TOEFL Vocabulary

Full of stones; cold and unfeeling in manner

The whole or complete amount of something

To publicly criticize or condemn as harmful

To arrest someone; to understand; to anticipate with anxiety

Most common or influential; having the greatest power or importance

An involuntary shaking or quivering; a minor earthquake

Providing useful knowledge or information; educational

To lose strength; to suffer in difficult conditions; to pine with longing

To relax in warmth or sunshine; to enjoy something with great pleasure

Strong hatred or hostility

Impossible or very difficult to understand

To make more efficient; to shape for reduced resistance

To waste money or resources carelessly

The digestive tube below the stomach; internal or domestic

The conventional rules of polite behaviour in social or professional situations

To touch gently and lovingly; a gentle loving touch

Producing good results; productive and beneficial

A mediator or go-between linking two parties

Strange or odd; relating to non-heterosexual identity; to spoil a plan

Filled with something unpleasant; causing anxiety

A puzzling question or mystery; to speak ambiguously

Failure to take proper care; careless lack of responsibility

A dam-building semiaquatic rodent; its fur; to work hard

A fast, violent stream; a large outpouring

The engine unit of a train; relating to movement

Most important or fundamental; relating to the earliest origins

Not clearly or brightly

The quality of being magnificent and impressive

In a suitable or appropriate manner

An authoritative belief or doctrine considered absolutely true and beyond question

Existing or occurring in the space between stars

To hypnotize or completely captivate someone's attention

To drag or carry something heavy; a projecting part for lifting or turning

An armed robber or outlaw

To stick out or extend beyond a surface

Rain, snow, or other water falling from the atmosphere; chemical precipitation; undue haste

Great courage and bravery, especially in the face of danger

To breathe out; to give off vapour or odour

A metal made by combining two or more elements; to mix metals together

A person who expects favorable outcomes

Something added in a secondary role; a subordinate person

Having a strong influence on development; relating to early formation

A colorless, inert noble gas, symbol He

To press into wrinkles or folds; to collapse

To unravel at the edges; a noisy fight or argument

A wood-eating insect that can cause structural damage

The sport of sword-fighting; fence materials; dealing in stolen goods

Nearly correct or exact; to come close to