TOEFL - Set 2 Exercise

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

1) advanced

adj. - ahead of current thought or practice forward thinking, new
v. - advance
n. - advancement
Syn. - progressive
Example - Advanced technology is changing the world.
Example - His advancement to captain came unexpectedly.

2) advantage

n. - something that may help one to be successful or to gain something
adv. - advantageously
Syn. - benefit
adj. - advantageous
Example - Is there any advantage in arriving early?
Example - He was advantageously born into a rich family.

3) advent

n. the coming or appearance of something
Syn. arrival
Example - With the advent of computers, many tasks have been made easier.
Example - The newspapers announced the advent of the concert season.

4) agile

adj. able to move in a quick and easy way
adv. agilely
Syn. nimble
n. agileness
n. agility
Example - Deer are very agile animals.
Example - She moved agilely across the stage.

5) albeit

conj. in spite of the facts, regardless of the fact
Syn. although
Example - His trip was successful, albeit tiring.
Example - Albeit difficult at times, speaking another language is rewarding.

6) allow

v. to agree to let something happen, not to interfere with an action
n. allowance
Syn. permit
adj. allowable
adv. allowable
Example - Arthur's natural agility will allow him to excel in sports.
Example - The extra money allowed us to stay abroad another day.

7) appealing

adj. attractive or interesting, able to move feelings
v. appeal
n. appeal
Syn. alluring
adv. appealingly
Example - Working abroad is appealing to many people.
Example - Through his speeches, the candidate appealed to the voters.

8) celebrated

adj. acclaimed, well-known, and popular
Syn. renown
Example - The celebrated pianist will give a concert this weekend.
Example - San Francisco is celebrated for its multicultural makeup.

9) contemporary

adj. modern, up-to-date; also a person living at the same time as another person
n. contemporary
Syn. current
Example - Contemporary architecture makes very good use of space.
Example - Cervantes was a contemporary of Shakespeare.

10) distribute

v. to divide among people or to give out
n. distribution
Syn. dispense
Example - Many publishers distribute their newspapers directly to homes in their area.
Example - The distribution of seeds is very quick with this new machine.

11) encourage

v. to give courage or hope to someone
n. encouragement
Syn. inspire
adj. encouraging
adv. encouragingly
Example - Even though the runner finished second, he was encouraged by his performance.
Example - His teacher gave him the encouragement that he needed to learn the material.

12) energetic

adj. full of life, action, or power
n. energy
Syn. vigorous
adv. energetically
Example - Sam hasn't been as energetic as he usually is.
Example - There's a lot of energy in these batteries.

13) frail

adj. weak in health or in body
n. trade
Syn. fragile
Example - The frail wings of the newborn bird could not lift it off the ground.
Example - One of the frailties of human beings is laziness.

14) refine

v. to make pure, to improve
n. refinement
Syn. perfect (v.)
adj. refined
Example - Factories must to refine oil before it can be used as fuel.
Example - A squirt of lime juice is the perfect refinement to cola.

15) worthwhile

adj. value in doing something
Syn. rewarding
Example - It was worthwhile waiting 10 hours in line for the tickets.
Example - It's worthwhile to prepare for the TOEFL.

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. Inspire

(A) Celebrate
(B) Attract
(C) Encourage
(D) Appeal

Correct Answer - C

2. Advantage

(A) Benefit
(B) Persistence
(C) Nimbleness
(D) Allure

Correct Answer - A

3. Fragile

(A) modern
(B) Famous
(C) Allowable
(D) frail

Correct Answer - D

4. Contemporary

(A) Timing
(B) Current
(C) Well-known
(D) Perfect

Correct Answer - B

5. Appealing

(A) Refined
(B) Encouraging
(C) Alluring
(D) Popular

Correct Answer - C

6. Renown

(A) unknown
(B) Celebrated
(C) Adverse
(D) Disapprove

Correct Answer - B

7. Worthwhile

(A) Rewarding
(B) Acceptable
(C) Agile
(D) Permitted

Correct Answer - A

8. Vigorous

(A) Attractive
(B) Beautiful
(C) Energetic
(D) Advantageous

Correct Answer - C

9. Refine

(A) Persist
(B) Value
(C) Perfect
(D) Divide

Correct Answer - C

10. Distribute

(A) Disappoint
(B) Disrupt
(C) Discourage
(D) Dispense

Correct Answer - D

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

1. Swallows are among the most agile passerine birds.

(A) energetic
(B) frail
(C) beautiful
(D) nimble

Answer - D

2. Shrimping in Mississippi's tidal areas is not allowed during the summer months.

(A) worthwhile
(B) permitted
(C) encouraged
(D) appealing

Answer - B

3. With the advent of cable television and the use of satellites for broadcasting, television reception improved.

(A) arrival
(B) refinement
(C) distribution
(D) advantage

Answer - A

4. Most tadpoles are vegetarians, albeit those of some species are carnivorous.

(A) although
(B) simply
(C) supposedly
(D) since

Answer - A

5. Advanced scientific disciplines like solar cell technology and genetic engineering are exploding with possibilities.

(A) valued
(B) celebrated
(C) new
(D) appealing

Answer - C