TOEFL Vocabulary: 5000 Words and Practice

This TOEFL vocabulary list has more than must-have TOEFL 5000 words. It shows definitions on demand, and offers each word matching and spelling interactive online exercises as well as printable flashcards. In addition, the PDF of 5000 TOEFL vocabulary list is available for VIP to download.

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The 5000 TOEFL vocabulary list is also published in PDF format. The first 3 groups are free to download. The whole contents are available just for users signing on with a VIP account.

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4 TOEFL vocabulary Ebook:

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Words of Group 2 (Part of words, select list to view all.):

cab

cabal

cabin

cabinetmaker

cadaverous

cadence

calculate

calculation

calculator

calibration

calm

camouflage

campaign

cancel

cancellation

candid

candidate

cannibalism

canopy

canvas

canyon

capability

capable

capacity

capillary

captivity

carapace

carat

carbohydrate

cardiac

cardinal

career

careerism

careful

careless

carelessly

cargo

caricature

carnival

carnivorous

carve

carver

carving

cassette

cast

casting

casual

catalyst

catastrophe

catching

categorize

category

cater

caterpillar

cathedral

cause

caution

cautious

cautiously

cavern

cavity

cease

ceaseless

celebrate

celebrated

celebrity

celestial

cell

census

centenary

centennial

centigrade

ceremonial

ceremony

chafe

chagrin

chalk

chamber

champion

championship

chaos

chaotic

chapel

character

characteristic

characterize

charcoal

charitable

chart

charter

chaste

chat

chateau

check

checkout

checkup

chef

cherish

chili

chill

chilly

chisel

chivalry

choir

choke

chop

choppy

chord

...

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7 Word meaning matching - Test words you know:

aboard

	a. measured by an angle or by the rate of change of an angle a. having angles or an angular shape
	ad. part of a group ad. on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
	ad. in an alternating sequence or position
	v. shape into a block or blocks n. housing in a large building that is divided into separate units

absorption

	v. give or delegate power or authority to v. grant authorization or clearance for
	v. laugh unrestrainedly v. cause to go into a solution
	n. (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law) n. statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove
	n. the mental state of being preoccupied by something n. complete attention; intense mental effort

accumulate

	a. farther along in physical or mental development a. far along in time
	v. give or delegate power or authority to v. grant authorization or clearance for
	v. develop into n. the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion
	v. get or gather together v. collect or gather

accumulation

	n. an increase by natural growth or addition n. (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation
	a. slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric n. a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
	v. give or delegate power or authority to v. grant authorization or clearance for
	ad. without intention; in an unintentional manner ad. of a minor or subordinate nature

adequate

	ad. in an alternating sequence or position
	a. having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task a. sufficient for the purpose
	n. an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole n. a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed
	n. that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason v. kill by smashing someone's skull

affirm

	n. a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times n. the way two individuals relate to each other
	v. to gain with effort
	n. that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason v. kill by smashing someone's skull
	v. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true v. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

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8 Interactive spelling - Check your spelling skill online:

[Esc] a. commonly used or practiced; usual
a. (often followed by `to') in the habit of or adapted to

[Esc] v. put in motion or move to act
v. make active or more active

[Esc] v. to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
n. someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms

[Esc] a. being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
a. speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression

[Esc] v. amount in the [___] to
v. gather in a mass, sum, or whole

[Esc] n. the quality of being bold and enterprising
n. a natural disposition to be hostile

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