TOEFL Vocabulary

An official government pardon for past offenses

Feeling strong dislike or revulsion

Belief in personal independence and individual freedom; acting independently of others

A nerve cell that transmits electrical impulses in the nervous system

Something that hinders progress; a speech disability

The state of being imprisoned or confined

Relating to electromagnetism

In a clumsy or uncomfortable manner

An outward appearance that conceals the true nature; a pretense

Safe and suitable to be eaten; a food item

Relating to a virus; spreading rapidly online

Having self-control and orderly behavior through training

A storm with thunder, lightning, and heavy rain

A person who loves and defends their country

An extremely tall building with many floors

Unpredictable and inconsistent; deviating from normal behavior

The process of purifying or improving; polished elegance in manners or taste

Mutual, two-way; (mathematics) the inverse of a number

Extremely funny; causing great laughter

To mock or jeer at someone; a scornful remark

To open the mouth wide from tiredness or boredom (v.); the act of doing so (n.)

To completely surround or enclose something

To regard with deep respect and devotion

To formally give up a right or claim; to disown or reject

To leave one's country to settle in another

Traditional knowledge or stories about a subject; fictional backstory

To retch or suppress speech; a device or order preventing speech

The most intense or decisive point of something; to reach that point

Not likely to be true or to happen

To dig up; to discover something hidden

Having mixed or contradictory feelings about something

The diameter of a gun barrel; the quality or level of ability

The state of being restricted or imprisoned; childbirth

Containing high levels of moisture in the air; damp

To block or hinder progress or movement

To walk slowly and heavily; a long tiring walk

To gather information or grain bit by bit

To draw broad conclusions from specific cases; to speak in general terms

A tap controlling the flow of water from a pipe

Concerned with earthly rather than spiritual matters; sophisticated

To hide or store something secretly; a hidden supply

A regional or social variety of a language

Extremely dry with little rainfall; lacking vitality

A container used to boil water

To gradually decrease in size or amount

Lasting only a short time; temporary or fleeting

The male head of a family or tribe; a revered founder or senior leader

To steal goods by force; goods seized illegally