TOEFL Vocabulary

To create or perform without preparation; to make do with what is available

A soft indoor shoe easily slipped on and off

The state of being absorbed by a particular thought or concern

A collection of varying but related items

To slow down or block progress; to hinder

To become less intense or active; to sink or settle down

Poor and lacking resources; excessively seeking attention

To assume or assert tentatively on uncertain grounds

Expressing opinions freely and boldly; frank

One of the colored parts of a flower

Infertile, unable to produce crops or offspring; a desolate area of land

A jointed device allowing a door to swing; to depend on something

Relating to the sky, outer space, or heaven; divine

The leading or most important position; the very front

Ordinary and unexciting; relating to worldly rather than spiritual matters

Careful, sensible, and showing good judgment

Agreed upon by everyone with no dissent

A licensed bar or inn selling alcoholic drinks

A person who murders a public figure, usually for political reasons

A large evergreen tree with fragrant, durable wood

To cut a pattern into a surface using acid; to make a lasting impression

The act of continuing without interruption; something that extends or carries on

A snack food made from maize kernels that expand and burst when heated

To spread or stain; a dirty mark; a false damaging accusation

To murder an important person for political reasons

The ability to think and reason; a highly intelligent person

Complete and total; wholly and without reservation

The system of pipes and fixtures in a building; the plumber's trade

A repeated passage from a text; a stated price

To fill with a quality; to steep in liquid to extract flavour

To flow in a thin slow stream; such a thin flow

To fill with air or gas; to increase abnormally

Lasting or recurring over a long time; a plant living more than two years

To partly cover or coincide with something else; a shared area or feature

Long life or duration of existence

No longer in use; outdated

Unable to pay one's debts; to make someone insolvent; an insolvent person

Something that deviates from what is normal or expected

A slightly different form or version; differing from a norm

Not important or meaningful; trivial

To cry out loudly in grief; a prolonged high-pitched cry of distress

Settlement of a dispute by a neutral third party

The act of digging out earth; a hole formed by digging

A tool with two blades used for cutting

Having an excessive desire for wealth, food, or possessions

To rescue property or a situation from loss or damage; the act or goods of such rescue

A person who tends sheep; to guide or watch over others

Worldly wisdom and refinement; complexity