TOEFL Vocabulary

A very stupid or foolish person

A public building housing courts of law

A fault or flaw; to abandon one's side and join the opposition

A professional who manages or audits financial records

A device controlling the flow of gas or liquid; to regulate flow with a valve

To cut with a sweeping stroke; to reduce sharply; the punctuation mark /

A formal written request to an authority; to make such a request

Communication by letters; similarity or agreement between things

A blood vessel from the heart; a major road or transport route

Not moving or changing; radio/TV interference noise

A person who manages a museum or library collection

Meaningless or foolish words and behaviour; rubbish

Modest and not arrogant; to make someone feel less proud

An academic dissertation; a proposition put forward for argument

Relating to the universe; inconceivably vast

Having the necessary skills or credentials; limited by conditions

To think carefully and deeply about something

To make more complex or difficult

A place of safety or refuge; a protected area; a holy place

To publicly condemn; to formally accuse someone

The process of correcting or improving something; reviewing previously learned material

An official authorization or court order; to justify or guarantee

Parallel to the ground; level and flat

Unusually good or outstanding; not ordinary

Cautious and alert to possible danger or deception

A group of objects tied together; to tie or wrap things together

Completely soaked or filled to capacity

To fix firmly into surrounding material; to insert content within another file

Cloth made from flax; household textiles such as bedding and towels

A toxic bluish gas (O₃) found in the upper atmosphere; fresh clean air

Worth remembering; striking and easily recalled

To fall in drops; a drop of liquid

Causing great surprise, disgust, or moral outrage; extremely bad or offensive

To raise to a higher position; to promote to a higher rank

To make or become less tight or strict

A prize draw decided by chance; anything unpredictable

A routine household task; any tedious or unpleasant task

A decorative border; the outer edge of something; outside the mainstream

Excessively long, especially in duration

A contract for renting property; to rent out or rent

A hard sea substance forming reefs; a pinkish-orange colour

A device or machine designed for a specific purpose

To measure or estimate; an instrument for measuring

An official count of a population

A military unit or organized group with a shared purpose

To live or reside in a place

Unfair treatment; absence of justice

A fixed share or limit assigned to someone