TOEFL - Set 1 Exercise

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abroad, abrupt, acceptable, acclaim, actually, adverse, advice, attractive, autonomous, disapproval, disruptive, haphazardly, ideal, persistent, wide


1) abroad

  • adv. - to or in another country
  • Syn. - overseas, internationally
  • Example - Louis Armstrong often traveled abroad.
  • Example - Living abroad can be an educational experience.

2) abrupt

  • adj. - quick, without warning
  • adv. - abruptly
  • Syn. - sudden
  • n. - abruptness
  • Example - There was an abrupt change in the weather.
  • Example - After the incident everyone left abruptly.

3) acceptable

  • adj. - allowable or satisfactory
  • v. - accept
  • Syn. - permissible
  • adv. - acceptably
  • n. - acceptability
  • adj. - accepting
  • Example - The idea was acceptable to everyone.
  • Example - The registrar accepted more applicants than he should have.

4) acclaim

  • n. - enthusiastic approval, applause
  • adj. - acclaimed
  • Syn. - praise
  • n. - acclamation
  • Example - Isaac Stem has won acclaim abroad.
  • Example - Acclaimed authors often win Pulitzer Prizes.

5) actually

  • adv. - being in existence, real or factual
  • adj. - actual
  • Syn. - truly
  • Example - They were actually very good soccer players.
  • Example - The actual time allotted to complete the test is two hours.

6)adverse

  • adj. - displeasing, objectionable, or bad
  • adv. - adversely
  • Syn. - unfavorable
  • n. - adversity
  • n. - adversary
  • Example - Adverse weather conditions made it difficult to play the game.
  • Example - His indecision adversely affected his job performance.

7) advice

  • n. - a recommendation given by someone not
  • v. - advise associated with the problem or situation
  • adj. - advisable
  • Syn. - suggestion
  • n. - advisability
  • Example - Good advice is hard to find.
  • Example - It is not advisable to stay up late the night before a test.

8) attractive

  • adj. - calling attention to, pleasing, creating interest,
  • v. - attract pretty
  • n. - attraction
  • Syn. - appealing
  • n. - attractiveness
  • adv. - attractively
  • Example - The idea of working four, 10-hour work days was attractive to the employees.
  • Example - The major attraction of the show was a speech by the president.

9) ideal

  • adj. - having no flaw or mistake, excellent
  • adv. - ideally
  • Syn. - perfect
  • n. - ideal
  • Example - The beach is an ideal place to relax.
  • Example - Candidates for the job should ideally have five years experience in similar positions.

10) persistent

  • adj. - continuous, refusing to give up, firm in action or decision
  • v. - persist
  • n. - persistence
  • adv. - persistently
  • Syn. - constant
  • Example - The attorney's persistent questioning weakened the witness.
  • Example - Her persistence earned her a spot on the team.

11) wide

  • adj. - extending over a large area
  • adv. - widely
  • Syn. - broad
  • n. - wideness
  • Example - Pine forests are found over a wide area of the Pacific Northwest.
  • Example - The senator has traveled wide1y.

12) autonomous

  • adj. - by itself, with no association
  • adv. - autonomously
  • Syn. - independent
  • Example - Mexico became an autonomous state in 1817.
  • Example - Although working closely with the government, all businesses function autonomously.

13) disapproval

  • n. - the act of disagreeing, not giving approval
  • v. - disapprove
  • adv. - disapprovingly
  • Syn. - objection
  • Example - Their disapproval of the plan caused the experiment to be abandoned.
  • Example - The students disapproved of the plan of study.

14) disruptive

  • adj. - causing confusion and interruption
  • v. - disrupt
  • Syn. - disturbing
  • n. - disruption
  • adv. - disruptively
  • Example - Frequent questions during lectures can be disruptive.
  • Example - The storm caused a disruption in bus service.

