TOEFL Vocabulary

A noble gas used in bright signs; extremely bright in color

To establish or start; an organization promoting education or science

To begin to grow or produce new shoots; a new plant shoot

Of or relating to the spine or spinal cord

To place into groups based on shared characteristics; to classify

A common city bird; a person easily deceived

Operating or working properly; the way something works

To increase in intensity or degree; to make higher

An organ that produces and releases substances such as hormones

Distance north or south of the equator; freedom from restrictions

Effectively conveying thought or feeling

To consider or treat two things as equal or equivalent

To have a deep longing for something (v.)

A boundary or limit; obliged to do something; to leap forward

The art of making pottery and objects from fired clay

To decorate or make more beautiful

To bring together into one; consolidate

The act of speeding up; the rate of change of velocity

Lack of interest or concern

Relating to the heart; a person with heart disease

To dig, chop, etc., with a bill; Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a...

A winding curve around a central point; to move or increase in a spiral pattern

Clearly and unmistakably

A monarch or supreme ruler of a country; a British gold coin worth one pound sterling; Having supreme political power or authority; independent from external control; exceptionally effective

A farming tool for breaking soil; to turn over soil for planting

To bring something undesirable upon oneself

To shine unsteadily; a wavering flash of light

To boast excessively; an act of boasting

To remove or erase data or text; a key for removing data

A long thick piece of timber; a political policy position; to cover with planks

Extremely tired; completely drained of energy

A large bright fire; to burn or shine brilliantly

Relating to the normal functions of living organisms

A skilled woodworker who builds with timber; to do carpentry work

Attractively exciting and stylish

Freedom from tension or stress; rest and leisure

An object kept to remind you of a place or event; to take something as a keepsake

Following one after another in sequence

A follower who learns from and spreads the teachings of another

A group of organisations joined together for a common purpose

A bittersweet longing for the past or for home

The loud rumbling sound caused by lightning; to make a deep rumbling noise

To prevent something from happening; to make impossible

Rubbish left in public; a group of newborn animals; to drop rubbish carelessly

Operated by machines rather than people

Extremely beautiful and finely crafted; of exceptional quality

To plunge into liquid; to absorb deeply in an activity

A naturally occurring flammable liquid consisting mainly of hydrocarbons; crude oil