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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desperadonoun
One without regard for law or life.
1252
desperateadjective
Resorted to in a last extremity, or as if prompted by utter despair.
1253
despicableadjective
Contemptible.
1254
despitepreposition
In spite of.
1255
despondverb
To lose spirit, courage, or hope.
1256
despondentadjective
Disheartened.
1257
despotnoun
An absolute and irresponsible monarch.
1258
despotismnoun
Any severe and strict rule in which the judgment of the governed has little or no part.
1259
destituteadjective
Poverty-stricken.
1260
desultoryadjective
Not connected with what precedes.
1261
deterverb
To frighten away.
1262
deteriorateverb
To grow worse.
1263
determinateadjective
Definitely limited or fixed.
1264
determinationnoun
The act of deciding.
1265
deterrentadjective
Hindering from action through fear.
1266
detestverb
To dislike or hate with intensity.
1267
detractverb
To take away in such manner as to lessen value or estimation.
1268
detrimentnoun
Something that causes damage, depreciation, or loss.
1269
detrudeverb
To push down forcibly.
1270
deviateverb
To take a different course.
1271
devilrynoun
Malicious mischief.
1272
deviltrynoun
Wanton and malicious mischief.
1273
deviousadjective
Out of the common or regular track.
1274
deviseverb
To invent.
1275
devoutadjective
Religious.
1276
dexteritynoun
Readiness, precision, efficiency, and ease in any physical activity or in any mechanical work.
1277
diabolicadjective
Characteristic of the devil.
1278
diacriticaladjective
Marking a difference.
1279
diagnoseverb
To distinguish, as a disease, by its characteristic phenomena.
1280
diagnosisnoun
Determination of the distinctive nature of a disease.
1281
dialectnoun
Forms of speech collectively that are peculiar to the people of a particular district.
1282
dialecticiannoun
A logician.
1283
dialoguenoun
A formal conversation in which two or more take part.
1284
diaphanousadjective
Transparent.
1285
diatomicadjective
Containing only two atoms.
1286
diatribenoun
A bitter or malicious criticism.
1287
dictumnoun
A positive utterance.
1288
didacticadjective
Pertaining to teaching.
1289
differencenoun
Dissimilarity in any respect.
1290
differentianoun
Any essential characteristic of a species by reason of which it differs from other species.
1291
differentialadjective
Distinctive.
1292
differentiateverb
To acquire a distinct and separate character.
1293
diffidencenoun
Self-distrust.
1294
diffidentadjective
Affected or possessed with self-distrust.
1295
diffusibleadjective
Spreading rapidly through the system and acting quickly.
1296
diffusionnoun
Dispersion.
1297
dignitarynoun
One who holds high rank.
1298
digraphnoun
A union of two characters representing a single sound.
1299
digressverb
To turn aside from the main subject and for a time dwell on some incidental matter.
1300
dilateverb
To enlarge in all directions.
1301
dilatoryadjective
Tending to cause delay.
1302
dilemmanoun
A situation in which a choice between opposing modes of conduct is necessary.
1303
dilettantenoun
A superficial amateur.
1304
diligencenoun
Careful and persevering effort to accomplish what is undertaken.
1305
diluteverb
To make more fluid or less concentrated by admixture with something.
1306
diminutionnoun
Reduction.
1307
dimlyadverb
Obscurely.
1308
diphthongnoun
The sound produced by combining two vowels in to a single syllable or running together the sounds.
1309
diplomacynoun
Tact, shrewdness, or skill in conducting any kind of negotiations or in social matters.
1310
diplomatnoun
A representative of one sovereign state at the capital or court of another.
1311
diplomaticadjective
Characterized by special tact in negotiations.
1312
diplomatistnoun
One remarkable for tact and shrewd management.
1313
disagreeverb
To be opposite in opinion.
1314
disallowverb
To withhold permission or sanction.
1315
disappearverb
To cease to exist, either actually or for the time being.
1316
disappointverb
To fail to fulfill the expectation, hope, wish, or desire of.
1317
disapproveverb
To regard with blame.
1318
disarmverb
To deprive of weapons.
1319
disarrangeverb
To throw out of order.
1320
disavowverb
To disclaim responsibility for.
1321
disavowalnoun
Denial.
1322
disbelievernoun
One who refuses to believe.
1323
disburdenverb
To disencumber.
1324
disburseverb
To pay out or expend, as money from a fund.
1325
discardverb
To reject.
1326
discernibleadjective
Perceivable.
1327
disciplenoun
One who believes the teaching of another, or who adopts and follows some doctrine.
1328
disciplinaryadjective
Having the nature of systematic training or subjection to authority.
1329
disciplineverb
To train to obedience.
1330
disclaimverb
To disavow any claim to, connection with, or responsibility to.
1331
discolorverb
To stain.
1332
discomfitverb
To put to confusion.
1333
discomfortnoun
The state of being positively uncomfortable.
