TOEFL - Set 17 Exercise

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

1) agitate

v. to shake or move; to cause worry
n. agitation
Syn. disturb
n. agitator
Example - The fact that she had not arrived by midnight agitated her parents.
Example - He was known as a political agitator.

2) confidential

adj. to be said or written in secret
v. confide
Syn. secret
adj. confidential
adv. confidentially
n. confidant
Example - We were told that the information is strictly confidential.
Example - She confided to me that she had always wanted to be a movie star.

3) delighted

adj. to be satisfied; very happy
adv. delightfully
Syn. elated
adj. delightful
n. delight
Example - He was delighted with the result of the experiment.
Example - It was a delightful afternoon.

4) discreetly

adv. in a careful, polite manner
adj. discreet
Syn. cautiously
n. discretion
Example - The teacher discreetly told the parents about her problems.
Example - You can count on me to be discreet.

5) documented

adj. proven with written evidence
adj. documentary
Syn. proven
v. document
n. documentation
Example - He had documented proof that the bank had made an error.
Example - The car's documentation was in order.

6) gradually

adv. slowly but surely
adj. gradual
Syn. steadily
Example - The bay has gradually deteriorated over the years.
Example - There has been a gradual change in the climate over the past decade

7) influence

v. to have an effect on a person's point of view or behavior; to change the course of events
adj. influential
n. influence
Syn. affect
Example - He was unable to influence his friend's decision.
Example - The drought was due to the influence of a warm water current called "el nino".

8) inordinate

adj. a large amount or quality; more than reasonable
adv. inordinately
Syn. excessive
Example - The airlines had to cancel an inordinate number of flights due to the fog.
Example - There was an inordinately large number of whales off the coast.

9) instantly

adv. happening immediately; in a short period of time
adj. instantaneous
adj. instant
Syn. immediately
n. instant
Example - The computer finished the job instantly.
Example - It happened in an instant.

10) intentionally

adv. with definite purpose and planning
adj. intentional
Syn. deliberately
n. intention
n. intent
Example - The machine was left on intentionally.
Example - Her action was an indication of her good intentions.

11) intrinsic

adj. belonging to the essential nature of something
adv. intrinsically
Syn. inherent
Example - A penny has little intrinsic value.
Example - The forests of the Northwest are intrinsically rich in natural resources.

12) inundate

v. to flood
n. inundation
Syn. overwhelm
Example - The radio stations were inundated with reports of a severe traffic accident.
Example - The foundation experienced an inundation of requests for money.

13) involve

v. to become concerned with or connected to
adj. involved
Syn. include
n. involvement
Example - She involved herself in many activities to meet new friends.
Example - His involvement in right-wing politics is well documented.

14) nominal

adj. very small; in form but not in substance
adv. nominally
Syn. moderate
Example - The office building was sold at a nominal price.
Example - She was nominally successful as an actress.

15) presumably

adv. reported but not confirmed
adj. presumable
Syn. supposedly
v. presume
n. presumption
Example - The old wreck was presumably located to the southwest of Florida.
Example - I presume that you have been camping before.

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. Influence

(A) Affect
(B) Include
(C) Gain
(D) Overwhelm

Correct Answer - A

2. Secretly

(A) Conscientiously
(B) Confidentially
(C) Comparatively
(D) Constantly

Correct Answer - B

3. Documented

(A) Proven
(B) Intrinsic
(C) substantial
(D) durable

Correct Answer - A

4. Nominal

(A) Moderate
(B) Inherent
(C) Inevitable
(D) Harmful

Correct Answer - A

5. Excessive

(A) Impressive
(B) Lasting
(C) Deliberate
(D) Inordinate

Correct Answer - D

6. Discreetly

(A) Obviously
(B) Cautiously
(C) Unlikely
(D) Deceptively

Correct Answer - B

7. Agitate

(A) Heighten
(B) Reject
(C) Inundate
(D) Disturb

Correct Answer - D

8. Steadily

(A) Evenly
(B) Uniquely
(C) Intentionally
(D) Immediately

Correct Answer - A

9. Presumably

(A) Supposedly
(B) Actually
(C) Obviously
(D) Instantly

Correct Answer - A

10. Delighted

(A) Involved
(B) Elated
(C) Overwhelm
(D) Highlight

Correct Answer - B

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

1. Modes of suggestion are usually verbal or visual and sometimes may involve the other senses.

(A) Enhance
(B) Influence
(C) Include
(D) Disrupt

Answer - C

2. After the War of the Worlds broadcast, law enforcement agencies were inundated by the numerous inquiries they received.

(A) Agitated
(B)Overwhelm
(C) Astonished
(D) Delighted

Answer - B

3. Nowadays coins lack intrinsic value and bills can no longer be converted to gold.

(A) Inherent
(B) Nominal
(C) Documented
(D) Inordinate

Answer - A

4. Because their presence can upset normal markets, some products with commercial potential are intentionally kept off the market-place.

(A) Confidentially
(B) Constantly
(C) Arbitrarily
(D) Deliberately

Answer - D

5. Anaximander argued that human beings are so helpless at birth that they would almost instantly die if put into the world on their own.

(A) Gradually
(B) Presumably
(C) Immediately
(D) Discreetly

Answer - C