TOEFL Intermediate Vocabulary List E

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ECCLESIASTIC (adj.): Pertaining to the clergy or the church - recognized as an authority in ecclesiastic matters. Antonyms: secular, lay
(noun): A clergyman - an ecclesiastic of liberal views.

EDICT: A public command or proclamation issued by an authority - proclaimed by royal edict.
Synonym: decree

EDIFY: To instruct or uplift, particularly in morals or religion - a story that edifiesthe reader, as well as entertains him

EFFETE: No longer productive; hence, lacking in or, worn out - powerful in ancient days, now an effete civilization.

EGOTISTIC: Conceited - an egotisticperson, flourishing on praise.
Synonyms: egocentric, vain
Antonym: altruistic

EGREGIOUS: Outstandingly bad an egregiousmistake with serious implications.

EJACULATE: To exclaim or utter suddenly - ejaculateda cry of horror.

ELICIT: To draw out - elicitedno response from the audience.
Synonyms: evoke, extract, extort

ELUCIDATE: To make clear; to explain - elucidatedhis theory so that even a schoolboy could understand it.
Synonym: clarify

EMISSARY: A person sent on an errand or mission - delegated his emissary to conclude a pact.

ENGENDER: To cause, produce, or stir up-an act that engenderedgood will.

ENNUI: Boredom; weariness of mind-fell asleep at the meeting from sheer ennui.

ENSUE: To follow or result-Silence ensuedwhen the leader arose to speak.

ENTREAT: To beg earnestly - entreatedthe judge to show mercy.
Synonyms: solicit, supplicate, beseech, implore, importune;
(adj.) importunate, mendicant, suppliant

EPHEMERAL: Very short-lived - an ephemeraljoy, lasting but a day.
Synonyms: fleeting, transitory, transient, evanescent
Antonym: eternal

EPICUREAN (noun): A person devoted to luxurious living and pleasure - an epicurean, seeking to enjoy every meal.
(adj.): Pleasure-loving - His entire existence demonstrated his epicureantastes.

EPIGRAM: A brief pointed saying - a speech full of original epigrams.
Synonyms: maxim proverb, adage

EPITAPH: A tombstone inscription - an epitaphengraved on marble.

EPITHET: A phrase that describes a quality (good or bad) in a person or thing - "Glaring" error is a commonly usedepithet.
Synonyms: characterization , appellation

EQUANIMITY (adj.: EQUABLE): Evenness of temper or mind - suffered his cruel fate with equanimity.
Synonyms: serenity, composure, imperturbability, aplomb

ERR (noun: ERRATUM): To be mistaken or go astray - To err is human, to forgive divine.
Synonyms: stray, blunder

ERRATIC: Irresponsible, eccentric; lacking a fixed purpose erratic behavior, reflecting his queer ideas.

ERUDITE: Learned - an erudite person, an editor of many books.
Synonyms: scholarly , knowing

ESOTERIC: Understood by only a select few - an esoteric subject, discussed only by scholars.
Synonyms: abstruse, recondite

EXCEPTIONABLE: Objectionable - exceptionable behavior, universally criticized.
Synonyms: questionable, reprehensible, censurable
Antonym: laudable

EXCULPATE: To free from blame - exculpated by a jury.
Synonyms: vindicate, exonerate, absolve, acquit
Antonyms: arraign, indict, inculpate

EXEMPLARY (noun: EXEMPLAR): Serving as a model; commendable - exemplary conduct approved by all.
Synonyms: illustrative, typical; praiseworthy, laudable

EXODUS: Departure, emigration - the pathetic exodus of refugees from their homeland.

EXOTIC: Strange and foreign - an exotic costume imported from Asia.

EXPATIATE: To speak or write at great length - He expatiated on the subject for two hours.
Synonym: dilate

EXPATRIATE (verb): To banish or exile; to withdraw from one's country - expatriated for treachery to his country.
(noun): An expatriated person - expatriates who left the United States to live in Paris.

EXPEDIENT (adj.): Convenient in helping to attain some purpose - found it expedient to maintain silence at that moment.
Synonyms: opportune, seasonable
(noun): A means to accomplish something - tried all expedients to achieve a quick result.

EXPLOIT (verb): To use for one's selfish purpose – refugees exploited by unscrupulous employers.
(noun): A brilliant deed - lauded for his exploits in science.
Synonym: feat

EXPOUND (noun: EXPOSITION): To set forth in detail; to explain - expounded his theory in a learned article.

