TOEFL VOCABULARY ADVANCED SET 5 - 100 QUESTIONS
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 exhaustive | adj. extremely thorough |
| exhilarated | adj. cheerful or merry |
| exotic | adj. unusual and exciting because of a connection with a foreign country |
| expanse | n. a wide and open area of land, water, sky, etc. |
| expedient | adj. quick and effective, but sometimes not morally right; n. a means to an end |
| expel | v. to make someone leave a group |
| expenditure | n. the total amount of money that a government, organization, or person spends |
| expertise | n. special skill or knowledge in a particular subject |
| expiration | n. the end of a period of time during which an official document or agreement is allowed to be used |
| explanatory | adj. giving information about something |
| explicit | adj. fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated |
| explode | v. to expand with force and noise because of rapid chemical change |
| exploit | v. to treat a person or situation as an opportunity to gain an advantage |
| exquisite | adj. extremely beautiful or delicate |
| extant | adj. still existing in spite of being very old |
| extempore | adj. spoken or done without any preparation or practice |
| extensive | adj. very large in size, amount or degree |
| external | adj. relating to the outside or outer part |
| extinguish | v. to put out a fire, light, etc. |
| extract | v. to remove or obtain a substance from something; n. something extracted |
| extracurricular | adj. relating to other activities outside of usual classes |
| extraneous | adj. introduced or coming from outside |
| extraordinary | adj. beyond what is usual, ordinary, or regular |
| extravagant | adj. spending much more than is necessary or wise |
| fable | n. a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters |
| fabricate | v. to invent false information in order to deceive people |
| fabulous | adj. extremely good |
| facet | n. one of several parts of someone's character, a situation, etc. |
| facile | adj. being too simple and showing a lack of careful thought |
| facilitate | v. to make easier or less difficult |
| fade | v. to lose brightness or vividness of color |
| fallible | adj. able to make mistakes or be wrong |
| fanatical | adj. motivated or characterized by an extreme, uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics |
| fatal | adj. causing or capable of causing death |
| fatigue | n. extreme tiredness |
| feasible | adj. capable of being done, effected, or accomplished |
| fertile | adj. abundantly productive |
| fervent | adj. having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc. |
| fetch | v. to go and bring back |
| fibrous | adj. containing, consisting of, or resembling fibers |
| fictional | adj. not true or real |
| fierce | adj. angry or ready to attack, and very frightening |
| fiery | adj. looking like fire; quickly or easily becoming angry |
| filthy | adj. extremely dirty |
| fixture | n. a person or thing long established in the same place or position |
| flamboyant | adj. strikingly bold or brilliant |
| flare | v. to start up or burst out in sudden, fierce activity, passion, etc.; n. a sudden blaze or burst of flame |
| flatter | v. to compliment excessively and often insincerely, especially in order to win favor |
| flee | v. to run away from danger or pursuers |
| flicker | v. to burn unsteadily; n. an unsteady flame or light; a feeling or an emotion that lasts for only a very short time |
| flimsy | adj. hard to believe |
| flip | v. to move, push, or throw with a sudden sharp movement; n. the act of flipping |
| floral | adj. decorated with or made of flowers |
| flourish | v. to develop well and be successful; n. an ostentatious display |
| fluctuate | v. to change continually |
| fluffy | adj. made of, or covered with fluff |
| flush | v. to make water go through for cleansing; n. blush |
| foe | n. an enemy |
| foliage | n. the leaves of a plant; leaves and branches together |
| folly | n. the state or quality of being foolish |
| foothold | n. a place or support for the feet |
| forage | v. to wonder or go in search of food; n. food for horses or cattle; search for provisions |
| forcibly | adv. by the use of force or violence |
| forerunner | n. someone or something that is an early example or a sign of something |
| foresee | v. to know in advance |
| foretell | v. to tell what will happen beforehand |
| formidable | adj. causing fear; difficult to deal with |
| forsake | v. to leave somebody or something, especially or when you have a responsibility to stay |
| foul | adj. dirty and smelling bad; very unpleasant |
| founder | n. a person who establishes a business, organization, school, etc. |
| fowl | n. the domestic or barnyard hen or rooster |
| fractional | adj. comparatively small |
| fracture | n. the breaking of a bone or other hand substance |
| fragile | adj. easily broken, shattered, or damaged |
| frail | adj. thin and weak, especially due to old age |
| framework | n. a main supporting part of something; the structure of a society, a legal, or political system, etc. |
| friction | n. the rubbing of one surface against another; disagreement |
| frigid | adj. very cold |
| fulfill | v. to carry out, or bring to realization |
| fume | n. any smoke like substance; v. to be very angry about something |
| fungus | n. any plant growing on other plants or on decaying matter |
| furnish | v. to supply a house, room, etc. with necessary furniture |
| furthermore | adv. moreover |
| futile | adj. useless having no chance of being successful |
| garment | n. a piece of clothing |
| gauge | v. to judge or measure; n. a standard of measure or measurement |
| generalize | v. to infer a general principle, trend, etc. from particular facts, statistics, or the like |
| genesis | n. the beginning of something |
| genial | adj. warmly and pleasantly cheerful |
| genuine | adj. real |
| geological | adj. relating to geology |
| geometric | adj. relating to geometry |
| germinate | v. to begin to grow or develop |
| glimpse | n. a very brief, passing look; v. to look briefly |
| glue | n. a sticky substance that is used for joining things together; v. to join two things together using glue |
| gorgeous | adj. splendid or sumptuous |
| gracefully | adv. characterized by elegance |
| grant | v. to give or accord; n. something granted, as a sum of money |
| grasp | v. to seize upon or hold firmly; n. a hold or grip |
| grave | adj. very serious and important; n. an excavation made in the earth in which a dead body buried |
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