TOEFL Vocabulary

Able to bend without breaking; able to adapt to different situations

Favouring reform or new ideas; a person with progressive political views

A secret plan by a group to do something harmful or illegal

A person killed or injured in a war, accident, or disaster

A large marine mammal; to hunt whales

Working properly; designed to be practical and useful

The carrying out of a plan; putting someone to death as punishment

Extremely good; excellent; very great or intense

A natural inborn impulse or intuitive feeling

A light, silvery metallic element (symbol Al); American spelling of aluminium

A government department headed by a minister

To teach or direct someone; to give formal orders

The bony structure of the head; a symbol of death

A jury's decision in court; any judgement or conclusion

To handle skillfully; to control or influence someone unfairly

A member-owned business; willing to work with others

A circular or oval shape; to form into a ring

A person who actively works in a profession, especially medicine or law

Financial assistance or grant, especially from a government

To perplex or confuse; a game or problem requiring ingenuity to solve

An edible fungus; to grow or spread rapidly

The study of numbers, shapes, and quantities

To heat a liquid to boiling point; cook in boiling water; a pus-filled skin swelling

A sudden shaking of the ground; a major upheaval

A wide-mouthed glass or clay container; to shock or jolt unpleasantly

To make practical use of something

Forming a fundamental basis; implicit; situated beneath

A sweet dish served at the end of a meal

A feeling of pity or understanding for another's suffering

The state of being separated from others; the act of isolating

A person who starts and runs a business, taking financial risks

A strong desire to achieve success or a specific goal

A light, gentle wind; something easy to do; to move casually

A six-point score in American football; the moment an aircraft lands

Having a strong desire for success; requiring great effort

As one would reasonably suppose; probably

Having a strong effect on people or events

The conversion of text from one language to another; a translated work

Relating to a large city; a senior bishop overseeing others

To melt into liquid; to disband; a gradual film scene transition

Relating to beauty and artistic taste (adj.); a style or sense of beauty (n.)

To place something into another thing; something inserted

The narrow part of the body between the ribs and hips

In an energetic and engaged manner

Something successfully achieved; a skill acquired through effort

Sudden overwhelming fear or anxiety; to feel or cause such fear

To press with great force so as to break; a dense crowd; a romantic infatuation

A steep vertical rock face