This page features IELTS and TOEFL words that you may see or hear on the reading and/or listening sections of the TOEFL and IELTS tests. Becoming familiar with these and similar words will also help you on the writing and speaking portions of the tests.
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olive-branchnoun
A branch of the olive-tree, as an emblem of peace.
3252
ominousadjective
Portentous.
3253
omissionnoun
Exclusion.
3254
omnipotencenoun
Unlimited and universal power.
3255
omnipotentadjective
Possessed of unlimited and universal power.
3256
omnisciencenoun
Unlimited or infinite knowledge.
3257
omniscientadjective
Characterized by unlimited or infinite knowledge.
3258
omnivorousadjective
Eating or living upon food of all kinds indiscriminately.
3259
onerousadjective
Burdensome or oppressive.
3260
onrushnoun
Onset.
3261
onsetnoun
An assault, especially of troops, upon an enemy or fortification.
3262
onslaughtnoun
A violent onset.
3263
onusnoun
A burden or responsibility.
3264
opalescencenoun
The property of combined refraction and reflection of light, resulting in smoky tints.
3265
opaqueadjective
Impervious to light.
3266
operateverb
To put in action and supervise the working of.
3267
operativeadjective
Active.
3268
operatornoun
One who works with or controls some machine or scientific apparatus.
3269
operettanoun
A humorous play in dialogue and music, of more than one act.
3270
opinionnoun
A conclusion or judgment held with confidence, but falling short of positive knowledge.
3271
opponentnoun
One who supports the opposite side in a debate, discussion, struggle, or sport.
3272
opportuneadjective
Especially fit as occurring, said, or done at the right moment.
3273
opportunistnoun
One who takes advantage of circumstances to gain his ends.
3274
opportunitynoun
Favorable or advantageous chance or opening.
3275
oppositeadjective
Radically different or contrary in action or movement.
3276
opprobriumnoun
The state of being scornfully reproached or accused of evil.
3277
opticnoun
Pertaining to the eye or vision.
3278
opticiannoun
One who makes or deals in optical instruments or eye-glasses.
3279
opticsnoun
The science that treats of light and vision, and all that is connected with sight.
3280
optimismnoun
The view that everything in nature and the history of mankind is ordered for the best.
3281
optionnoun
The right, power, or liberty of choosing.
3282
optometrynoun
Measurement of the powers of vision.
3283
opulencenoun
Affluence.
3284
opulentadjective
Wealthy.
3285
oraladjective
Uttered through the mouth.
3286
orateverb
To deliver an elaborate or formal public speech.
3287
orationnoun
An elaborate or formal public speech.
3288
oratornoun
One who delivers an elaborate or formal speech.
3289
oratorionoun
A composition for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, generally taken from the Scriptures.
3290
oratorynoun
The art of public speaking.
3291
ordealnoun
Anything that severely tests courage, strength, patience, conscience, etc.
3292
ordinalnoun
That form of the numeral that shows the order of anything in a series, as first, second, third.
3293
ordinationnoun
A consecration to the ministry.
3294
ordnancenoun
A general name for all kinds of weapons and their appliances used in war.
3295
orgiesnoun
Wild or wanton revelry.
3296
originnoun
The beginning of that which becomes or is made to be.
3297
originaladjective
Not copied nor produced by imitation.
3298
originateverb
To cause or constitute the beginning or first stage of the existence of.
3299
ornateadjective
Ornamented to a marked degree.
3300
orthodoxadjective
Holding the commonly accepted faith.
3301
orthodoxynoun
Acceptance of the common faith.
3302
orthogonaladjective
Having or determined by right angles.
3303
orthopedicadjective
Relating to the correcting or preventing of deformity
3304
orthopedistnoun
One who practices the correcting or preventing of deformity
3305
oscillateverb
To swing back and forth.
3306
osculateverb
To kiss.
3307
ossifyverb
to convert into bone.
