stronger or more effective; to emphasize or encourage

A piece of evidence helping to solve a mystery; to provide a hint

A thin piece cut from something; to cut into thin pieces

A job or profession; military control of a territory

A state of disorder or uncertainty; inability to think clearly

Holy and deserving great respect; connected with religion

A rule expressed in symbols; a method for achieving a result

Perfectly accurate in every detail; to demand something forcibly

Done by or belonging to a group together; a jointly owned enterprise

Relating to mental processes such as thinking and reasoning

A quality belonging to something; to regard something as caused by someone

To exhale deeply expressing emotion; a deep audible breath of weariness or relief

A place where art is displayed; the highest seating area in a theater

An underground passage; to dig a passage through something

Physical health and strength; the quality of being suitable

One of the five digits of the foot; to touch with the toes

An object used to hold things; a large metal shipping box

Moral excellence; a good quality or admirable trait

In or to a foreign country; widely spread

In a striking, sudden, or very noticeable way

A professional who designs buildings; one who plans or creates something

Cosmetics for the face; the composition of something

A request for information; a systematic investigation into a matter

To emphasize or mark important content; the most exciting part of an event

To become smaller; a reduction in amount

A horizontal bar or metal track; a railway

A formal union or agreement between countries or groups for a shared goal

A proposed explanation that can be tested; an assumption for argument

To form or make up; to write music or text; to calm oneself

A traditional story involving heroic or supernatural elements; a very famous person