1334
disconnectverb
To undo or dissolve the connection or association of.
1335
disconsolateadjective
Grief-stricken.
1336
discontinuancenoun
Interruption or intermission.
1337
discordnoun
Absence of harmoniousness.
1338
discountenanceverb
To look upon with disfavor.
1339
discoververb
To get first sight or knowledge of, as something previously unknown or unperceived.
1340
discreditverb
To injure the reputation of.
1341
discreetadjective
Judicious.
1342
discrepantadjective
Opposite.
1343
discriminateverb
To draw a distinction.
1344
discursiveadjective
Passing from one subject to another.
1345
discussionnoun
Debate.
1346
disenfranchiseverb
To deprive of any right privilege or power
1347
disengageverb
To become detached.
1348
disfavornoun
Disregard.
1349
disfigureverb
To impair or injure the beauty, symmetry, or appearance of.
1350
dishabillenoun
Undress or negligent attire.
1351
dishonestadjective
Untrustworthy.
1352
disillusionverb
To disenchant.
1353
disinfectverb
To remove or destroy the poison of infectious or contagious diseases.
1354
disinfectantnoun
A substance used to destroy the germs of infectious diseases.
1355
disinheritverb
To deprive of an inheritance.
1356
disinterestedadjective
Impartial.
1357
disjunctiveadjective
Helping or serving to disconnect or separate.
1358
dislocateverb
To put out of proper place or order.
1359
dismissalnoun
Displacement by authority from an office or an employment.
1360
dismountverb
To throw down, push off, or otherwise remove from a horse or the like.
1361
disobediencenoun
Neglect or refusal to comply with an authoritative injunction.
1362
disobedientadjective
Neglecting or refusing to obey.
1363
disownverb
To refuse to acknowledge as one’s own or as connected with oneself.
1364
disparageverb
To regard or speak of slightingly.
1365
disparitynoun
Inequality.
1366
dispelverb
To drive away by or as by scattering in different directions.
1367
dispensationnoun
That which is bestowed on or appointed to one from a higher power.
1368
displaceverb
To put out of the proper or accustomed place.
1369
dispossessverb
To deprive of actual occupancy, especially of real estate.
1370
disputationnoun
Verbal controversy.
1371
disqualifyverb
To debar.
1372
disquietverb
To deprive of peace or tranquillity.
1373
disregardverb
To take no notice of.
1374
disreputableadjective
Dishonorable or disgraceful.
1375
disreputenoun
A bad name or character.
1376
disrobeverb
To unclothe.
1377
disruptverb
To burst or break asunder.
1378
dissatisfyverb
To displease.
1379
dissectverb
To cut apart or to pieces.
1380
dissectionnoun
The act or operation of cutting in pieces, specifically of a plant or an animal.
1381
dissembleverb
To hide by pretending something different.
1382
disseminateverb
To sow or scatter abroad, as seed is sown.
1383
dissensionnoun
Angry or violent difference of opinion.
1384
dissentnoun
Disagreement.
1385
dissentientnoun
One who disagrees.
1386
dissentiousadjective
Contentious.
1387
dissertationnoun
Thesis.
1388
disservicenoun
An ill turn.
1389
disseververb
To divide.
1390
dissimilaradjective
Different.
1391
dissipateverb
To disperse or disappear.
1392
dissipationnoun
The state of being dispersed or scattered.
1393
dissoluteadjective
Lewd.
1394
dissolutionnoun
A breaking up of a union of persons.
1395
dissolveverb
To liquefy or soften, as by heat or moisture.
1396
dissonancenoun
Discord.
1397
dissonantadjective
Harsh or disagreeable in sound.
1398
dissuadeverb
To change the purpose or alter the plans of by persuasion, counsel, or pleading.
1399
dissuasionnoun
The act of changing the purpose of or altering the plans of through persuasion, or pleading.
1400
disyllablenoun
A word of two syllables.
1401
distempernoun
A disease or malady.
1402
distendverb
To stretch out or expand in every direction.
1403
distensibleadjective
Capable of being stretched out or expanded in every direction.
1404
distentionnoun
Expansion.
1405
distillverb
To extract or produce by vaporization and condensation.
1406
distillationnoun
Separation of the more volatile parts of a substance from those less volatile.
1407
distillernoun
One occupied in the business of distilling alcoholic liquors.
1408
distinctionnoun
A note or designation of honor, officially recognizing superiority or success in studies.
1409
distortverb
To twist into an unnatural or irregular form.
1410
distrainverb
To subject a person to distress.
1411
distrainornoun
One who subjects a person to distress.
1412
distraughtadjective
Bewildered.
1413
distrustnoun
Lack of confidence in the power, wisdom, or good intent of any person.
1414
disunionnoun
Separation of relations or interests.
1415
diurnaladjective
Daily.
1416
divagationnoun
Digression.
1417
divergentadjective
Tending in different directions.
