TOEFL - Set 19 Exercise

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

1) antiquated

adj. too old to be presently useful; outmoded
n. antique
Syn. old-fashioned
Example - This antiquated machinery breaks down too frequently.
Example - Their home is filled with antique furniture.

2) coherent

adj. well reasoned; ideas that are clearly presented * sticking together as a group
adv. coherently
v. cohere
n. coherence
adj. Cohesive*
Syn. logical
n. cohesion
Example - It was a well-balanced, coherent presentation.
Example - There was a cohesive feeling among the new works.

3) develop

v. to grow; to increase; to become more complete
adj. developing
n. development
n. developer
Syn. evolve
Example - The management team developed the idea over a period of years.
Example - The country's prospects for rapid development depend on approval of the free trade agreement.

4) fabricate

v. to make up, usually with an intent to fool or trick; to lie
adj. fabricated
n. fabrication
Syn. invent
Example - The executive fabricated the story about the merger.
Example - His alibi is the weakest fabrication I have ever heard.

5) investigation

n. a careful examination in order to determine facts
adj. Investigative
v. investigate
n. investigator
Syn. probe
Example - The comprehensive investigation of the bank revealed no illegal activity.
Example - Some members of the Senate wanted to appoint a special investigator.

6) normally

adv. commonly, usually
adj. normal
Syn. typically
v. normalize
n. normalization
n. norm
Example - It is normally quite cold this time of the year.
Example - The new treaty leads to a normalization of relations between the two countries.

7) notice

v. to sense; to be aware
adv. noticeably
Syn. observe
adj. noticeable
n. notice
Example - The doctor noticed a small fracture in the patient's finger.
Example - The weather was noticeably cooler.

8) notion

n. an idea, belief, or opinion
Syn. concept
Example - She has the notion that she wants to become an architect.
Example - Some outlandish notions about the origin of the solar system have been disproved.

9) novel

adj. something unusual, uncommon; new
Syn. original
Example - The physicist had some novel ideas about traveling at the speed of light.
Example - The novel suggestions were implemented.

10) opposition

n. the state of acting against; not being in agreement
adj. oppositional
adj. oppositionary
Syn. resistance
v. oppose
Example - The students voiced their opposition to the rise in tuition.
Example - The government opposed price controls.

11) record

v. to make a written or oral notation; to copy
adj. recorded
Syn. register
n. record
n. recording
n. recorder
Example - The coldest temperatures in the United States have been recorded at International Falls, Minnesota.
Example - Many businesses are using recordings to answer consumer questions.

12) relate

v. to tell; to show a connection between two things
adj. related
n. relation
Syn. communicate
n. relationship
Example - Although they did not agree with the plan, they did not relate their opposition to it.
Example - What is the relationship between supply and demand?

13) suspect

v. to think that something is true, but having no proof
adj. suspected
n. suspicion
n. suspect
Syn. speculate
Example - He suspected that the substance was not present in the compound.
Example - I have a suspicion that he will want to participate in the investigation.

14) unbiased

adj. with no preconceptions
Syn. objective
Example - Her unbiased analysis of the problem allowed her to find the solution more rapidly.
Example - Here is unbiased proof that nitrogen exists in this compound.

15) varied

adj. being of many different types
adv. variably
Syn. diverse
adj. variable
adj. various
v. vary
n. variant
n. variety
n. variation
n. variability
Example - The class expressed varied opinions about the movie.
Example - There are various ways to solve the problem.

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. Fabricate

(A) Observe
(B) Invent
(C) Agitate
(D) Convey

Correct Answer - B

2. Coherent

(A) novel
(B) Original
(C) Logical
(D) Robust

Correct Answer - C

3. Resistance

(A) Opposition
(B) Preservation
(C) Preconception
(D) Allocation

Correct Answer - A

4. Evolve

(A) Develop
(B) Elude
(C) Involve
(D) Influence

Correct Answer - A

5. Varied

(A) Diverse
(B) Feasible
(C) Hazardous
(D) nominal

Correct Answer - A

6. Register

(A) Harbor
(B) Notice
(C) Encompass
(D) Record

Correct Answer - D

7. Probe

(A) Expansion
(B) Means
(C) Investigation
(D) Abuse

Correct Answer - C

8. Communicate

(A) Inundate
(B) Allocate
(C) Relate
(D) Oppose

Correct Answer - C

9. Suspect

(A) Select
(B) Confide
(C) Speculate
(D) Bias

Correct Answer - C

10. Unbiased

(A) Antiquated
(B) Postponed
(C) Exhausted
(D) Objective

Correct Answer - D

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

1. The fire salamander is so called because of an antiquated belief that it could withstand fire.

(A) a well-developed
(B) an old-fashioned
(C) a carefully fabricated
(D) a widely held

Answer - B

2. Because of his novel approaches to scientific problem, Edison was able to patent dozens of inventions.

(A) original
(B) varied
(C) coherent
(D) unbiased

Answer - A

3. The classical economic theory explaining consumer behavior is built on the notion of marginal utility.

(A) investigation
(B) concept
(C) effectiveness
(D) opposition

Answer - B

4. In deep water, tidal waves are so long and so slight that ships seldom notice their presence.

(A) suspect
(B) relate
(C) record
(D) observe

Answer - D

5. The human adult heart is normally the size of a clenched fist and weighs about 300 grams.

(A) roughly
(B) actually
(C) scarcely
(D) typically

Answer - D