EXPURGATE: To purify (usually a piece of writing) of offensive material - expurgate all obscenities before the book could be sold.
Synonyms: purge, delete

EXTEMPORANEOUS: Done or spoken on the spur of the moment or without preparation - an extemporaneous speech.
Synonyms: impromptu, offhand

EXTINCT: No longer existing or active - the extinct dinosaur, alive only in history.
Synonym: defunct
Antonym: extant

EXTIRPATE: To root out, destroy totally - extirpated the cause of trouble.
Synonyms: eradicate, exterminate, efface, obliterate

EXTRANEOUS. Not essential; foreign; irrelevant - excluded material extraneous to the subject.
Synonyms: extrinsic, adventitious
Antonyms: germane, intrinsic, inherent, relevant, pertinent

EXULTATION: Great rejoicing - received the good news with exultation.
Synonym: jubilation

TOEFL Intermediate Vocabulary List D

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DEARTH: Scarcity - a dearth of news, brought about by censorship.

Antonyms: plethora, abundance

DEFERENCE: Submitting to the wishes or judgment of another - yielded out of deference to the old man.

Synonyms: respect, complaisance, veneration

Antonym: recalcitrance

DEITY: A god -The sun was a deity to ancient peoples.

Synonym: divinity

DELECTABLE: Very pleasing - a delectable meal, tastefully prepared.

DELETE: To erase or cancel, take out or remove - deletedan offensive phrase.

Synonyms: expunge, censor, efface, eradicate

DELINEATE: To sketch or portray - striking features, delineated by a master artist.

DELINQUENT (noun): An offender - found to be a delinquent by the court.

(adj.): Failing to fulfill an obligation - too many people who are delinquent in meeting their civic duties.

Synonym: derelict

DELUGE: A great flood; downpour - a spring deluge which caused the river to overflow.

DEMAGOGUE: A leader who tries to stir the passions of people for his own purposes - the mob roused by an unprincipled demagogue.

DEMEANOR: Behavior; bearing - carrying himself with a proud demeanor.

Synonyms: deportment, mien

DEMURE: Affectedly or falsely modest or prim; serious demure as a Victorian maiden.

Synonyms: sedate, staid, decorous, prudish, coy

Antonyms: immodest, frivolous

DENOUNCE (noun: DENUNCIATION): To speak against - denounced by the press as a traitor.

Synonyms: stigmatize, censure, reprehend, castigate

Antonyms: laud, eulogize

DEPLETE: To empty or to use up - depleted the public treasury by vast building programs.

Synonyms: exhaust, drain

Antonyms: replenish; (adj.) replete

DEPLORE: To express sorrow or grief over - a lamentable situation deplored by all parties.

Synonyms: lament, decry, grieve

DEPRAVED: Of low morals; corrupt - a depraved mind, devising evil.

Synonyms: debased, wicked, vicious, perverted

DEPRECATE: To plead or argue against a certain course of action - deprecated the proposal severely.

Synonyms: remonstrate, protest, decry, expostulate

Antonym: sanction

DEPRECIATE: To belittle or speak slightingly of - depreciated John's acting ability.

Synonyms: disparage, derogate (adj. derogatory)

Antonyms: enhance, magnify, extol, laud, eulogize

DEVASTATION: Widespread ruin - the city left in utter devastation by war.

Synonyms: destruction, desolation

DEVIOUS:

(1) Winding; indirect - took a devious, rather than the direct way home.

Synonym: circuitous

(2) Straying from the right course - used devious means to attain his wicked ends.

Synonyms: crooked, erring

DEVOID: Lacking in; not possessing - a speech devoid of even a trace of ill-will.

Synonym: destitute

Antonyms: abounding, prevalent

DEVOUT: Devoted to religious observances - devout in his regularity of attendance at worship.

Synonyms: pious, religious

Antonym: impious

DICTUM: Art authoritative statement; a saying-an imperial dictum demanding instant compliance.

DIDACTIC: Designed to teach, imparting a lesson - a poem with a didactic purpose.

Synonym: pedagogical

DIFFIDENT: Lacking in self-confidence- too diffident to lead a group.

Synonyms: shy, timid, reserved, reticent, retiring

Antonyms: forward, aggressive

DILEMMA: A situation calling for a choice between two equally difficult alternatives; hence, a difficult or perplexing situation - faced with a dilemma defying solution.

Synonyms:predicament, quandary, plight

DILETTANTE: One who dabbles in the fine arts for amusement only and without concentrated study - a doctor by profession, a dilettante in art.

Synonyms:amateur, connoisseur

DISCONCERT: To confuse; to embarrass - disconcerted by his suspicious stare.

Synonyms:perturb, discomfit, discompose, abash, disquiet, fluster

DISCONSOLATE: Depressed; without hope or possibility of consolation - made disconsolate by abject poverty.

