TOEFL Vocabulary

Giving pleasure or satisfaction; agreeable

A song of praise or loyalty, especially a national song

Excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements; something worthless or futile

Large, heavy, or awkward in size

To walk unevenly due to injury; an awkward gait; lacking stiffness

Not moving; completely still

To clean by vigorous rubbing; to search thoroughly

To weaken by adding liquid; having low concentration

To press into a smaller space; a cloth pad applied to the body for treatment

Subject to death; a human being

To move upward; to climb to a higher position

Free from an obligation; to release someone from a duty

Electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter than visible light; ultraviolet light

A small thin branch of a tree or bush

Having the shape of a rectangle; meeting at right angles

A large reptile with a broad snout native to the Americas and China

To marry someone or perform a marriage ceremony

To escape or avoid by cunning or cleverness

A bright yellow chemical element (symbol S); to treat with sulfur

Having a healthy, rational mind; sensible and reasonable

A god or goddess; a divine supernatural being

The chemical processes in a living organism that sustain life

To swallow up or overwhelm completely

To make larger or more important; to exaggerate

To find out or establish something with certainty

Suggesting evil, danger, or harm; ominous

A large hall for public performances or meetings

Too small to be seen without a microscope; extremely tiny

Simply and directly; clearly and obviously

Existing in large amounts; abundant

Severe and prolonged lack of food causing extreme suffering or death

To cause something to change direction or turn aside

Emitting or reflecting light; glowing brightly

To cut wool from a sheep; a large cutting tool

To increase the strength or volume of something; to expand on a topic

Very tall or high; noble in character; arrogant in manner

Astonishing, overwhelming; moving unsteadily

To decay or decompose; the process of rotting; nonsense

Strong-smelling or harmful gas; to emit smoke or be very angry

Insufficient in amount or quality

A guarantee that a product will meet certain standards or be repaired

A hollow made by a blow; to make such a hollow; a noticeable reduction

The fine powder produced by flowers that fertilizes other plants of the same species

Covered with rust; out of practice

Of or relating to the Earth; living on land

A container for liquids with a handle and spout

To spread through or penetrate every part of something

Boldly resisting authority or opposition