TOEFL Vocabulary

An urgent appeal or request; a statement made in court

A school for higher or specialized learning; a society promoting arts or sciences

Wood used in construction; trees as a source of wood

Until a certain time; a cash register; to cultivate soil

A rounded underground plant organ; a light bulb; to swell into a rounded shape

The backbone; a sharp pointed projection; the bound edge of a book

Goods carried by a ship, aircraft, or vehicle

A person who tells a story or provides commentary

A thick low cloud reducing visibility; a state of confusion; to become obscured

Dull and unengaging; the act of drilling a hole

A soldier serving at sea and on land; relating to the sea or naval affairs

A widespread outbreak of infectious disease; spreading rapidly among many people

To cut or neaten; neat in appearance; decorative edging

Causing death or serious destruction

A large building for storing goods; to store in such a building

A brightly coloured flying insect; the butterfly swimming stroke

Existing as a natural and permanent part of something

To cause to move faster; to increase in speed or rate

An alloy of copper and tin; reddish-brown in colour

Extending or occurring throughout an entire nation

A space with no matter; a vacuum cleaner; to clean with a vacuum cleaner

A small stream; a narrow coastal inlet

To give orders or speak for transcription; an authoritative command

A fixed oversimplified idea about a type of person; to characterize someone by such an idea

Done by hand rather than machine; a handbook of instructions

A person who brings a lawsuit against another in court

Clothes to be washed; a place where clothes are washed

Of or relating to a navy or warships

An expression of regret for wronging someone; a formal defence of a belief

To make someone feel bored; to drill a hole; a tedious person or thing

To amuse an audience; to host guests; to consider an idea

To get something back or recover it; to search for stored data; an act of retrieval

An expression of respect or admiration; a payment made in submission

Very strange or unconventional

To propose someone as a candidate for a position or honor

To plan or invent something; to leave property in a will

Doubtful and not easily convinced

Close and thorough examination or observation

To forcibly end something; to restrain a feeling or reaction

A copper-zinc alloy; brass wind instruments; made of brass

To pull or draw out; a concentrated substance or quoted passage

Done with great effort and concentration; thorough and demanding

To be disloyal or treacherous; to reveal unintentionally

The quality of being uniform and reliable; agreement between parts

Allowing two-way communication or response; involving active participation

A detailed critical evaluation; to analyze and evaluate critically

On or into a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle

Having a very pleasant taste; highly enjoyable