TOEFL - Set 22 Exercise

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account, archaic, hasten, hue, illustration, inactive, intricate, magnitude, oblige, overlook, poll, position, practical, predominant, prompt

1) account

n. a report of an event; money kept in a bank; a statement of something used or received, usually a financial report
adj. accountable
v. account
n. accounting
n. accountant
Syn. story
Example - His account of the incident varied from that of the other witnesses.
Example - We need an accounting of all the money that was spent.

2) archaic

adj. very old, old-fashioned; no longer used
Syn. ancient
Example - These archaic methods of farming must be brought up to date.
Example - His speech was full of archaic expressions.

3) hasten

v. to cause to go faster; move forward more quickly
adv. hastily
adj. hasty
Syn. accelerate
n. hastiness
Example - After notifying his family of the accident, he hastened to add that he had not been hurt.
Example - You should not make important decisions hastily.

4) hue

n. color
Syn. color
Example - The hue of the sunset was beautiful.
Example - The hue of the room gave it a warm feeling.

5) illustration

n. a visual image, typically used to explain
adj. illustrated
Syn. picture
adj. illustrative
v. illustrate
n. illustrator
Example - The illustration makes the process of condensation more understandable.
Example - This experiment illustrates how certain chemicals can react violently when combined.

6) inactive

adj. not moving; not involved
n. inaction
Syn. idle
n. inactivity
Example - The virus remains inactive for a long period of time.
Example - Her inaction has caused her to miss many opportunities to advance her career.

7) intricate

adj. having many parts; finely detailed
adv. intricately
Syn. complex
n. intricacy
Example - The intricate design of the vase made it a valuable piece for her collection.
Example - I cannot begin to understand all of the intricacies of modern automobile motors.

8) magnitude

n. of great size or importance * to increase
adv. magnificently
adj. magnificant
Syn. dimension
v. magnify
n. magnification
Example - The magnitude of shock waves determines the damage that occurs during an earthquake.
Example - The invention of the telephone was a magnificent achievement for mankind.

9) oblige

v. to have to do something
adv. obligingly
Syn. require
adj. obliging
adj. obligatory
n. obligation
Example - She obliged he friend to choose a new lab partner.
Example - Payment of the student activity fee was obligatory.

10) overlook

v. to ignore or neglect
adj. overlooked
Syn. disregard
Example - Scientists must not overlook any aspect of experimental procedure.
Example - The overlooked error raised his score on the test

11) poll

n. questionnaire; a vote of public opinion
n. polling
n. pollster
Syn. survey
Example - The poll indicated that conservation of the environment was the number one issue with college students.
Example - The pollster asked the questions in a nonpartisan manner.

12) position

n. place where something can be found; job
Syn. location
Example - He held a very high position in the firm.
Example - The position of aircraft wings causes the lift that allows the plane to leave the ground.

13) practical

adj. convenient or effective
n. practicality
Syn. functional
Example - Her ambitious plan was not very practical.
Example - Three fundamental issues in measurement are reliability, validity, and practicality.

14) predominant

adj. the most noticeable or powerful element
adv. predominantly
Syn. principal
v. predominate
n. predominance
Example - The predominant export of the Middle East is petroleum.
Example - Many cities in the southwest are predominantly hispanic.

15) prompt

v. to cause something to happen; to do quickly; to be on time
adv. promptly
n. promptness
Syn. induce
Example - His emotional plea prompted the director to give him a second chance.
Example - Promptness is an important factor in many societies.

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. Intricate

(A) Functional
(B) Complex
(C) Predominant
(D) Inordinate

Correct Answer - B

2. Disregard

(A) Overcome
(B) Disperse
(C) Decline
(D) Overlook

Correct Answer - D

3. Idle

(A) Initiated
(B) Inundated
(C) Inactive
(D) Intrinsic

Correct Answer - C

4. Archaic

(A) Plentiful
(B) Ancient
(C) Placid
(D) absurd

Correct Answer - B

5. Hasten

(A) Accelerate
(B) Shelter
(C) Heighten
(D) Generate

Correct Answer - A

6. Picture

(A) Position
(B) Zenith
(C) Preconception
(D) Illustration

Correct Answer - D

7. Size

(A) Allocation
(B) Magnitude
(C) Expand
(D) Advent

Correct Answer - B

8. Color

(A) Hue
(B) Illustration
(C) Facet
(D) Scenery

Correct Answer - A

9. Require

(A) Survey
(B) Induce
(C) Oblige
(D) Relinquish

Correct Answer - C

10. Account

(A) Currency
(B) Poll
(C) Treasury
(D) Story

Correct Answer - D

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

1. The production of steel and the mining of coal are the predominant industries of Pennsylvania.

(A) principal
(B) inactive
(C) archaic
(D) overlooked

Answer - A

2. Curiosity prompted Leonardo da Vinci to become the world's greatest designer.

(A) hastened
(B) defied
(C) induced
(D) obliged

Answer - C

3. The first practical calendar was developed by the Egyptians.

(A) functional
(B) accurate
(C) standard
(D) intricate

Answer - A

4. In order to detect the position of a particle, light must be reflected from it.

(A) hue
(B) location
(C) magnitude
(D) existence

Answer - B

5. In a recent newspaper poll, the compact disc was mentioned as the most popular medium of recorded music.

(A) survey
(B) account
(C) illustration
(D) convention

Answer - A