TOEFL - Set 29 Exercise

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acknowledge, acquire, assimilate, assortment, caliber, condensed, contradictory, disregard, precious, prominent, requisite, unravel, vague, vast, volume

1) acknowledge

v. to know, remember, and accept the existence of something
n. acknowledgment
adj. Acknowledged
Syn. recognize
Example - The foreman acknowledged the fact that there had been a mistake in the design of the house.
Example - The promotion he received was an acknowledgment of his excellent work.

2) acquire

v. to gain or come to possess
adj. acquisitive
Syn. obtain
n. acquisition
Example - He acquired two beautiful paintings during his visit to Taipei.
Example - The office's most recent acquisition was a new photocopier.

3) assimilate

v. to become a part of
n. assimilation
Syn. incorporate
Example - The United States of America has assimilated people from all parts of the world.
Example - Assimilation of a new cultural environment can be difficult.

4) assortment

n. a variety
adj. assorted
Syn. selection
Example - You have an assortment of elective courses from which to choose.
Example - He bought a box of assorted books at the book fair.

5) caliber

n. the standard of; the degree of goodness
Syn. quality
Example - The high caliber of her work earned her a raise in pay.
Example - Only parts of the highest caliber can be used to make repairs on the spacecraft.

6) condensed

adj. made smaller; shortened; merged
v. condense
Syn. summarized
Example - This is a condensed version of the original research report.
Example - Try to condense the two chapters into one.

7) contradictory

adj. not agreeing with the facts or previous statements made on the subject; declared wrong
v. contradict
n. contradiction
Syn. inconsistent
Example - It is contradictory to say that you know French after only studying it for three months.
Example - The expert contradicted himself during his presentation.

8) disregard

v. to pay no attention
n. disregard
Syn. ignore
Example - They disregarded the no parking signs and were ticketed by the police.
Example - His disregard of the lab instructions caused him to make many errors.

9) precious

adj. having much monetary or sentimental value; beautiful
Syn. cherished
Example - This golden ring is my most precious possession.
Example - The precious stone was one of a kind.

10) prominent

adj. famous; having a high position
adv. prominently
Syn. renowned
n. prominence
Example - Their talent for locating oil deposits made them prominent geologists in the corporation.
Example - He gained prominence through his television appearances.

11) requisite

adj. needed for a specific purpose *a formal request
v. require
n. requirement
Syn. demanded
n. requisition*
v. requisition
Example - Here is the list of requisite courses for the master's degree in biology.
Example - The project team made a requisition for a new set of reference books.

12) unravel

v. to organize; to make clear
n. unraveling
Syn. separate
Example - The detective was not able to unravel the mystery of the missing money.
Example - The unraveling of the Soviet Union took place in the span of a few months.

13) vague

adj. not clear; ambiguous
adv. vaguely
Syn. unclear
n. vagueness
Example - She only has vague memories of her childhood.
Example - The vagueness of his directions caused us to get lost.

14) vast

adj. very much; very large
adv. vastly
Syn. huge
Example - I have noticed a vast improvement in your English vocabulary.
Example - Unfortunately, the water quality has deteriorated vastly since my last visit here.

15) volume

n. the amount of something contained in a space * holding a lot
adv. Voluminously*
adj. voluminous
Syn. quantity
Example - The volume of information that a computer diskette can hold is astounding.
Example - This voluminous report will erase your doubt about the financial condition of the company.

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. caliber

(A) Volume
(B) Marvel
(C) Quality
(D) Acclaim

Correct Answer - C

2. Ignore

(A) Disregard
(B) Separate
(C) Deplete
(D) Withstand

Correct Answer - A

3. Acknowledged

(A) Exaggerated
(B) Recognized
(C) Exemplified
(D) Accentuated

Correct Answer - B

4. Assortment

(A) Assertion
(B) Selection
(C) Pattern
(D) Ingredient

Correct Answer - B

5. Obtain

(A) Acquire
(B) Unravel
(C) Demand
(D) Perceive

Correct Answer - A

6. Precious

(A) Cherished
(B) Substantive
(C) Vague
(D) tangible

Correct Answer - A

7. Condensed

(A) Summarized
(B) Emphasized
(C) Legitimized
(D) Authorized

Correct Answer - A

8. Assimilate

(A) Illustrate
(B) Incorporate
(C) Investigate
(D) Isolate

Correct Answer - B

9. Renown

(A) Reaction
(B) Vast
(C) Prominent
(D) Requisite

Correct Answer - C

10. Contradictory

(A) Ambiguous
(B) Requisite
(C) Inconsistent
(D) Disregarded

Correct Answer - C

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

1. The volume of music contained in the archives of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers is extraordinary.

(A) sound
(B) quantity
(C) caliber
(D) assortment

Answer - B

2. Technical curricula are requisite in a wide range of fields.

(A) assimilated
(B) promoted
(C) demanded
(D) acquired

Answer - C

3. Pioneers traveling to the west found a vast treasury of natural resources.

(A) a prominent
(B) a precious
(C) an elaborate
(D) a huge

Answer - D

4. Evidence concerning the origins of the native people living in the coastal areas of western Canada is vague.

(A) contradictory
(B) abundant
(C) acknowledged
(D) unclear

Answer - D

5. History consists of a complex weave of social, cultural, and economic forces that are not easily unraveled.

(A) separated
(B) disregarded
(C) illustrated
(D)condensed

Answer - A