TOEFL Vocabulary

in a harmful way; negatively

gathered into or amounting to a whole

rain, snow, fog ( water) that falls to the ground

to keep going, despite obstacles or dicouragement

to greatly decrease the supply of a resource or material

immeasurably small

next to

to be slowly weakened by chemical reactions

make use of; to carry out

quickly an efficiently

edit for publication, censor for legal/security purposes

introductory

connective

alertness, watchfullness

to spread or flow troughout

seperately; distinct

the act of taking possesion of something

beyond doubt; unquestionable

to move back or away from

believing that humans cannot know whether there is a god

the belief that natural objects, such as trees, have souls

to worship as a god

relating to the church

having of exhibiting religious reverence

to worsen

to call on for support

to consume and incorporate; to become similar

a visible trace that something once existed

to change for the better

a pattern or model; a set of assumptions

highly educated

without being stated; unquestionable

having limited or narrow outlook; relating to the local church

strictness

to make something (usually land) part of another unit (attach,join)

the highest point (offten used to describe the high point of someone's abilities)

plan or invent by careful thought

strongest or most common

happen or exist at the same time

distribute (resources or duties) for a particular purpose

perceptible by touch or other senses

to build up a large amount of something

wealth and the style that goes with it

to estimate the value of something

dangerous

a possible benefit that motivates a person to do a certain thing

not very significant or effective

fearless

to capture

to make sure of

to attack or criticize forcefully

to make something less effective than usual (weaken)

a conclusion drawn from evidence

common

to wear away and become smaller

to force; to put pressure on someone to do something

a difficult situation, one that is hard to get out of

prohibit or forbide something

having more than one meaning

moving unpredictably from one thing to another

hinder, restrain, or prevent (an action or process)