15) haphazardly

  • adv. - having no order or pattern, by chance
  • adj. - haphazard
  • Syn. - arbitrarily, carelessly
  • n. - haphazardness
  • Example - It was obvious that the house was built haphazardly.
  • Example - Susan completed the assignment in a haphazard way.

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1

Set 1

abroad, abrupt, acceptable, acclaim, actually, adverse, advice, attractive, autonomous, disapproval, disruptive, haphazardly, ideal, persistent, wide

15 Words

2

Set 2

advanced, advantage, advent, agile, albeit, allow, appealing, celebrated, contemporary, distribute, encourage, energetic, frail, refine, worthwhile

15 Words

3

Set 3

alter, analyze, ancient, annoying, anticipate, conform, defect, enrich, intensify, intolerable, observe, ongoing, propose, restore, vital

15 Words

4

Set 4

ambiguous, apparent, arbitrary, assert, astounding, astute, authorize, deceptively, determined, elicit, forbid, petition, relinquish, resilient, tempt

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5

Set 5

amaze, baffle, bear, block, blur, brilliant, caution, challenge, delicate, enhance, intrigue, persuade, replace, shed, unique

15 Words

6

Set 6

chiefly, coarse, commonplace, comparatively, complex, conventional, curious, exceedingly, exclusively, immense, indeed, rigid, routinely, sufficiently, visibly

15 Words

7

Set 7

appropriate, clarify, conceal, confirm, constantly, convenient, core, critical, distort, diverse, prosperous, purposefully, reveal, scarcely, theoretically

15 Words

8

Set 8

accelerate, crack, create, creep, crush, cultivate, dictate, distinguish, flaw, harvest, mirror, obtain, particle, settle, transport

15 Words

9

Set 9

accurate, classify, currency, deep, dense, depend on, dim, display, exports, gigantic, impressive, lasting, treasury, uniform, vibrant

15 Words

10

Set 10

distinct, dominant, dormant, drab, dramatic, elaborate, exceptional, hazardous, minuscule, prime, rudimentary, sensitive, superficial, terrifying, vigorous

15 Words

11

Set 11

amenity, destroy, disperse, dwelling, element, elementary, eliminate, emphasize, encircle, erratic, exaggerate, mention, pier, prevalent, release

15 Words

12

Set 12

benefit, blind, broaden, burgeon, conspicuously, demand, endorse, enormous, entirely, erode, evaporate, recover, reportedly, shift, suffer

15 Words

13

Set 13

dignitary, crucial, elude, evident, exhaust, extensive, extremely, face, facet, hero, inaccessible, obviously, predictably, solve, suitable

15 Words

14

Set 14

ample, arid, avoid, defy, enact, even, feign, fertile, freshly, function, fundamental, indiscriminate, selective, spacious, withstand

15 Words

15

Set 15

durable, favor, gain, generate, halt, handle, harbor, harmful, insignificant, mysterious, perilous, postpone, promote, reject, substantial

15 Words

16

Set 16

conscientious, convey, encompass, expansion, heighten, highlight, inadvertently, inevitable, infancy, miraculously, retrieve, systematically, unlikely, unwarranted, zenith

15 Words

17

Set 17

agitate, confidential, delighted, discreetly, documented, gradually, influence, inordinate, instantly, intentionally, intrinsic, inundate, involve, nominal, presumably

15 Words

18

Set 18

absurd, abuse, allocation, balanced, conservation, fallacious, feasible, lack, limber, means, narrow, preconception, robust, steady, swift

15 Words

19

Set 19

antiquated, coherent, develop, fabricate, investigation, normally, notice, notion, novel, opposition, record, relate, suspect, unbiased, varied

15 Words

20

Set 20

accentuate, disguise, finance, initiate, innovative, narrate, nevertheless, occasionally, omit, outlandish, overcome, partially, pass, portray, submit

15 Words

21

Set 21

decline, gather, motion, partisan, pattern, phenomena, philanthropic, placid, plentiful, reaction, rhythm, scenic, shallow, sheltered, vanishing