Synonyms:inconsolable, dejected

Antonyms:blithesome, carefree

DISCOURSE: To converse or talk; to discuss - discoursed at length on the rise of political parties.

DISCRETE: Separate - two discrete issues, totally unrelated.

DISCURSIVE: Rambling from one subject to another - a discursive letter, covering many topics.

Synonyms:desultory, digressive

DISPARITY (adj.: DISPARATE): Inequality; difference in image, quantity, character, or rank - great disparity between promise and performance.

DISPASSIONATE: Free from feeling or partiality - coldly dispassionate as the chairman of the meeting

Synonyms:palm, impartial

Antonym:partial

DISPATCH (verb): To do speedily; to send off - dispatched with remarkable promptness.

Synonym: expedite

(noun): A speedy performance; the sending off of something - done with all possible dispatch.

Synonyms: celerity, alacrity

DISPEL: To drive away; to scatter - dispelled a doubt that had lingered.

Synonyms:dissipate, disperse, diffuse

DISSENT (noun: DISSENSION): To disagree; to differ in opinion - He dissented violently, rejecting compromise.

DISSOLUTE: Living loosely; unrestrained in conduct or morals - his life wasted by dissolute conduct.

Synonyms:debauched, dissipated, profligate

DISTRAUGHT: Mentally distressed; distracted - distraught by trials and tribulations.

Synonym: harassed

DIVERSE: (verb: DIVERSIFY; noun: DIVISIBILITY): Varied; different - two diverse characters; one candid, the other insincere.

Synonym: multifarious

DIVERTING: Entertaining - a diverting one of the most amusing I've ever seen.

DIVULGE: To make public or reveal - refused to divulge his source of information.

Synonyms: disclose, impart

DOGMATIC: Positive in expressing an opinion; asserting an opinion as though it were an undisputed fact - spokendogmatically, as if the speaker considered himself infallible.

Synonyms: overbearing, opinionated, peremptory, dictatorial

DOLOROUS: Sorrowful; mournful - a dolorous song full of sorrow for past joys.

Synonyms: doleful, lugubrious, grievous

Antonyms: jocund, blithe, mirthful

DYNAMIC: Forceful - possessed dynamic energy, tireless and powerful.

Synonym: energetic

Antonyms: static, inert, dormant, torpid, sluggish, quiescent

TOEFL Intermediate Vocabulary List C

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Calculate – Verb – To solve or figure out through math

            You need to calculate your taxes before April 15^th.

Callous – Adjective – Hardened or thick skinned

            I have a callous on my hand.

Capitulate – Verb – To give up or cease resisting

            I will never capitulate to people who are dishonest.

Catastrophic – Adjective – The final dramatic or tragic event

            The death of a child is catastrophic.

Celebrate – Verb – To observe an occasion or holiday with festivities

            What holidays do you celebrate?

Cessation – Noun – To stop

            Smoking cessation products are expensive.

Chagrin – Noun – Distressed by humiliation, disappointment or failure

            My dog is chagrin when he gets in trouble.

Chaos – Noun – A state of confused disorganization

            The office is in chaos since the secretary quit.

Cheap – Adjective – Low in value or price

            This is a cheap piece of furniture.

Chore – Noun – A routine task or job

            Many children have chores around the house.

Chronology – Noun –The science of arranging in order of occurrence

            Tell me the chronology of your journey to America.

Circumvent – Verb – To avoid or bypass often in decision making

            Don’t try to circumvent your boss.

Citrus – Noun – The group of fruits that includes oranges, lemons, grapefruit, etc.

            Did you plant that citrus tree?

Clarify – Verb – To make understood

            Let me clarify what I meant.

Classified – Verb – To arrange in categories

            I classified all my clothes by colors.

Classroom – Noun – A place where classes meet

            We don’t meet in a classroom.

Claustrophobia – Noun – Extreme or abnormal fear of being in small spaces

            Claustrophobia effects many people.

Cliché – Noun – A common phrase or expression

            “I’m sorry” is such a cliché.

Clientele – Noun – A group of clients

            My clientele is not rich.

Coax – Verb – To gently influence by flattery

            I tried to coax my dog out in the rain.

Coin – Noun – Metallic money (Verb – To create or invent)

            I coined a new type of refrigerator.

Collaborate – Verb – To work with others, usually in an intellectual endeavor

            We should collaborate on the direction of your studies.

Collate – Verb – To collect, compile or arrange in order

            I collated the documents.

Combat – Verb – To struggle against or fight

            I want to combat mosquitoes in my yard.

Commendable – Adjective -- Praiseworthy

            Your work is commendable.

Commuter – Noun – Someone in the act of traveling

            I don’t live in the dorms, I’m a commuter student.       

