TOEFL - Set 5 Exercise

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amaze, baffle, bear, block, blur, brilliant, caution, challenge, delicate, enhance, intrigue, persuade, replace, shed, unique

1) amaze

v. to fill with great surprise
adv. amazingly
Syn. astonish
n. amazement
adj. amazing
Example - I was amazed that I received an A on the calculus test.
Example - The actor gave an amazing performance.

2) baffle

v. to confuse to a point at which no progress can be made
adj. baffling
n. bafflement
Syn. puzzle
Example - The causes of many harmful diseases have baffled doctors for centuries.
Example - That was a baffling question.

3) bear

v. to produce, to carry; to show; to endure
adj. bearably
adj. bearable
Syn. yield
Example - This orchard bears many fine harvests of apples.
Example - Although stock prices declined, losses have been bearable for most investors.

4) block

v. to prevent movement progress, or success
n. blockage
adj. blocked
Syn. obstruct
Example - The government blocked the sale of the airline.
Example - The streets were flooded due to a blockage in the pipes.

5) blur

v. to make something difficult to see
adj. blurred
Syn. cloud
n. blur
Example - The rain blurred everyone's view of the valley.
Example - The whole accident is just a blur in my mine.

6) brilliant

adj. intensely bright or colorful, intelligent
adv. brilliantly
Syn. radiant
n. brilliance
Example - Einstein was a brilliant thinker.
Example - She brilliantly produced a solution to the problem.

7) caution

v. to alert someone of danger, the act of taking care of, or paying attention to, something
adj. cautious
adj. cautionary
adv. cautiously
n. caution
Syn. warn
Example - The office cautioned the motorist to slow down.
Example - They entered into the negotiations cautiously.

8) challenge

n. an invitation to complete, something that demands competitive action or much thought
adj. challenging
v. challenge
Syn. dare
Example - Finishing the 26-mile race was a challenge for most of the participants.
Example - It was a challenging math problem.

9) delicate

adj. needing careful treatment, sensitive, easily broken
adv. delicately
Syn. fragile
Example - Because of its controversial nature, it was a challenge to discuss such a delicate issue in public.
Example - You must handle the antique delicately

10) enhance

v. to increase in a positive way, such as in value, power, or beauty
n. enhancement
adj. enhanced
Syn. strengthen
Example - Passing the exam should enhance your chances of being, admitted to college.
Example - The computer enhanced our productivity

11) intrigue

a. to interest greatly
adj. intriguing
Syn. fascinate
adv. intriguingly
n. intrigue
Example - He was intrigued by the acclaim flat he received.
Example - The intriguing question baffled historians.

12) persuade

v. to change a belief or behavior by argument or reason
adv. persuasively
adj. persuasive
Syn. convince
n. persuasion
Example - They couldn't persuade their critics to see their point of view.
Example - John presented a persuasive argument for his salary increase.

13) replace

v. to change for another thing; to take the place of
adj. replaceable
n. replacement
Syn. substitute
Example - They have replaced all of the old office equipment.
Example - The new employee was the replacement for Mr. Topper, who retired last month.

14) shed

v. to throw off naturally, to give out
Syn. discard
Example - In order to grow, crabs must shed their shells.
Example - The experiments shed no new information on the cause of the disease.

15) unique

adj. to be the only one of a kind; special
adv. uniquely
Syn. rare
n. uniqueness
Example - He was presented with a unique opportunity to attend the conference.
Example - His style of writing is uniquely his own.

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. Confront

(A) Astonish
(B) Challenge
(C) Petition
(D) Forbid

Correct Answer - B

2. Obstruct

(A) Warn
(B) Tempt
(C) Enhance
(D) Block

Correct Answer - D

3. Intrigue

(A) Fascinate
(B) Elicit
(C) Intensify
(D) Enrich

Correct Answer - A

4. Substitute

(A) Advantage
(B) Replacement
(C) Blockage
(D) frail

Correct Answer - B

5. Delicate

(A) Ambiguous
(B) Vital
(C) Fragile
(D) Resilient

Correct Answer - C

6. convince

(A) assert
(B) persuade
(C) restore
(D) yield

Correct Answer - B

7. Rare

(A) determined
(B) ideal
(C) vague
(D) unique

Correct Answer - D

8. shed

(A) discard
(B) refine
(C) alter
(D) cloud

Correct Answer - A

9. enhance

(A) entice
(B) strengthen
(C) relinquish
(D) encourage

Correct Answer - B

10. puzzled

(A) advanced
(B) assertive
(C) baffled
D) astute

Correct Answer - C

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

1. Custer was cautioned by his advisors not to underestimate the strength of his opponent.

(A) challenged
(B) persuaded
(C) known
(D) warned

Answer - D

2. Bright feathers have been used for ornamentation since early times.

(A) Long
(B) Unique
(C) Delicate
(D) Brilliant

Answer - D

3. Telescopic images from outer space are often blurred by atmospheric conditions.

(A) clouded
(B) limited
(C) enhanced
(D) blocked

Answer - A

4. The narrow, green-grey leaves of the sweet alyssum are untoothed and usually bear many silvery hairs.

(A) carry
(B) yield
(C) replace
(D) hide

Answer - B

5. For many years, scientists were baffled by the small size of the atom.

(A) amazed
(B) limited
(C) puzzled
(D) fascinated

Answer - C