TOEFL - Set 3 Exercise

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alter, analyze, ancient, annoying, anticipate, conform, defect, enrich, intensify, intolerable, observe, ongoing, propose, restore, vital

1) alter

v. to change or make different
v. altered
Syn. modify
n. alteration
adj. alterable
adv. alterably
Example - I Will the starlit alter its course and miss the coast?
Example - Gloria hasn't altered her plans to return to school.

2) analyze

v. to study something carefully, to separate into parts for study
n. analyzed
n. analysis
Syn. examine
Example - Scientists must analyze problems thoroughly.
Example - Analysis of the substance confirms the presence of nitrogen.

3) ancient

adj. something from a long time ago, very old.
Syn. old
Example - Archaeologists analyze ancient civilizations.
Example - Dave found an ancient Roman coin.

4) annoying

adj. a slight bother, disturbing to a person
n. annoyance
Syn. bothersome
v. annoy
adv. annoyingly
Example - Mosquitoes can be an annoying part of a vacation at the beach.
Example - She annoyed her parents by coming home late.

5) anticipate

v. to think about or prepare for something ahead of time
adj. anticipatory
n. anticipation
Syn. predict
Example - No one can anticipate the results of the games.
Example - They planned their vacation with anticipation.

6) conform

v. to follow established rules or patterns of behavior
n. conformity
n. conformist
Syn. adapt
Example - You must conform to the rules or leave the club.
Example - She has always been a conformist.

7) detect

v. to find out, to observe something
n. detection
Syn. notice
n. detective
Example - He detected a smile on his girlfriend's face.
Example - They are the best detectives on the police force.

8) enrich

v. to make rich, to make something of greater value
n. enrichment
adj. enriching
Syn. enhance
Example - The fine arts enrich our lives.
Example - The discovery of oil was enrichment for the country.

9) intensify

v. to make stronger in feeling or quality
n. intensity
Syn. heighten
adj. intense
adj. intensive
adv. intensely
adv. intensively
Example - The importance of the test will sometimes intensify the nervousness of the students.
Example - The chess match was played with great intensity.

10) intolerable

adj. difficult or painful to experience, not able to accept different ways of thought or behavior
n. intolerance
adv. intolerably
adv. intolerantly
adj. intolerant
Syn. unbearable
Example - Any opposition to the rules is intolerable.
Example - His boss was intolerant of his tardiness.

11) observe

v. to see and watch carefully, to examine
n. observation
Syn. notice
n. observer
adj. observant
adj. observable
Example - Human beings like to observe the behavior of monkeys.
Example - I made the observation that you are not happy.

12) ongoing

adj. continuing
Syn. current
Example - The tutoring project is an ongoing program of the school.
Example - Maintaining roads is an ongoing job.

13) propose

v. to suggest or plan to do something
n. proposal
Syn. suggest
n. proposition
adj. proposed
Example - The governor is going to propose new taxes.
Example - Her proposal was well accepted.

14) restore

v. to give back or bring back something; to return to the original condition
n. restoration
adj. restored
Syn. revitalize
Example - He restored my confidence in hint.
Example - It is a beautiful restoration of the old table.

15) vital

adj. of great importance, full of life
n. vitality
Syn. indispensable
adv. vitally
Example - Money is vital to the success of the program.
Example - His intense vitality was easily observable.

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. Indispensable

(A) Abrupt
(B) Abroad
(C) Vital
(D) frail

Correct Answer - C

2. Restore

(A) Appeal
(B) Revitalize
(C) Attract
(D) Disrupt

Correct Answer - B

3. Conform

(A) Annoy
(B) Divide
(C) Encourage
(D) Adapt

Correct Answer - D

4. Notice

(A) Observe
(B) Refine
(C) Distribute
(D) Analyze

Correct Answer - A

5. Current

(A) Energetic
(B) Ideal
(C) Ongoing
(D) Intense

Correct Answer - C

6. Observe

(A) Alter
(B) Notice
(C) Anticipate
(D) Modify

Correct Answer - B

7. Intense

(A) Strong
(B) Intolerant
(C) Vitally
(D) Allowable

Correct Answer - A

8. Enrich

(A) Alter
(B) Dispense
(C) Disrupt
(D) Enhance

Correct Answer - D

9. Unbearable

(A) Inspiring
(B) Unfavorable
(C) Intolerable
(D) ancient

Correct Answer - C

10. Proposal

(A) Question
(B) Attention
(C) Benefit
(D) Suggestion

Correct Answer - D

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

1. The composition of heavenly bodies can be discovered by analyzing the light they emit.

(A) detecting
(B) examining
(C) intensifying
(D) observing

Answer - B

2. In 1985, the Coca-Cola Company altered the secret formula of the drink's ingredients.

(A) modified
(B) proposed
(C) enriched
(D) restored

Answer - A

3. Aside from simply being annoying, loud noises can permanently damage the ear.

(A) unwelcome
(B) bothersome
(C) detected
(D) intolerable

Answer - B

4. Building construction is an ancient human activity.

(A) an old
(B) a vital
(C) an ongoing
(D) a contemporary

Answer - A

5. Manitoba's leaders anticipated the changing economic environment during the early part of the twentieth century.

(A) welcomed
(B) predicted
(C) made use of
(D) conformed to

Answer - B