TOEFL - Set 20 Exercise

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accentuate, disguise, finance, initiate, innovative, narrate, nevertheless, occasionally, omit, outlandish, overcome, partially, pass, portray, submit

1) accentuate

v. to highlight; to give more importance to
adj. accentuated
Syn. emphasize
n. accentuation
Example - The colorful dress accentuated the joy of the occasion.
Example - The supervisor accentuated her preference for hard-working employees during the performance appraisal.

2) disguise

v. to hide the usual appearance of something
adj. disguised
Syn. conceal
n. disguise
Example - It is hard to disguise the fact that business is slow.
Example - Everyone saw through his disguise.

3) finance

v. to provide money
adv. financially
Syn. fund
adj. financial
v. financed
n. finance
n. finances
Example - The art exhibition was financed by a private foundation.
Example - The college was financially independent.

4) initiate

v. to begin; to establish; to take decisive action without help
adj. initiated
n. initiation
n. initiative
Syn. launch
Example - The newcomer initiated the long citizenship process.
Example - Their work shows a lot of initiative.

5) innovative

adj. something newly introduced; creative
n. innovator
Syn. creative
n. innovation
Example - This innovative project is worthy of support.
Example - There have been many innovations in the field of genetic engineering.

6) narrate

v. to tell a story; relate
adj. narrative
Syn. relate
n. narrative
n. narration
n. narrator
Example - Walter Cronkite narrated the documentary film.
Example - Her fabricated narrative generated a lot of excitement.

7) nevertheless

conj. in spite of that
Syn. nonetheless
Example - She was quite sick; nevertheless, she attended all of her classes.
Example - His project was flawed; nevertheless it won second prize.

8) occasionally

adv. now and then; once in a while
adj. occasional
Syn. sometimes
n. occasion
Example - Extreme heat occasionally causes health problems.
Example - They were very fine students who, on occasion, experienced problems with pop quizzes.

9) omit

v. to leave out, not include
adj. omitted
Syn. neglect
n. omission
Example - He inadvertently omitted some important data from the report.
Example - His paper had several notable omissions.

10) outlandish

adj. strange and unpleasant; beyond accepted norms
adv. outlandishly
Syn. bizarre
Example - His outlandish dens demonstrated his creativity.
Example - Rebellious youth in many countries dress outlandishly.

11) overcome

v. to defeat, fight with success; to take control of an individual
Syn. conquer
Example - The young woman was overcome with emotion when she learned she had won a scholarship.
Example - The family overcame many obstacles to purchase the house.

12) partially

adv. a part of the whole; incomplete
adv. partly
Syn. somewhat
adj. partial
n. part
Example - The clerk was only partially responsible for the error.
Example - The business venture was only a partial success.

13) pass

v. to accept formally by vote
adj. Passable
Syn. approve
n. passage
Example - The proposed amendment passed unanimously.
Example - The passage of the resolution is in doubt.

14) portray

v. to represent; to act
n. portrayal
Syn. depict
Example - The girl portrayed an orphan.
Example - The book's portrayal of Mozart as a calm, mature individual is absurd.

15) submit

v. to turn in, offer for evaluation
n. submission
Syn. propose
Example - The architects had to submit plans reflecting the new specifications.
Example - The submission of the application must be made by February 13.

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. Launch

(A) Overcome
(B)Initiate
(C) Persuade
(D)Investigate

Correct Answer - B

2. Occasionally

(A) Suitably
(B) Outlandishly
(C) Partially
(D)Sometimes

Correct Answer - D

3. Submit

(A) Approve
(B) Propose
(C) Omit
(D)Develop

Correct Answer - B

4. Creative

(A) Fallacious
(B) Coherent
(C)Innovative
(D)Conspicuous

Correct Answer - C

5. Finance

(A) Fund
(B) Develop
(C)Fabricate
(D)Oppose

Correct Answer - A

6. Relate

(A) Restore
(B) Record
(C) Narrate
(D) Balance

Correct Answer - C

7. Nevertheless

(A) Nonetheless
(B) Albeit
(C) Although
(D) Presumably

Correct Answer - A

8. Disguise

(A) Delight
(B) Neglect
(C) Feign
(D) Conceal

Correct Answer - D

9. Emphasize

(A) Accentuate
(B) Conquer
(C) Suspect
(D) Select

Correct Answer - A

10. Portray

(A) Refine
(B) Depict
(C) Pass
(D) Abuse

Correct Answer - B

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

1. President Ford was a frequent opponent of inflationary spending measures passed by Congress.

(A) Approved
(B) Submitted
(C) Financed
(D) Initiated

Answer - A

2. The evolution of life on Earth may be partially typical of the evolution of life on many other planets.

(A) Somewhat
(B) Exceptionally
(C) Nevertheless
(D)Occasionally

Answer - A

3. Sword swallowers must first overcome their fear of projecting the sharp sword down their throat.

(A) Disguise
(B) Conquer
(C) Treat
(D) Accentuate

Answer - B

4. The popular singer Madonna is known for her songs with outlandish lyrics.

(A) Innovative
(B) Bizarre
(C) Relaxing
(D)Melodical

Answer - B

5. Many nature films omit information about the breeding, parenting, and fishing behavior of the Pel fishing owl.

(A) Portray
(B) Contribute
(C) Neglect
(D) Narrate

Answer - C