5000 TOEFL Vocabulary List

n. ancient times, especially the times preceding the Middle Ages; extreme oldness

v. permit to enter; receive; provide the right or a means of entrance to

a. reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

n. a severe snowstorm with strong winds  

n. a small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

n. study of how objects move through the air or water

n. something formed in mind; thought or notion

a. similar; in the same manner or to the same degree

n. profession or occupation; individual's work and life roles over their lifespan

n. a sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog

n. a substance that prevents infection; a substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms

a. understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible

n. profession or occupation; individual's work and life roles over their lifespan

n. study of how objects move through the air or water

n. a vehicle that can fly, such as an airplane, helicopter, balloon

a. reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

n. time each morning at which daylight first begins; beginning; start

n. a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick

n. a representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect

v. remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids

n. a scientist who studies living organisms

v. show clearly and deliberately; manifest; confirm; prove

n. represent;  advantage, benefit, the interest of someone

n. something formed in mind; thought or notion

n. represent;  advantage, benefit, the interest of someone

n. someone who operates an aircraft

v. show clearly and deliberately; manifest; confirm; prove

n. a scientist who studies living organisms

n. tedium; dullness; state of being a bore, or the tendency to become tiresome and uninteresting

a. self-indulgent; moral decay

n. something that completes or makes up a whole or brings to perfection

n. sickness;a slight but often persistent illness 

a. satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are

n. a representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect

n. very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency

n. something that completes or makes up a whole or brings to perfection

n. result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference

n. small and economical car; small cosmetics case

n. study of how objects move through the air or water

a. self-indulgent; moral decay