TOEFL Vocabulary — Group 16

A spoken or written account of connected events, or the way a story is told.

Just beginning to develop or exist; in an early, emerging stage.

A person, thing, or situation that causes annoyance or minor trouble.

A specialized position or area of activity that particularly suits a person's or organization's skills and interests.

Active during the night rather than the day.

Coolly unconcerned or casual, as if nothing could bother you.

Widely known for something bad or undesirable.

Required by a rule, law, or custom; compulsory.

Completely unaware of what's happening nearby.

Quick to notice small details or changes in one's surroundings.

To block a path, road, or process so that movement or progress becomes difficult or impossible.

Burdensome; requiring great effort and difficult to bear.

Not able to be seen through; by extension, difficult to understand or interpret.

To deliberately exclude someone from a group or community.

Done with great care and thoroughness, sparing no effort.

So intense or obvious that it can almost be physically felt or touched.

Strongly and often unfairly favoring one side, party, or cause over another.

To confuse someone so much that they cannot easily understand or explain something.

To continue trying to do something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.

A fact, event, or situation that is noticeable, especially one that is not yet fully understood.

The highest point of achievement, success, or development.

Extremely important because everything else depends on it.

To reduce someone's anger by offering a soothing gesture or concession.

Something that must exist or be completed before something else can happen.

Perfectly clean or untouched, appearing exactly as new or original as possible.