TOEFL - Set 24 Exercise

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affordable, contaminated, discernible, flourishing, maintain, mediocre, negligible, parallel, peculiar, potent, remarkable, scattered, solid, somewhat, tedious

1) affordable

adj. able to be done, usually refers to something you can do without damage or loss
adv. affordably
v. afford
Syn. Economical
Example - The new dictionary is quite affordable.
Example - He could afford the house because of current low interest rates.

2) contaminated

adj. to make something impure by adding something dirty or a poisonous substance
v. contaminate
n. contamination
Syn. pollute
Example - This contaminated water supply must be closed to the public.
Example - Bacteria and insects are frequently agents of food contamination.

3) discernible

adj. noticeable; easily seen
adv. discernibly
Syn. detectable
v. discern
n. discernment
Example - A feeling of anxiety was discernible among the members of the team.
Example - The new student was unable to discern the humor of the teacher's joke.

4) flourishing

adj. active and growing; healthy
v. flourish
Syn. thriving
Example - Small flourishing companies would be harmed by an increase in the minimum wage.
Example - A young mind will flourish with the proper guidance.

5) maintain

v. to support; to keep in good condition
n. maintenance
Syn. preserve
Example - The building had to be renovated because it was not well maintained.
Example - Proper maintenance of a car's engine will preserve its performance and value.

6) mediocre

adj. of average quality; not good or bad
n. mediocrity
Syn. average
Example - This is a mediocre research report.
Example - The mediocrity of his work was disappointing

7) negligible

adj. hardly noticeable; scarcely detectable *to ignore; to give little attention
adv. negligibly
adj. neglected
Syn. insignificant
adj. neglectful*
adj. negligent*
n. neglect*
n. negligence*
Example - The presence of the first person singular in the poem was almost negligible.
Example - His negligence caused him to lose all of the work he had done on the computer.

8) parallel

adj. being almost of the same type or time; comparable
v. parallel
n. parallel
Syn. similar
Example - We have lead parallel lives.
Example - Her background parallels mine.

9) peculiar

adj. unusual; uncommon
adv. peculiarly
Syn. strange
n. peculiarity
Example - This plastic has a peculiar texture.
Example - The puffin has many peculiarities not shared by other birds.

10) potent

adj. very strong
Syn. powerful
Example - He gave a potent speech at the convention.
Example - The venom of the coral snake is extremely potent.

11) remarkable

adj. worthy of mention; uncommon
adv. remarkably
Syn. exceptional
Example - The invention of the radio was a remarkable achievement.
Example - The actor was remarkably calm before his performance.

12) scattered

adj. to be spread out or separated widely
v. scatter
Syn. dispersed
Example - Hurricane Andrew left debris scattered throughout Miami.
Example - The crowd scattered when it began to rain heavily.

13) solid

adj. having good quality, being well made; firm; not a gas or liquid
adv. solidly
v. solidify
Syn. steady
n. solidification
Example - The lawyer for the defense portrayed his client as a man of solid integrity.
Example - The union attempted to solidify its position in the workplace.

14) somewhat

adj. a little
Syn. slight
Example - They feel somewhat tired after the mile run.
Example - Buying food at a convenience store can be somewhat expensive.

15) tedious

adj. long and tiring
adv. tediously
Syn. monotonous
n. tedium
Example - The tedious lecture bored most of the audience.
Example - Some people become frustrated by the tedium of daily living.

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. Discernible

(A) Exceptional
(B) Detectable
(C) Solid
(D) Negligent

Correct Answer - B

2. Average

(A) Ample
(B) Approximate
(C) Slight
(D) Mediocre

Correct Answer - D

3. Preserve

(A) Maintain
(B) Disperse
(C) Contaminate
(D) Compel

Correct Answer - A

4. Potent

(A) Powerful
(B) Reliable
(C) Firm
(D) Durable

Correct Answer - A

5. Affordable

(A) Remarkable
(B) Formidable
(C) Economical
(D) Proportional

Correct Answer - C

6 similar

(A) Prophetic
(B) Substantial
(C) Parallel
(D) Varied

Correct Answer - C

7. Strange

(A) peculiar
(B) Vanishing
(C) Somewhat
(D) Renowned

Correct Answer - A

8. Negligible

(A) Exceptional
(B) Intricate
(C) Insignificant
(D) Scattered

Correct Answer - C

9. Thriving

(A) Flourishing
(B) Vanishing
(C) Polluting
(D) Astounding

Correct Answer - A

10. Monotonous

(A) Ambiguous
(B) Hazardous
(C) Prosperous
(D) Tedious

Correct Answer - D

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

1. There is a somewhat random character to the evolutionary process.

(A) potent
(B) unique
(C) slight
(D) peculiar

Answer - C

2. Mankind has made solid progress in the eradication of many harmful illnesses.

(A) sluggish
(B) negligible
(C) mediocre
(D)substantial

Answer - D

3. The inner harbor of Baltimore was once a contaminated part of the city.

(A) an affordable
(B) a polluted
(C) a secure
(D) a flourishing

Answer - B

4. The Inuit live in scattered settlements throughout the northern reaches of Canada.

(A) well-maintained
(B) very primitive
(C) highly organized
(D) widely dispersed

Answer - D

5. The history of human thought on the nature of the cosmos offers a number of remarkable lessons.

(A) inspiring
(B) identical
(C) exceptional
(D) enlightening

Answer - C