TOEFL Vocabulary

Relating to heaven; extremely pleasant or beautiful

To move hurriedly with quick light steps

A member of a criminal gang

Free from germs; unable to reproduce; unproductive or uninspiring

No longer existing or living; having died out completely

A cabinet with shelves for storing food or dishes

A driving force or stimulus that encourages progress

Having a full, rounded shape; to become fuller; to drop heavily

The largest ape native to central Africa; a brutish or violent person

Having no useful result; completely ineffective or pointless

Growing crops; developing skills or qualities

An object of worship; a greatly admired person

To give a new shape or form to something; to reorganize

Clearly visible and attracting attention

To push roughly; to move quickly and energetically; busy activity

Cruel and without pity

To severely damage or disable; a person with serious physical impairment

To weave strands together; a length of braided hair or decorative trimming

To sway unsteadily; to hesitate or be indecisive

Most noticeable or important; a projecting part of a defensive line

The dead body of an animal; remains or framework

The distance from centre to edge of a circle; the forearm bone on the thumb side

To exile someone; to drive away thoughts or feelings

A performer of magic tricks or a practitioner of sorcery

Honest and straightforward; an unposed photograph

A state of overwhelming joy or intense pleasure

To give or confer something, especially as a gift or honour

To absorb information or nutrients; to integrate into a culture

Darkness; a feeling of sadness or hopelessness

A mistaken belief or wrong idea

To raise or lift something heavy; a device for lifting

To twist into a confused mass; a knotted mass; a complicated situation

To change the order or arrangement of things

A task or enterprise undertaken; a formal promise

To move quickly; to make something happen sooner or faster

To break down food; to absorb information; a summary of written material

To make something last longer; to extend its duration

To give up or surrender something

To begin or start

Anxiety about the future; arrest of a suspect; understanding

To block or obstruct; a blockage; a wooden-soled shoe

Gloomy, bleak, or depressingly inadequate

Simple aquatic photosynthetic organisms; seaweeds and related plants

Careless and untidy; wet and messy

A decoration added to food; to decorate or embellish

A V-shaped cut or indentation; to cut such a mark; to score a point

The surrounding area; nearness to a place

The quality of being modest and humble