15 Words

22

Set 22

account, archaic, hasten, hue, illustration, inactive, intricate, magnitude, oblige, overlook, poll, position, practical, predominant, prompt

15 Words

23

Set 23

analogous, approximately, compel, formidable, intrusive, periodically, prone, prophetic, proportions, readily, reliably, reluctantly, renown, sacrifice, triumph

15 Words

24

Set 24

affordable, contaminated, discernible, flourishing, maintain, mediocre, negligible, parallel, peculiar, potent, remarkable, scattered, solid, somewhat, tedious

15 Words

25

Set 25

briefly, circulate, consistently, exhibit, found, improperly, impulsively, infrequently, isolated, overtly, profoundly, sharply, situated, subsequently, unmistakable

15 Words

26

Set 26

chaotic, characteristic, controversial, exemplify, gratifying, interpret, launch, legitimate, particular, radiant, ridge, span, spontaneous, stream, striking

15 Words

27

Set 27

aptly, demonstration, ingredients, involuntarily, marvel, measurable, moderate, odd, reflection, supposedly, sustained, symbols, synthesis, tangible, tightly

15 Words

28

Set 28

aggravating, amusement, conceivably, convert, curative, debilitating, deplete, finite, perceive, security, toxic, tranquility, trap, undeniably, underestimated

15 Words

29

Set 29

acknowledge, acquire, assimilate, assortment, caliber, condensed, contradictory, disregard, precious, prominent, requisite, unravel, vague, vast, volume

15 Words

30

Set 30

charisma, clever, convince, endure, forfeit, precarious, severe, sporadic, superior, wanton, weak, widespread, wisdom, witticism, woo

15 Words

Choose the synonym


1. widely

  • (A) broadly
  • (B) abroad
  • (C) secretly
  • (D) truly

Correct Answer - A

2. autonomous

  • (A) independent
  • (B) sudden
  • (C) international
  • (D) abrupt

Correct Answer - A

3. advice

  • (A) acclaim
  • (B) attention
  • (C) suggestion
  • (D) praise

Correct Answer - C

4. attractive

  • (A) appealing
  • (B) adverse
  • (C) arbitrary
  • (D) perfect

Correct Answer - A

5. disapproval

  • (A) attraction
  • (B) attention
  • (C) objection
  • (D) persistence

Correct Answer - C

6. haphazardly

  • (A) suddenly
  • (B) secretly
  • (C) carelessly
  • (D) constantly

Correct Answer - C

7. constant

  • (A) disruption
  • (B) acceptable
  • (C) abrupt
  • (D) persistent

Correct Answer - D

8. perfect

  • (A) attractive
  • (B) ideal
  • (C) actual
  • (D) abrupt

Correct Answer - B

9. unfavorably

  • (A) attractively
  • (B) haphazardly
  • (C) acceptably
  • (D) adversely

Correct Answer - D

10. disturbing

  • (A) perfect
  • (B) disruptive
  • (C) persistent
  • (D) attractive

Correct Answer - B

Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.


1. As a government official, Benjamin Franklin often traveled abroad.

  • (A) widely
  • (B) secretly
  • (C) alone
  • (D) overseas
Answer - D

2. American poet James Merrily received critical acclaim for his work entitled Jim's Book.

  • (A) advice
  • (B) disapproval
  • (C) praise
  • (D) attention
Answer - C

3. A revolution in women's fashion during the second half of the twentieth century made trousers acceptable for almost all activities.

  • (A) available
  • (B) permissible
  • (C) attractive
  • (D) ideal
Answer - B

4. No fan, electric or otherwise, actually cools the air.

  • (A) truly
  • (B) haphazardly
  • (C) persistently
  • (D) continuously
Answer - A

5. The climate of Chicago is subject to abrupt changes of weather.

  • (A) sudden
  • (B) extreme
  • (C) adverse
  • (D) disruptive
Answer - A
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