TOEFL Vocabulary

To control or manage according to rules; to adjust for proper functioning

To emit or reflect light; to excel; brightness or gleam

A young person between puberty and adulthood; relating to that stage of life

A standard or typical pattern of behaviour

To make someone distressed or disturb something; feeling unhappy or sick; an unexpected defeat

A casual comment or observation; to say something as a comment

Something given in return for a service; to give such a thing

Mild, kind, and calm; not rough or harsh

Regarding; causing worry

Professional guidance to help someone resolve personal or psychological difficulties

A person who receives something; a device that receives signals

A fixed set of ceremonial or customary actions; relating to such actions

To break in on an activity or person; a computer signal causing a temporary halt

Higher in rank or quality; a person of higher rank

The use of supernatural powers; conjuring tricks; having a remarkable enchanting quality

A doctor who performs medical operations

The main stalk of a plant; to originate from; to stop the flow of something

Professional advice or guidance; a lawyer; to advise someone

Going on without stopping or interruption

A thick piece of cut wood; an official record of events; to cut down trees

A reflected sound heard again; to reverberate or repeat

A small tablet of medicine; an oral contraceptive; fabric forming small fiber balls

A three-dimensional work of art; to create such a work

A chemical substance or word made of combined parts; composed of multiple elements

Fine powder ground from wheat or other grains, used in baking; to coat with flour

To uncover or expose (v.); naked or minimal (adj.)

To combine into a whole; to join a group harmoniously

The office or term of a president

A regular payment for use of property; to pay for or let out property

An inclined surface or ground; to slant upward or downward

Not obvious; delicate and hard to detect

A device that moves liquid or gas; to move liquid using a pump

To ask earnestly or humbly; to ask for money or charity

To financially support an event or person; a person or company that provides such support

Of second rank or importance; derived from something primary

An advanced society with developed culture and institutions

A smoothly bending line or shape; a bend in a road; to bend gradually

Honesty and strong moral principles; the state of being whole and undamaged

To give someone the right to do something; to give a title to a work

Clearly seen or understood; obvious

The fundamental nature of something; a concentrated extract

The study of correct reasoning; a rational and sensible way of thinking

To prevent someone or something from entering or being included

Unpleasantly rough or grating; severe or cruel

A long narrow passage in a building; a narrow strip of land connecting two areas

The inside of a building or enclosed space; situated on the inside or inland

A large jug for pouring liquids; a baseball player who throws the ball

The sale of goods directly to consumers; to sell in small quantities to the public