TOEFL - Set 12 Exercise

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


1) benefit

  • v. to be useful or helpful
  • adv. beneficially
  • Syn. assist
  • adj. beneficial
  • n. benefit
  • n. beneficiary
  • Example - Use of solar power will benefit all mankind.
  • Example - It is extremely beneficial to prepare for a test.

2) blind

  • adj. unable to see or understand, to conceal; showing poor judgment or understanding
  • adv. blindly
  • n. blindness
  • Syn. unaware
  • Example - They were blind to the fact that they had little chance to succeed.
  • Example - He went into the job blindly, with no previous experience.

3) broaden

  • v. to make larger or greater
  • adv. broadly
  • Syn. enlarge
  • adj. broad
  • n. breadth
  • Example - Education will broaden your opportunities to land a good job.
  • Example - The breadth of his knowledge is impressive.

4) burgeon

  • v. grow at a fast pace
  • adj. burgeoning
  • Syn. thrive
  • Example - The burgeoning population of major cities is creating a demand for more services.
  • Example - His talent as a pianist burgeoned at the age of 14.

5) conspicuously

  • adv. attracting attention
  • adj. conspicuous
  • Syn. noticeably
  • Example - His name was conspicuously absent from the list of winners.
  • Example - The attorneys were conspicuous for their aggressive manner in the courtroom.

6) demand

  • v. to ask for something in a strong way
  • adv. demandingly
  • Syn. insist
  • adj. demanding
  • n. demand
  • Example - She demanded to know the truth.
  • Example - The employees' demands for better working conditions caused the work stoppage.

7) endorse

  • v. to express approval
  • n. endorsement
  • Syn. support
  • Example - The union endorsed the new contract.
  • Example - The president's endorsement of the project guaranteed its funding.

8) enormous

  • adj. very large
  • adv. enormously
  • Syn. Tremendous
  • n. enormity
  • Example - His enormous wealth allows him to contribute to many charities.
  • Example - A diet with many fruits and vegetables is enormously beneficial to the body.

9) entirely

  • adv. completely
  • adj. entire
  • Syn. Thoroughly
  • n. entirety
  • Example - They are entirely right about the economy.
  • Example - The president released the speech in its entirety before the news conference.

10) erode

  • v. to wear away, disappear slowly
  • n. erosion
  • Syn. deteriorate
  • Example - The senator's support is eroding because of his unpopular positions on the major issues.
  • Example - It took millions of years of erosion for nature to form the Grand Canyon.

11) evaporate

  • v. to vanish
  • n. evaporation
  • Syn. disappear
  • Example - The chances of the two sides reaching an agreement have evaporated.
  • Example - The evaporation of the funds was unexplainable.

12) recover

  • v. to get back; to have something returned
  • adj. recovered
  • Syn. retrieve
  • adj. recoverable
  • n. recovery
  • Example - The NASA team was unable to recover the space capsule.
  • Example - The recovered objects had not been damaged.

13) reportedly

  • adv. to know by report; unconfirmed; supposedly
  • adj. reported
  • Syn. Rumored
  • v. report
  • n. report
  • Example - The students reportedly sent a representative, but she has not arrived yet.
  • Example - The reported tornado has not been confirmed.

14) shift

  • n. change in position or direction
  • adj. shifting
  • Syn. Switch
  • v. shift
  • adj. shifty
  • Example - The shift in the wind was helpful to the sailors.
  • Example - Earthquakes are caused by shifting in layers of earth along faults.

15) suffer

  • v. to experience difficulty; to worsen in quality; to experience pain
  • adj. suffering
  • n. suffering
  • Syn. endure
  • n. sufferer
  • Example - The old man suffers from loss of memory.
  • Example - Many families experience the suffering of difficult economic times.

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Set 1

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

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2

Set 2

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

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3

Set 3

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

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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

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6

Set 6

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

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7

Set 7

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

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8

Set 8

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

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9

Set 9

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

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10

Set 10

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

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11

Set 11

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

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12

Set 12

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

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13

Set 13

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

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14

Set 14

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

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Set 15

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

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Set 16

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

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17

Set 17

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

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18

Set 18

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

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19

Set 19

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

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Set 20

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

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Set 21

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

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22

Set 22

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

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23

Set 23

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

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Set 24

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

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25

Set 25

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

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Set 26

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

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Set 27

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

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Set 28

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

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Set 29

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

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Set 30

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

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Choose the synonym


1. Benefit

  • (A) Prosper
  • (B) Demand
  • (C) Assist
  • (D) Distinguish

Correct Answer - C

2. Noticeably

  • (A) Constantly
  • (B) Enormously
  • (C) Conspicuously
  • (D) Broadly

Correct Answer - C

3. Rumored

  • (A) Routinely
  • (B) Purposefully
  • (C) Comparatively
  • (D) Reportedly

Correct Answer - D

4. Blind

  • (A) Oblivious
  • (B) Visible
  • (C) sensitive
  • (D) Shifting

Correct Answer - A

5. Thrive

  • (A) Exaggerate
  • (B) Burgeon
  • (C) Dominate
  • (D) Endorse

Correct Answer - B

6. Endure

  • (A) Suffer
  • (B) Erode
  • (C) Release
  • (D) Disappear

Correct Answer - A

7. Broaden

  • (A) Impress
  • (B) Elicit
  • (C) Reveal
  • (D) Enlarge

Correct Answer - D

8. Switch

  • (A) Enrich
  • (B) Shift
  • (C) Propose
  • (D) Support

Correct Answer - B

9. Retrieve

  • (A) Recover
  • (B) Deteriorate
  • (C) Disperse
  • (D) Relinquish

Correct Answer - A

10. Insist

  • (A) Demand
  • (B) Mention
  • (C) Disperse
  • (D) Intrigue

Correct Answer - A

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


1. The candidate's support evaporated after the announcement of his program reached the newspapers and televisions news programs.

  • (A) burgeoned
  • (B) suffered
  • (C) broadened
  • (D) disappeared
Answer - D

2. The president's popularity has eroded since the publication of a recent newspaper article.

  • (A) recovered
  • (B) shifted
  • (C) intensified
  • (D) deteriorated
Answer - D

3. The natural forest vegetation has entirely disappeared from the landscape.

  • (A) slowly
  • (B) reportedly
  • (C) completely
  • (D) conspicuously
Answer - C

4. Lightning is electricity that is discharged as an enormous spark, hitting the closest spot on the ground.

  • (A) a mighty
  • (B) a tremendous
  • (C) a blinding
  • (D) a terrifying
Answer - B

5. The trade unions worked hard for an agreement that would be endorsed by their members.

  • (A) demanded by
  • (B) supported by
  • (C) attractive to
  • (D) of benefit to
Answer - B
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