TOEFL - Set 30 Exercise

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charisma, clever, convince, endure, forfeit, precarious, severe, sporadic, superior, wanton, weak, widespread, wisdom, witticism, woo

1) charisma

n. a special quality that endears other people to the person who has this quality
adj. charismatic
Syn. appeal
Example - She has a charisma that no other candidate possesses.
Example - John F. Kennedy was known for his charismatic personality.

2) clever

adj. intelligent; resourceful
adv. cleverly
Syn. astute
n. cleverness
Example - Everyone appreciated their clever idea.
Example - His cleverness enabled him to rise quickly in the organization.

3) convince

v. to make someone see things your way
adv. convincingly
Syn. persuade
adj. convincing
Example - They could not convince the girls to go to the dance with them.
Example - The video made a convincing argument for the recycling of paper and plastic materials.

4) endure

v. to last; to suffer pain
adj. endurable
Syn. persevere
adj. enduring
n. endurance
Example - How he is able to endure living next to the airport is beyond my comprehension.
Example - The endurance displayed by the athlete gave evidence of his rigorous training.

5) forfeit

v. to give up; to have something taken away, usually by rule or regulation
n. forfeit
Syn. relinquish
Example - Usually you must forfeit your native country's citizenship to become a citizen of another country.
Example - The forfeit occurred because not enough players showed up.

6) precarious

adj. not safe, firm, or steady
adv. precariously
Syn. hazardous
Example - The diver put himself in a precarious situation among the sharks.
Example - The cup was positioned precariously on the edge of the table.

7) severe

adj. extreme; harmful
v. severely
Syn. intense
n. severity
Example - The weather service issued a severe storm warning for most of Michigan.
Example - The severity of his condition will not be known until the test results are studied.

8) sporadic

adj. not consistent; irregular
adv. sporadically
Syn. erratic
Example - The radio communications were subject to sporadic sunspot interference.
Example - Violent storms occur sporadically in the southwest.

9) superior

adj. excellent quality; above all the rest
n. superiority
Syn. exceptional
Example - This is a superior fossil of a trilobite.
Example - The restaurant's superiority was established shortly after it opened.

10) wanton

adj. done without thought or consideration
adv. wantonly
Syn. senseless
Example - Her wanton disregard of the rules was unexplainable.
Example - The jealous man was wantonly impolite to the winner.

11) weak

adj. not strong; incapable
adv. weakly
Syn. ineffective
v. weaken
n. weakness
Example - The weak light was inadequate for reading.
Example - Most people have at least one area of weakness.

12) widespread

adj. found everywhere
Syn. extensive
Example - There is a widespread rumor that there will be no class next Thursday.
Example - The political influence of the developed countries of the world is widespread.

13) wisdom

n. knowledge and understanding
adv. wisely
Syn. insight
adj. wise
Example - It is often said that wisdom is the product of experience.
Example - It was a wise decision for you to buy a car.

14) Witticism

n. a joke; a funny story
adv. Wittily
Syn. Humor
adj. witty
n. wit
n. wittiness
Example - His witticisms captivated the audience.
Example – Mark Twain was famous for his sharp wit.

15) woo

v. to make efforts to attain or gain something
Syn. attract
Example - The directors tried to woo the support of the union.
Example - The opponents of the proposed highway wooed nearby residents to defend their position.

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. Astute

(A) Acknowledge
(B) Extensive
(C) Clever
(D) weak

Correct Answer - C

2. Sporadic

(A) Prophetic
(B) Intrinsic
(C) Erratic
(D) Archaic

Correct Answer - C

3. Relinquish

(A) Recover
(B) Disperse
(C) Forfeit
(D) Deplete

Correct Answer - C

4. Persevering

(A) Enduring
(B) Ineffective
(C) Secure
(D) Sincere

Correct Answer - A

5. Superior

(A) Prosperous
(B) Sustained
(C) Superficial
(D) Exceptional

Correct Answer - D

6. Appeal

(A) Wit
(B) Charisma
(C) Impression
(D) Wisdom

Correct Answer - B

7. Precarious

(A) peculiar
(B) Dangerous
(C) Widespread
(D) Aggravating

Correct Answer - B

8. Persuade

(A) Convince
(B) Conform
(C) Confirm
(D) Conceal

Correct Answer - A

9. Wisdom

(A) Acceleration
(B) Insight
(C) Caution
(D) Marvel

Correct Answer - B

10. Intense

(A) instant
(B) Hazardous
(C) Severe
(D) Robust

Correct Answer - C

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

1. Politicians often woo voters by proposing sweeping reforms of governmental policy.

(A) forfeit
(B) attract
(C) convince
(D) deceive

Answer - B

2. Davy Crockett was well known for his witticisms and story telling skills.

(A) humor
(B) charisma
(C) endurance
(D)wisdom

Answer - A

3. When widespread thunderstorms occur, the sky is commonly overcast with many intermingled layers of clouds of various types.

(A) severe
(B) powerful
(C) extensive
(D) hazardous

Answer - C

4. Although jellyfish move by jet propulsion, most are weak swimmers.

(A) ineffective
(B) clever
(C) superior
(D)impressive

Answer - A

5. The disappearance of tropical rain forests is a direct result of wanton disregard of this valuable resource by mankind.

(A) precarious
(B) sporadic
(C) senseless
(D) troubling

Answer - C