Compare – Verb – To examine in order to find similarities and differences

            You should compare prices when you shop.

Compatible – Adjective – Able to exist in harmony

            Are you and your wife compatible?

Compete – Verb – To strive for an object or win, such as position, profit or prize

            Will you compete in the Olympics this year?

Complacent – Adjective – Unconcerned

            Tutors are not complacent about their teaching.

Complement – Noun – Counterpart, something that makes perfect or completes

            You spouse is your greatest complement.

Complexity – Noun – The quality of being complicated

            The complexity of your vocabulary is impressive.

Compliant – Adjective – To conform to another’s wishes, to obey

            You are a compliant student.

Compliment – Noun – A flattering remark, expression of esteem, respect

            May I compliment you on your food.

Component – Noun – A part or piece

            Only one component on the refrigerator is broken.

Comprehendible – Adjective – Able to be understood

            All these sentences are comprehendible.

Concentrate – Verb – To gather or collect focus

            You must concentrate when the TV is on.

Concise – Adjective – Brief or succinct, not detailed

            Please be concise in explaining your job.

Confer – Verb – To consult or come together to compare opinions

            I will confer with my family before making plans.

Confide – Verb – To trust or share secrets

            You should confide in your spouse.

Consensus – Noun – Group agreement on a belief

            The consensus is that we should not use workbooks.

Consequent – Adjective – Following as a result of or effect of

            My consequent actions are your fault.  

Conservative – Adjective – Tending to maintain existing conditions, traditional

            Republicans are conservatives.

Consistent – Adjective – Free from irregularity

            You must be consistent when you vote.

Consolidate – Verb – To unite or join together

            If partners consolidate their assets, they can often afford early retirement.

Consumed – Verb – To eat or drink or use up, often in great quantity

            I consumed half the cake on my birthday.

Contentment – Noun – Free from care or discomfort

            I am content to own a home.

Contrary – Noun – The opposite

            Contrary to popular belief, not all Americans are Christians.

Controversy – Noun – A disagreement, dispute

            The controversy over gay marriage will be important in November.

Corrosion – Noun – The process of gradual wear

            The corrosion on my car is causing it to look badly.

Council – Noun – A group elected or appointed as an administrative body

  I am a member of the city council.

Counsel – Verb – To advise or give suggestion

            I would counsel you to attend University of Michigan.

Covenant – Noun – A promise or agreement

            I made a covenant with my friend to call her at every birthday.

Create – Verb – To produce or invent

            I like to create lavish meals.

Critical – Adjective – Inclined to unfavorable judgement

            Please do not be critical of your children.

Crucial – Adjective -- Essential

            This is a crucial point in your lesson.

Cuisine – Noun – A style of cooking

            I enjoy restaurants that serve Italian cuisine.

Culminate – Verb – To reach a decisive point

            Our lesson will culminate in improving your English.

Currently – Adverb – Happening now

            Currently, I have only 3 students.

Cynical – Adjective – An attitude that is distrustful of life and human nature

            I am not a cynical person.

TOEFL Intermediate Vocabulary List B

TOEFL is an examination that evaluates the ability of non-native speakers to use and understand English in academic environment. Here is a TOEFL vocabulary exam vocabulary list...

Beautify – Verb – To embellish or make beautiful

            It is fun to beautify the house at the holidays.

Bedroom – Noun – A room furnished with a bed, intended primarily for sleeping (Adjective – Suggestive of sexual relations)

Behave – Verb – To conduct yourself properly

            It is important for children to behave in public.

Betrayed – Verb – To fail a trust or promise, a traitor

            Divorce is common if a person is betrayed by their spouse.

           

Binoculars – Noun – An instrument for seeing far off objects

            You should use binoculars to watch birds.

Bipartisan – Adjective – Involving members of two opposing parties

            Issues like the environment should be bipartisan.

Birthday – Noun – The day of a person’s birth

            My birthday is April 5^th.

Blizzard – Noun – Severe snowstorm

            We only had one blizzard this winter.

Bounce – Verb – To cause to rebound

            Children like to bounce balls.

Boundary – Noun – A separating line, something that indicates fixed limits

            The US and Canada share a boundary.

Bountiful – Adjective – Having a lot, plentiful

            Trees are bountiful in Ann Arbor.

Brief – Adjective – Short length or duration, concise (Noun – official letter/ruling)

            Give a brief summary of this book.

Bright – Adjective – Shiny or intelligent

            The sun is very bright.

Brilliant – Adjective – Distinctively bright

            No, the sun isn’t bright, it’s brilliant.

Brink – Noun – The top edge of a steep place

            I am at the brink of the cliff.