1418
diverseadjective
Capable of various forms.
1419
diversionnoun
Pastime.
1420
diversitynoun
Dissimilitude.
1421
divertverb
To turn from the accustomed course or a line of action already established.
1422
divertibleadjective
Able to be turned from the accustomed course or a line of action already established.
1423
divestverb
To strip, specifically of clothes, ornaments, or accouterments or disinvestment.
1424
divinationnoun
The pretended forecast of future events or discovery of what is lost or hidden.
1425
divinitynoun
The quality or character of being godlike.
1426
divisibleadjective
Capable of being separated into parts.
1427
divisornoun
That by which a number or quantity is divided.
1428
divulgeverb
To tell or make known, as something previously private or secret.
1429
divulgencenoun
A divulging.
1430
docileadjective
Easy to manage.
1431
docketnoun
The registry of judgments of a court.
1432
doenoun
The female of the deer.
1433
dogmanoun
A statement of religious faith or duty formulated by a body claiming authority.
1434
dogmaticadjective
Making statements without argument or evidence.
1435
dogmatizeverb
To make positive assertions without supporting them by argument or evidence.
1436
dolefuladjective
Melancholy.
1437
dolesomeadjective
Melancholy.
1438
dolornoun
Lamentation.
1439
dolorousadjective
Expressing or causing sorrow or pain.
1440
domainnoun
A sphere or field of action or interest.
1441
domesticitynoun
Life in or fondness for one’s home and family.
1442
domicilenoun
The place where one lives.
1443
dominancenoun
Ascendancy.
1444
dominantadjective
Conspicuously prominent.
1445
dominateverb
To influence controllingly.
1446
dominationnoun
Control by the exercise of power or constituted authority.
1447
domineerverb
To rule with insolence or unnecessary annoyance.
1448
donateverb
To bestow as a gift, especially for a worthy cause.
1449
donatornoun
One who makes a donation or present.
1450
doneenoun
A person to whom a donation is made.
1451
donornoun
One who makes a donation or present.
1452
dormantadjective
Being in a state of or resembling sleep.
1453
doubletnoun
One of a pair of like things.
1454
doublyadverb
In twofold degree or extent.
1455
dowrynoun
The property which a wife brings to her husband in marriage.
1456
drachmanoun
A modern and an ancient Greek coin.
1457
dragnetnoun
A net to be drawn along the bottom of the water.
1458
dragoonnoun
In the British army, a cavalryman.
1459
drainagenoun
The means of draining collectively, as a system of conduits, trenches, pipes, etc.
1460
dramatistnoun
One who writes plays.
1461
dramatizeverb
To relate or represent in a dramatic or theatrical manner.
1462
drasticadjective
Acting vigorously.
1463
droughtnoun
Dry weather, especially when so long continued as to cause vegetation to wither.
1464
drowsyadjective
Heavy with sleepiness.
1465
drudgerynoun
Hard and constant work in any menial or dull occupation.
1466
dubiousadjective
Doubtful.
1467
ducklingnoun
A young duck.
1468
ductileadjective
Capable of being drawn out, as into wire or a thread.
1469
duetnoun
A composition for two voices or instruments.
1470
dunverb
To make a demand or repeated demands on for payment.
1471
duplexadjective
Having two parts.
1472
duplicitynoun
Double-dealing.
1473
durancenoun
Confinement.
1474
durationnoun
The period of time during which anything lasts.
1475
duteousadjective
Showing submission to natural superiors.
1476
dutiableadjective
Subject to a duty, especially a customs duty.
1477
dutifuladjective
Obedient.
1478
dwindleverb
To diminish or become less.
1479
dynenoun
The force which, applied to a mass of one gram for 1 second, would give it a velocity of 1 cm/s.
1480
earnestadjective
Ardent in spirit and speech.
1481
earthenwarenoun
Anything made of clay and baked in a kiln or dried in the sun.
1482
eatableadjective
Edible.
1483
ebullientadjective
Showing enthusiasm or exhilaration of feeling.
1484
eccentricadjective
Peculiar.
1485
eccentricitynoun
Idiosyncrasy.
1486
eclipsenoun
The obstruction of a heavenly body by its entering into the shadow of another body.
1487
economizeverb
To spend sparingly.
1488
ecstasynoun
Rapturous excitement or exaltation.
1489
ecstaticadjective
Enraptured.
1490
edibleadjective
Suitable to be eaten.
1491
edictnoun
That which is uttered or proclaimed by authority as a rule of action.
1492
edifyverb
To build up, or strengthen, especially in morals or religion.
1493
editorialnoun
An article in a periodical written by the editor and published as an official argument.
1494
educeverb
To draw out.
1495
effaceverb
To obliterate.
1496
effectnoun
A consequence.
1497
effectiveadjective
Fit for a destined purpose.
1498
effectualadjective
Efficient.
1499
effeminacynoun
Womanishness.
1500
effeminateadjective