3308
ostentationnoun
A display dictated by vanity and intended to invite applause or flattery.
3309
ostracismnoun
Exclusion from intercourse or favor, as in society or politics.
3310
ostracizeverb
To exclude from public or private favor.
3311
oughtverb
To be under moral obligation to be or do.
3312
oustverb
To eject.
3313
out-and-outadverb
Genuinely.
3314
outbreaknoun
A sudden and violent breaking forth, as of something that has been pent up or restrained.
3315
outburstnoun
A violent issue, especially of passion in an individual.
3316
outcastnoun
One rejected and despised, especially socially.
3317
outcrynoun
A vehement or loud cry or clamor.
3318
outdoverb
To surpass.
3319
outlandishadjective
Of barbarous, uncouth, and unfamiliar aspect or action.
3320
outlastverb
To last longer than.
3321
outlawnoun
A habitual lawbreaker.
3322
outliveverb
To continue to exist after.
3323
out-of-the-wayadjective
Remotely situated.
3324
outpostnoun
A detachment of troops stationed at a distance from the main body to guard against surprise.
3325
outragenoun
A gross infringement of morality or decency.
3326
outrageousadjective
Shocking in conduct.
3327
outreachverb
To reach or go beyond.
3328
outrideverb
To ride faster than.
3329
outriggernoun
A part built or arranged to project beyond a natural outline for support.
3330
outrightadverb
Entirely.
3331
outskirtnoun
A border region.
3332
outstretchverb
To extend.
3333
outstripverb
To go beyond.
3334
outweighverb
To surpass in importance or excellence.
3335
overdoverb
To overtax the strength of.
3336
overdosenoun
An excessive dose, usually so large a dose of a medicine that its effect is toxic.
3337
overeatverb
To eat to excess.
3338
overhangnoun
A portion of a structure which projects or hangs over.
3339
overleapverb
To leap beyond.
3340
overlordnoun
One who holds supremacy over another.
3341
overpassverb
To pass across or over, as a river.
3342
overpayverb
To pay or reward in excess.
3343
overpowerverb
To gain supremacy or victory over by superior power.
3344
overproductionnoun
Excessive production.
3345
overreachverb
To stretch out too far.
3346
overrunverb
To infest or ravage.
3347
overseeverb
To superintend.
3348
overseernoun
A supervisor.
3349
overshadowverb
To cast into the shade or render insignificant by comparison.
3350
overstrideverb
To step beyond.
3351
overthrowverb
To vanquish an established ruler or government.
3352
overtonenoun
A harmonic.
3353
overturenoun
An instrumental prelude to an opera, oratorio, or ballet.
3354
overweightnoun
Preponderance.
3355
pacifyverb
To bring into a peaceful state.
3356
packetnoun
A bundle, as of letters.
3357
pactnoun
A covenant.
3358
pagannoun
A worshiper of false gods.
3359
pageantnoun
A dramatic representation, especially a spectacular one.
3360
palatenoun
The roof of the mouth.
3361
palatialadjective
Magnificent.
3362
paleontologynoun
The branch of biology that treats of ancient life and fossil organisms.
3363
palettenoun
A thin tablet, with a hole for the thumb, upon which artists lay their colors for painting.
3364
palinodenoun
A retraction.
3365
pallverb
To make dull by satiety.
3366
palliateverb
To cause to appear less guilty.
3367
pallidadjective
Of a pale or wan appearance.
3368
palpablenoun
perceptible by feeling or touch.
3369
palsynoun
Paralysis.
3370
palyadjective
Lacking color or brilliancy.
3371
pamphletnoun
A brief treatise or essay, usually on a subject of current interest.
3372
pamphleteerverb
To compose or issue pamphlets, especially controversial ones.
3373
panaceanoun
A remedy or medicine proposed for or professing to cure all diseases.
3374
pan-americanadjective
Including or pertaining to the whole of America, both North and South.
3375
pandemicadjective
Affecting a whole people or all classes, as a disease.
