6000 TOEFL Vocabulary List
| Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes |   |
smelt 
1
 | v. melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition |
| n. a job involving confinement; an exercise device on which a person can walk or jog without changing place |
| a. of or pertaining to the theater, or scenic representations; resembling manner of dramatic performers |
| v. throw carelessly; throw to see which side comes up; move or stir about violently |
speculate
2
| n. animals and plants that grow independently of people, usually in natural conditions |
| v. assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for profit |
| a. indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain |
| n. crystal of snow; a small piece of snow that falls from the sky |
squander
3
| a. difficult to use or handle because of size or weight, or shape; lacking grace in movement or posture |
| v. spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for |
| n. a solemn promise made to God; the promise of fidelity; the pledge of love or affection |
| a. relating to the arrangement or accurate representation of the physical features of an area |
stupendous
4
| a. astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation |
| n. animals and plants that grow independently of people, usually in natural conditions |
| a. careful about money; economical |
| a. vigorous in the body; strong; powerful; performed with valor or bravery; heroic |
tackle
5
| v. administer; watch a person or activity to make certain that everything is done correctly |
| v. conceal or hide; envelope completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion |
| n. apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights; stopping an opposing player carrying the ball |
| v. assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for profit |
tautology
6
| n. temporary stay; a brief period of residence; place of temporary stay |
| n. a solemn promise made to God; the promise of fidelity; the pledge of love or affection |
| n. unnecessary repetition, especially for the same sense in different words; redundancy |
| a. developed or designed for a special activity or function |
theatrical
7
| a. of or pertaining to the theater, or scenic representations; resembling manner of dramatic performers |
| n. a large piece of cloth worn especially by women or girls over their shoulders and head |
| n. systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject |
| n. a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions |
transmitter
8
| a. vigorous in the body; strong; powerful; performed with valor or bravery; heroic |
| v. treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of |
| a. careful about money; economical |
| n. any agent that carries and sends something |
treatise
9
| a. relating to the arrangement or accurate representation of the physical features of an area |
| n. laying a tax, or imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by authority; raising of revenue |
| a. characterized by a lack of partiality; without bias |
| n. systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject |
tributary
10
| a. determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious |
| n. a branch that flows into the mainstream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for |
| n. continuous, unwavering course; exact meaning or actual wording of a document |
| v. shake with or as if with cold; tremble; break into fragments or splinters |