TOEFL Vocabulary

A person or being of very small stature; to make appear tiny by comparison

To exceed or be better than someone or something

Idle talk or rumours about others; to spread such talk

To assert the opposite of; to be inconsistent with

Having well-developed muscles; of or relating to muscles

To travel regularly between home and work; the journey itself

Relating to time or the material world, as opposed to spiritual matters

Involving two sides or parties equally; a two-party meeting

To pull sharply or pick; courage and determination

Of, relating to, or resembling the Moon

To speak or produce sounds; complete and absolute

At a middle level between two extremes; a mediator or middle stage

Death or end of something; transfer of property to a successor

To improve quality or value; to make wealthy

A vessel that operates underwater; relating to the undersea environment

To an overwhelming degree; predominantly

Happening before the proper or expected time; born before full term

A bowl-shaped hollow from impact or explosion; to form such hollows

The use of something or someone, often unfairly for personal gain

A long narrow trench for drainage; to abandon or get rid of something

A soft padded bag for comfort; to soften an impact

A sport involving grappling and throwing opponents

To fully understand; to include within a scope

To get rid of; to arrange; to make someone inclined toward something

A small bushy-tailed tree rodent; to store something away secretly

To preordain or set apart for a particular fate or purpose

Of the highest quality; exceptionally good

Reacting quickly and positively to requests or stimuli

Not tightly; in a relaxed or approximate manner

To move people away from a dangerous place to safety

Severe difficulty or suffering

To crush or press flat; a racket sport; a type of gourd

A card sent by mail without an envelope, often with a picture

To officially connect with a larger group (v.); an associated member or organization (n.)

A large sea inlet; a wide gap or difference

Difficult to find, catch, or understand

To move quickly to avoid something; to evade; a clever trick or evasion

A sharp curved nail on an animal's foot; to scratch or tear with claws

Causing wonder; extraordinarily good or impressive

A liquid metal element; the planet closest to the sun

A doubting attitude; the philosophy that absolute knowledge is impossible

A person who does physical or manual work for wages

Resistance to disease; exemption from obligation or penalty

Dependence on or trust in someone or something

Relating to planets or their orbits; global in scale

The central core of an atom, cell, or group

To provide food for events; to satisfy the needs or desires of someone

A violent rotating windstorm with a funnel cloud