TOEFL - Set 11 Exercise

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

1) amenity

n. something that makes life easier or more enjoyable
Syn. convenience
Example - She had all the amenities of home when she went camping.
Example - One expects many amenities at a five-star hotel.

2) destroy

v. to put an end to the existence of something
adj. destructive
Syn. ruin
adv. destructively
n. destructiveness
n. destruction
n. destroyer
Example - The factory was destroyed by the fire.
Example - The destruction of the old landmark was opposed by a concerned group of citizens.

3) disperse

v. to cause to move in many different directions
adj. dispersed
Syn. circulate
Example - The high winds and rain dispersed the crowd.
Example - After the hurricane, dispersed belongings cluttered the street.

4) dwelling

n. where people live
n. dweller
Syn. house
v. dwell
Example - Cave-like dwellings have been discovered throughout the world.
Example - City dwellers often have trouble adjusting to life in the country

5) element

n. a part of the whole *environment
n. element*
adj. elemental
Syn. component
Example - City dwellers are out of their element in the country.
Example - Hard work and perseverance are the basic elements of success.

6) elementary

adj. simple in structure, easy to do
Syn. primary
Example - The solution to the problem was actually quite elementary.
Example - You must take Elementary Physics before you can enroll in the advanced course.

7) eliminate

v. to remove, free oneself of something
n. elimination
adj. eliminated
Syn. delete
Example - Mistakes must be eliminated before you hand in a term paper.
Example - The elimination of the runner from the race was decided by the judge.

8) emphasize

v. to show that something is especially important or exceptional
adj. emphatic
n. emphasis
adv. emphatically
Syn. highlight
Example - The professor emphasized certain aspects of the historical period.
Example - When asked if they would like to leave class early, the students answered with an emphatic "yes".

9) encircle

v. to make a circle around
adj. encircled
Syn. surround
Example - The players encircled their coach after winning the big game.
Example - The encircled celebrity actually became afraid of her fans.

10) erratic

adj. no regular pattern in thinking or movement; changeable without reason
adv. erratically
Syn. inconsistent
Example - The artist's paintings have an erratic qualify, some being excellent, and others mediocre.
Example - The unstable chemical reacted erratically.

11) exaggerate

v. to make something more than what it is
adj. exaggerated
Syn. overstate
n. exaggeration
Example - The federal government exaggerated the success of its programs.
Example - To say that his business is successful would be an exaggeration.

12) mention

v. to say; relate in written form
adj. mentioned
Syn. remark
n. mention
Example - Theater-goers often mention that they enjoy watching movies on a large screen.
Example - The book mentioned today was included in the bibliography that was handed out in class last week.

13) pier

n. a place where boats arrive to take on or unload cargo and passengers
Syn. dock
Example - The submarine arrived at the pier on time.
Example - The goods were unloaded onto the pier.

14) prevalent

adj. existing widely or commonly
n. prevalence
Syn. commonplace
Example - Comfortable trade winds are prevalent in the Caribbean islands.
Example - There is a prevalence of disease where poor sanitation conditions exist.

15) release

v. to allow to come out; to give freedom
n. release
Syn. free
Example - A new movie was just released.
Example - The release of the records was expected today.

Home
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	15 Words
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. Amenity

(A) Advice
(B) Convenience
(C) Element
(D) Emphasis

Correct Answer - B

2. Ruin

(A) Destroy
(B) Conform
(C) Forbid
(D) Baffle

Correct Answer - A

3. Mention

(A) Surround
(B) Remark
(C) Assert
(D) Clarify

Correct Answer - B

4. Emphasize

(A) Frighten
(B) Highlight
(C) Delete
(D) Persuade

Correct Answer - B

5. Exaggerate

(A) Impress
(B) Dominate
(C) Elaborate
(D) Overstate

Correct Answer - D

6. Disperse

(A) Circulate
(B) Classify
(C) Distort
(D) Encircle

Correct Answer - A

7. Release

(A) Free
(B) Replace
(C) Settle
(D) Block

Correct Answer - A

8. Inconsistent

(A) Destructive
(B) Emphatic
(C) Circulated
(D) Erratic

Correct Answer - D

9. Commonplace

(A) Elementary
(B) Rudimentary
(C) Prevalent
(D) Uniform

Correct Answer - C

10. Pier

(A) Depth
(B) Crack
(C) Dock
(D) Prime

Correct Answer - C

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

1. Kapok is made from the silky fibers that encircle the seeds of the tropical silkcotton tree.

(A) release
(B) destroy
(C) surround
(D) circulate

Answer - C

2. Evidence suggests that the rumor process eliminates the most improbable accounts of an event.

(A) elicits
(B) deletes
(C) emphasizes
(D) exaggerates

Answer - B

3. The most elementary type of convection can be explained by the fact that heat rises.

(A) Mentioned
(B) erratic
(C) prevalent
(D) primary

Answer - D

4. The thermostat is an element in some types of fire detection devices.

(A) a problem
(B) an amenity
(C) a component
(D) an advantage

Answer - C

5. Poorly constructed dwellings cannot withstand severe storms.

(A) Houses
(B) piers
(C) boats
(D) roads

Answer - A