3376
pandemoniumnoun
A fiendish or riotous uproar.
3377
panegyricnoun
A formal and elaborate eulogy, written or spoken, of a person or of an act.
3378
panelnoun
A rectangular piece set in or as in a frame.
3379
panicnoun
A sudden, unreasonable, overpowering fear.
3380
panoplynoun
A full set of armor.
3381
panoramanoun
A series of large pictures representing a continuous scene.
3382
pantheismnoun
The worship of nature for itself or its beauty.
3383
Pantheonnoun
A circular temple at Rome with a fine Corinthian portico and a great domed roof.
3384
pantomimenoun
Sign-language.
3385
pantoscopenoun
A very wide-angled photographic lens.
3386
papacynoun
The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.
3387
papyrusnoun
The writing-paper of the ancient Egyptians, and later of the Romans.
3388
parablenoun
A brief narrative founded on real scenes or events usually with a moral.
3389
paradoxnoun
A statement or doctrine seemingly in contradiction to the received belief.
3390
paragonnoun
A model of excellence.
3391
parallelverb
To cause to correspond or lie in the same direction and equidistant in all parts.
3392
parallelismnoun
Essential likeness.
3393
paralysisnoun
Loss of the power of contractility in the voluntary or involuntary muscles.
3394
paralyzeverb
To deprive of the power to act.
3395
paramountadjective
Supreme in authority.
3396
paramournoun
One who is unlawfully and immorally a lover or a mistress.
3397
paraphernalianoun
Miscellaneous articles of equipment or adornment.
3398
paraphraseverb
Translate freely.
3399
pareverb
To cut, shave, or remove (the outside) from anything.
3400
parentagenoun
The relation of parent to child, of the producer to the produced, or of cause to effect.
3401
pariahnoun
A member of a degraded class; a social outcast.
3402
parishnoun
The ecclesiastical district in charge of a pastor.
3403
parisianadjective
Of or pertaining to the city of Paris.
3404
paritynoun
Equality, as of condition or rank.
3405
parlancenoun
Mode of speech.
3406
parleyverb
To converse in.
3407
parliamentnoun
A legislative body.
3408
parlornoun
A room for reception of callers or entertainment of guests.
3409
parodyverb
To render ludicrous by imitating the language of.
3410
paronymousadjective
Derived from the same root or primitive word.
3411
paroxysmnoun
A sudden outburst of any kind of activity.
3412
parricidenoun
The murder of a parent.
3413
parseverb
To describe, as a sentence, by separating it into its elements and describing each word.
3414
parsimoniousadjective
Unduly sparing in the use or expenditure of money.
3415
partibleadjective
Separable.
3416
participantnoun
One having a share or part.
3417
participateverb
To receive or have a part or share of.
3418
partitionnoun
That which separates anything into distinct parts.
3419
partisanadjective
Characterized by or exhibiting undue or unreasoning devotion to a party.
3420
passibleadjective
Capable of feeling of suffering.
3421
passiveadjective
Unresponsive.
3422
pastoraladjective
Having the spirit or sentiment of rural life.
3423
paternaladjective
Fatherly.
3424
paternitynoun
Fatherhood.
3425
pathosnoun
The quality in any form of representation that rouses emotion or sympathy.
3426
patriarchnoun
The chief of a tribe or race who rules by paternal right.
3427
patricianadjective
Of senatorial or noble rank.
3428
patrimonynoun
An inheritance from an ancestor, especially from one’s father.
3429
patriotismnoun
Love and devotion to one’s country.
3430
patronizeverb
To exercise an arrogant condescension toward.
3431
patronymicadjective
Formed after one’s father’s name.
3432
patterverb
To mumble something over and over.
3433
paucitynoun
Fewness.
3434
paupernoun
One without means of support.
3435
pauperismnoun
Dependence on charity.
3436
pavilionnoun
An open structure for temporary shelter.
