TOEFL - Set 13 Exercise

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

1) dignitary

n. a very important or famous person, usually associated with a high position in government
Syn. notable
Example - Every dignitary in Washington was invited to the wedding.
Example - All of the high ranking dignitaries attended the economic summit.

2) crucial

adj. of great importance; extremely necessary
adv. crucially
Syn. critical
Example - Favorable weather is crucial to a good harvest.
Example - Having all the information necessary to make a good decision is crucially important.

3) elude

v. to escape in a tricky way
adj. elusive
Syn. evade
n. elusiveness
Example - The criminal has eluded the police for months.
Example - Success has been elusive for the team.

4) evident

adj. easy to see, usually because of some proof
adv. evidently
Syn. apparent
n. evidence
Example - It is evident that you are not feeling.
Example - All the evidences point to the presence of hydrogen.

5) exhaust

v. to use completely; to expend all energy; very thorough
adv. exhaustively
adj. exhaustive
Syn. deplete
adj. exhausting
adj. exhausted
n. exhaustion
Example - They exhausted their energy in 10 minutes.
Example - The exhaustive report was acclaimed by everyone.

6) extensive

adj. large in area or number *to offer; to make longer. ** an extending; an additional part
adv. extensively
v. extend*
n. extension
Syn. comprehensive
Example - The extensive snowfall caused problems throughout the city.
Example - The professor extended a warm welcome to the new student.

7) extremely

adv. very; to the very end, the highest extent
adj. extreme
Syn. highly
adj. extremist
n. extreme
n. extremist
Example - When the concert was canceled, some customers became extremely upset.
Example - He will go to any extreme to get what he wants.

8) face

v. to be in the presence of an oppose
Syn. confront
Example - The mountain climbers faced grave danger on the cliff.
Example - He finds it difficult to face his problems

9) facet

n. element or component
adj. faceted
Syn. aspect
Example - The proposal had many beneficial facets.
Example - It was a multi faceted problem that challenged the entire student body.

10) hero

n. a person remembered for an act of goodness or bravery
adv. heroically
adj. heroic
Syn. idol
n. heroine (female)
n. heroics
Example - He is a hero in the eyes of his admirers.
Example - They gave a heroic effort to no avail.

11) inaccessible

adj. something that cannot be reached or communicated with
n. inaccessibility
adv. inaccessibly
Syn. remote
Example - The summit of the mountain was inaccessible.
Example - The dignitary's inaccessibility frustrated the reporter.

12) obviously

adv. in a clear, easy to understand way
adj. obvious
Syn. evidently
Example - It had obviously rained.
Example - It was obvious that he had not practiced his oral report.

13) predictably

adv. in a way that foretells future events
adj. predictable
Syn. expectedly
v. predict
n. prediction
Example - She predictably forgot to do her assignment.
Example - The government's predictions were accurate.

14) solve

v. to find the answer
n. solution
Syn. resolve
Example - They solved the problem in a way that benefited the entire neighborhood.
Example - The solution to the problem was elusive.

15) suitable

adj. appropriate, correct; convenient
adv. suitably
Syn. appropriate
v. suit
Example - Her dress was not suitable for the occasion.
Example - The agreement suits all the members of the negotiating team.

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. Solve

(A) Restore
(B) Resolve
(C) Confront
(D) Exhaust

Correct Answer - B

2. Critical

(A) Prevalent
(B) Elusive
(C) Prime
(D) Crucial

Correct Answer - D

3. Predictably

(A) Extremely
(B) Expectedly
(C) Conspicuously
(D) Extensively

Correct Answer - B

4. Hero

(A) idol
(B) Amenity
(C) Benefit
(D) Mention

Correct Answer - A

5. Inaccessible

(A) Depleted
(B) Apparent
(C) remote
(D) Enormous

Correct Answer - C

6. Elude

(A) Erode
(B) Evade
(C) Endorse
(D) Enrich

Correct Answer - B

7. Extensive

(A) sensitive
(B) Impressive
(C) comprehensive
(D) Disruptive

Correct Answer - C

8. Celebrity

(A) treasury
(B) Dignitary
(C) Element
(D) Dweller

Correct Answer - B

9. Evidently

(A) Routinely
(B) Entirely
(C) Exceptionally
(D) Obviously

Correct Answer - D

10. Suitable

(A) Appropriate
(B) Annoying
(C) Ambiguous
(D) Astute

Correct Answer - A

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

1. Exacting standards and rigorous early training are evident where dance has become an art performed before an audience.

(A) Emphasized
(B) Suitable
(C) Crucial
(D)Apparent

Answer - D

2. It is known from past experience that ore deposits can be exhausted.

(A) Depleted
(B) Extensive
(C) Elusive
(D) Inaccessible

Answer - A

3. A preference for a certain color is and extremely personal matter.

(A) A highly
(B) An annoyingly
(C) A fairly
(D) An obviously

Answer - A

4. Once the English colonies became independent state, they faced the problem of giving themselves a fresh political organization.

(A) eluded
(B) solved
(C) confronted
(D) Anticipated

Answer - C

5. Pop art aimed to portray all facets of modern culture.

(A) Heroes
(B) Celebrities
(C) Problems
(D)Aspects

Answer - D