TOEFL - Set 15 Exercise

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

1) durable

adj. something that lasts a long time * time during which something lasts
n. durability
n. duration
Syn. sturdy
Example - It was a durable refrigerator, but it finally broke.
Example - The durability of tires is a key factor in determining their quality.

2) favor

v. to prefer *advantageous
adv. favorably
adj. favorable
adj. favorite
Syn. support
n. favor
Example - The supervisor favored the first of the two plans.
Example - The weather was favorable for the contest.

3) gain

n. to obtain something needed or useful; to increase the amount of something
adj. gainful
n. gain
Syn. attain
Example - He gained a lot of experience working as a volunteer.
Example - His gain in knowledge was impressive

4) generate

v. to produce
adj. generated
Syn. create
n. generation
n. generator
Example - The appearance of the dance troupe generated a lot of excitement.
Example - The generator provides power to the building during a blackout.

5) halt

v. to stop or discontinue
adv. haltingly
Syn. stop
adj. halting
n. halt
Example - Bus service to the city was halted due to poor road conditions.
Example - The supervisor put a halt to the tardiness of the employees.

6) handle

v. to deal with or control
n. handle
Syn. manage
Example - They handled themselves very well given the circumstances.
Example - They president's handling of the crisis was widely applauded.

7) harbor

v. to give protection; not to express a desire or opinion, usually bad
Syn. shelter
Example - He harbors ill feelings for her.
Example - They harbored the political refugee in their home.

8) harmful

adj. something that causes pain or damage
adv. harmfully
Syn. unhealthy
v. hair
n. harm
Example - Excessive radiation is harmful to the body.
Example - Bleach harms certain fabrics.

9) insignificant

adj. not important; of little value
adv. insignificantly
Syn. Meaningless
n. insignificance
Example - The amount of rainfall this summer has been insignificantly.
Example - The insignificance of his comment became apparent with the passing of time.

10) mysterious

adj. not easily understood or figured out
adv. mysteriously
Syn. baffling
n. mystery
n. mysteriousness
Example - He had a mysterious effect on everyone who heard him speak.
Example - The man's disappearance was a mystery.

11) perilous

adj. threatening or risky; harmful
adv. perilously
Syn. Dangerous
n. peril
Example - It is perilous to exceed the speed limit.
Example - There are ample perils in the sport of mountain climbing.

12) postpone

v. reschedule at a later time; put off
n. postponement
Syn. delay
Example - The teacher postponed the lab experiment.
Example - The postponement of the fight for three hours was unavoidable.

13) promote

v. to encourage or advertise; to elevate in rank or grade
n. promoter
n. promotion
Syn. boost
Example - Many nations promote tourism to lure foreign currency.
Example - The customers responded favorably to the half-price promotion.

14) reject

v. to refuse
n. rejection
Syn. refuse
Example - The insurance company rejected the claim.
Example - The rejection of his work was difficult for him to understand.

15) substantial

adj. important; strongly made; of value
adv. substantial
Syn. significant
adj. substantive
Example - The discovery of a vaccine for smallpox was a substantial medical achievement.
Example - This substantive article will change your opinion of rock music.

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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	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. Favor

(A) Manage
(B) Support
(C) Feign
(D) Conform

Correct Answer - B

2. Halt

(A) Evaporate
(B) Avoid
(C) Defy
(D) Stop

Correct Answer - D

3. Postpone

(A) Attain
(B) Delay
(C) Harbor
(D) Elude

Correct Answer - B

4. Durable

(A) Ample
(B) Crucial
(C) dominant
(D) sturdy

Correct Answer - D

5. Create

(A) Generate
(B) Gain
(C) Release
(D) Solve

Correct Answer - A

6. Substantial

(A) Haphazard
(B) Diverse
(C) Significant
(D) Perilous

Correct Answer - C

7. Promote

(A) Shelter
(B) Boost
(C) Harm
(D) Face

Correct Answer - B

8. Mysterious

(A) Unhealthy
(B) Dangerous
(C) Dramatic
(D) Baffling

Correct Answer - D

9. Insignificant

(A) Meaningless
(B) Rudimentary
(C) Vigorous
(D) Spacious

Correct Answer - A

10. Refuse

(A) Recover
(B) Exhaust
(C) Reject
(D) Withstand

Correct Answer - C

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

1. Lindbergh’s flight across the Atlantic was extremely perilous.

(A) Exhausting
(B) Expensive
(C) Dangerous
(D) Effective

Answer - C

2. Some toxic contaminants in urban water supplies have been found to occur in harmful amounts.

(A) Substantial
(B) Unhealthy
(C) Insignificant
(D)Mysterious

Answer - B

3. Presumably desolate desert and tundra areas actually harbor many forms of life.

(A) Favor
(B) Halt
(C) Generate
(D)Shelter

Answer - D

4. Modern commercial practice relies to a growing extent on arbitration to handle disputes.

(A) Avoid
(B) Manage
(C) Postpone
(D) Intensify

Answer - B

5. Martin Luther King gained recognition for his use of nonviolent methods.

(A) Earned
(B) Rejected
(C) Enhanced
(D) Promoted

Answer - A