3437
payeenoun
A person to whom money has been or is to be paid.
3438
peaceableadjective
Tranquil.
3439
peacefuladjective
Tranquil.
3440
peccableadjective
Capable of sinning.
3441
peccadillonoun
A small breach of propriety or principle.
3442
peccantadjective
Guilty.
3443
pectoraladjective
Pertaining to the breast or thorax.
3444
pecuniaryadjective
Consisting of money.
3445
pedagogicsnoun
The science and art of teaching.
3446
pedagoguenoun
A schoolmaster.
3447
pedagogynoun
The science and art of teaching
3448
pedalnoun
A lever for the foot usually applied only to musical instruments, cycles, and other machines.
3449
pedantnoun
A scholar who makes needless and inopportune display of his learning.
3450
peddleverb
To go about with a small stock of goods to sell.
3451
pedestalnoun
A base or support as for a column, statue, or vase.
3452
pedestriannoun
One who journeys on foot.
3453
pediatricsnoun
The department of medical science that relates to the treatment of diseases of childhood.
3454
pedigreenoun
One’s line of ancestors.
3455
peddlernoun
One who travels from house to house with an assortment of goods for retail.
3456
peeragenoun
The nobility.
3457
peerlessadjective
Of unequaled excellence or worth.
3458
peevishadjective
Petulant. (irritable)
3459
pellucidadjective
Translucent.
3460
penaltynoun
The consequences that follow the transgression of natural or divine law.
3461
penancenoun
Punishment to which one voluntarily submits or subjects himself as an expression of penitence.
3462
penchantnoun
A bias in favor of something.
3463
pendantnoun
Anything that hangs from something else, either for ornament or for use.
3464
pendulousadjective
Hanging, especially so as to swing by an attached end or part.
3465
pendulumnoun
A weight hung on a rod, serving by its oscillation to regulate the rate of a clock.
3466
penetrableadjective
That may be pierced by physical, moral, or intellectual force.
3467
penetrateverb
To enter or force a way into the interior parts of.
3468
penetrationnoun
Discernment.
3469
peninsularadjective
Pertaining to a piece of land almost surrounded by water.
3470
penitencenoun
Sorrow for sin with desire to amend and to atone.
3471
penitentialadjective
Pertaining to sorrow for sin with desire to amend and to atone.
3472
pennantnoun
A small flag.
3473
pensionnoun
A periodical allowance to an individual on account of past service done by him/her.
3474
pentagramnoun
A figure having five points or lobes.
3475
pentavalentadjective
Quinqeuvalent.
3476
pentadnoun
The number five.
3477
pentagonnoun
A figure, especially, with five angles and five sides.
3478
pentahedronnoun
A solid bounded by five plane faces.
3479
pentameternoun
In prosody, a line of verse containing five units or feet.
3480
pentathlonnoun
The contest of five associated exercises in the great games and the same contestants.
3481
penultimateadjective
A syllable or member of a series that is last but one.
3482
penuriousadjective
Excessively sparing in the use of money.
3483
penurynoun
Indigence.
3484
perambulateverb
To walk about.
3485
perceiveverb
To have knowledge of, or receive impressions concerning, through the medium of the body senses.
3486
perceptibleadjective
Cognizable.
3487
perceptionnoun
Knowledge through the senses of the existence and properties of matter or the external world.
3488
percipiencenoun
The act of perceiving.
3489
percipientnoun
One who or that which perceives.
3490
percolateverb
To filter.
3491
percolatornoun
A filter.
3492
percussionnoun
The sharp striking of one body against another.
3493
peremptoryadjective
Precluding question or appeal.
3494
perennialadjective
Continuing though the year or through many years.
3495
perfectibleadjective
Capable of being made perfect.
3496
perfidynoun
Treachery.
3497
perforateverb
To make a hole or holes through.
3498
performverb
To accomplish.
3499
perfumerynoun
The preparation of perfumes.
3500
perfunctoryadjective