TOEFL Vocabulary

Strong and resilient; difficult; hard to deal with

The outer layer of something; outward appearance; to rise to the surface

to have real being; to be present or alive

One who exerts power, or has the power to act

Related to trade and business; a broadcast advertisement

To prepare oneself

A sports trainer or instructor; to train or instruct someone

To hit repeatedly; to defeat; a regular rhythm in music

Physical force causing harm or destruction; aggressive behavior

to become aware of; an announcement or warning

optimistic or beneficial; certain or confirmed

Relating to citizens or government; polite in manner

A room used for preparing and cooking food

A person who buys or uses goods and services

The act of firing a weapon; an attempt or opportunity; worn out

A financial plan for spending; to plan expenditure; inexpensive

A picture made with paint; the art of creating such pictures

The opening in the face for eating and speaking; the place where a river meets the sea; to utter words

A statement of intent to harm; a source of danger

the duty to manage or answer for something

A lawyer who advises and represents clients in legal matters

points gained in a competition; to earn points

To provide explanation; A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review

People watching or listening to a performance; the intended viewers or readers of a work

a formal choice in an election; to cast a vote

a formal discussion of opposing views; to argue about something

To stop something from happening or keep someone from doing something

More than half of a group; legal adulthood

To acknowledge something as true; to allow entry or membership

To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof

skilled and trained in a specific field; a person with specialized expertise

An important task or assignment; a strongly felt purpose or goal

By oneself, solitary; By oneself; apart from, or exclusive of, others; solo

A person who buys goods or services from a business

to experience pain or hardship; to undergo something unpleasant

having achieved one's goal; marked by success

a choice from a set; the freedom to choose

A person who takes part in an activity or event

At some later time, after a long time or difficulties

Relating to the whole world; affecting an entire system

A change to improve something flawed; to correct and improve

To gain or obtain access to; A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage

to set free; to make public; something newly issued

a personal belief or judgment; a viewpoint

To believe; to put credence in; Reliance on the truth of something said or done; faith; trust

Extremely important; inclined to criticize; relating to a crisis

Worried or anxious; involved or affected

To remember or bring back; an official summons or product withdrawal