TOEFL Vocabulary Test

a figure representing a disliked person

a living creature

shape, pattern, drawing

a word with a similar meaning to another word in the same language

to show, to point out

to take off or take away

to trust, to trust another person with a secret

to confirm that something is true

to declare loudly

praise

to subtract

to originate, to produce through imagination

empty space, isolation from outside influence

something produced from imagination, an invented story

something that is taught, dogma

a way of standing, a position, an attitude

following in an unbroken order

necessary for life

having a child developing in the womb, "with child"

of marriage, marital relationship

to increase, to add to

to name for office

to interpret, analyse, or understand something incorrectly; misunderstand

to know, to identify

the yearly celebration of an event

a sale of goods to the highest bidder

record of events, historical events

the ability to recall past events

to cite, to speak about, to refer to

to give spirit or support, to supply movement

to stop, to break in (usually with questions)

to say what something is like

large in area, wide

conforming to standards, good, kind

arranged in order of time

hesitant in acting, shy

the shape and size of something, the arrangement of something

the quality of being faithful, accuracy

a place where one goes to hear something

a creation of the imagination that cannot be real, a daydream

written, drawn, vividly shown

belonging to a place by birth, indigenous

marked by feeling or emotion

dead

one who believes that any ultimate reality is unknowable

the regular action of blood through arteries

hostility, ill will

a statement that seems to contradict itself but contains some truth

capable of being done

relating to the presence of heat

complete, unrestricted, perfect

allowing some light to shine through

to prepare from a set of steps (formula), to devise

to draw toward, to arouse interest

to put off to a later time

to come to a conclusion from facts or ideas, to guess

to shift back and forth, to move erratically

to keep, to hold in place

to go beyond a limit, to be greater than

to train, to provide schooling for

can be believed, reasonable

capable of changing or adapting, useful

relating to the Middle Ages (500-1500 AD)

holding conventional beliefs

to take in, to acquire

to strive or reach for, to argue

to ask about

to persuade, cause, or bring about by artificial means

a musical composition

the state of something or someone

something new

height of a body, importance of position

unbelievable, amazing

capable of moving with ease, able to speak another language

related to the mind

aware

an opportunity; a happening, instance or celebration

the process by which something develops

act of moving, action

a platform, an area raised above the surrounding ground, a place at which to speak in front of