6000 TOEFL Vocabulary List
| Level 5 - 1 - Matching Quizzes |   |
abhor 
1
 | a. struck by shock, terror, or amazement |
| v. fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate |
| v. think long and anxiously; be in a state of gloomy, serious thought |
| n. story or room directly below the roof of a building, especially a house; |
acrid
2
| a. unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent |
| n. edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge |
| v. wet through and through; soak; put potion down the throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly |
| a. extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid |
amnesty
3
| n. external clothing; vesture; garments; dress; a small ornamental piece |
| n. the general pardon granted by the government, especially for political offenses |
| v. wet through and through; soak; put potion down the throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly |
| v. turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge |
ankle
4
| a. away from the correct path or direction, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering |
| n. act of overcoming or penetrating an obstacle or restriction |
| n. the joint which connects the foot with the leg; tarsus |
| n. a skilled worker who makes, finishes, and repairs wooden objects and structures |
apprehend
5
| v. take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive |
| n. one who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; opponent |
| v. turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge |
| a. strict or severe in the discipline; severely simple and unornamented |
apron
6
| n. one who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; opponent |
| n. active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor |
| n. an article of dress, of cloth or other stuff, worn on the forepart of the body, to keep the clothes clean |
| v. dry up thoroughly; make dry, dull, or lifeless; preserve foods by removing the moisture |
asylum
7
| n. place of refuge or shelter; protection |
| a. warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having the impulse to be combative |
| n. a line or long thin mark made by folding or doubling |
| a. exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome |
austere
8
| n. overbearing pride; haughtiness; manifest feeling of personal superiority in rank, power, or estimation |
| a. strict or severe in the discipline; severely simple and unornamented |
| n. the joint which connects the foot with the leg; tarsus |
| v. inform; give notice to; make aware |
bellicose
9
| n. act of overcoming or penetrating an obstacle or restriction |
| n. something serving to influence or persuade; reward or gift to prevent judgment |
| a. warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having the impulse to be combative |
| a. away from the correct path or direction, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering |
bribe
10
| a. bodily; of material nature; tangible |
| n. something serving to influence or persuade; reward or gift to prevent judgment |
| n. brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness |
| n. the assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement; opposition, whether by argument or conduct |