TOEFL - Set 8 Exercise

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accelerate, crack, create, creep, crush, cultivate, dictate, distinguish, flaw, harvest, mirror, obtain, particle, settle, transport

1) accelerate

v. to go faster
n. acceleration
Syn. hasten
n. accelerator
Example - The action of molecules accelerates when they are heated.
Example - The poor condition of the motor made acceleration difficult.

2) crack

n. a thin opening caused by breaking, a flaw
v. crack
Syn. fracture
Example - Cracks in the ice allowed for fishing.
Example - The wall cracked due to poor construction.

3) create

v. to make something new
adj. creative
Syn. produce
adv. creatively
n. creation
n. creator
n. creativity
n. creativeness
Example - Thomas Edison created numerous inventions.
Example - Jonas Salk was an extremely creative scientist.

4) creep

v. to move slowly and quietly close to the ground; to begin to happen
adj. creeping
Syn. crawl
Example - Some mistakes are beginning to creep into his work.
Example - Ivy is a creeping variety of plant.

5) crush

v. to press together so as to completely distort the shape or nature of the object
adj. crushing
n. crush
Syn. grind
Example - The machine crushes corn to produce corn meal.
Example - Passage of the legislation was a crushing blow to the president's program.

6) cultivate

v. to plant and raise a crop; to encourage growth of a relationship or friendship
adj. cultivated
n. cultivation
Syn. grow
Example - The professionals had common interests that allowed them to cultivate a working relationship with each other.
Example - The cultivation of diverse crops in pre-Columbian America is well documented.

7) dictate

v. to state demands with the power to enforce
adj. dictatorial
Syn. impose
n. dictator
Example - The workers were not in a position to dictate demands to management.
Example - His boss resembled a dictator.

8) distinguish

v. to hear, see, or recognize differences
adj. distinguishable
Syn. discriminate
adj. distinguished
adj. distinguishing
Example - Some people cannot distinguish colors well.
Example - Anteaters are distinguished by their long noses.

9) flaw

n. a small sign of damage that makes an item imperfect
adj. flawed
Syn. defect
Example - There is a flaw in his theory.
Example - They noticed that the contract was flawed.

10) harvest

n. the act of collecting a crop; the crops gathered
adj. harvested
v. harvest
Syn. gather
Example - The United States had a comparatively good grain harvest this year.
Example - They were able to harvest the crop before the rain.

11) mirror

v. to show, as in a mirror
n. mirror
Syn. reflect
Example - The results of the study mirror public opinion.
Example - The strength of the economy is mirrored in the standard of living of the people.

12) obtain

v. to gain or secure something
adj. obtainable
Syn. gain
Example - The university obtained a new particle accelerator.
Example - The painting by Whistler was not obtainable.

13) particle

n. a very small piece of something
Syn. fragment
Example - Particles of dust can destroy electronic instruments.
Example - Small particles of matter hold the keys to understanding the origin of life.

14) settle

v. to establish a home; to resolve a disagreement
adj. settled
n. settlement
Syn. Colonize
Example - People arriving from the south settled in California.
Example - The lawyers settled their differences and came to an agreement.

15) transport

v. to move from one place to another
adj. transportable
Syn. carry
adj. transported
n. transportation
Example - Flying is not always the fastest way to transport passengers to their destination.
Example - The transportation expenses of products increase their final cost.

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. Flaw

(A) particle
(B) Agile
(C) Defect
(D) Creation

Correct Answer - C

2. Dictate

(A) Transport
(B) Create
(C) Grow
(D) Impose

Correct Answer - D

3. Hasten

(A) Crawl
(B) Crush
(C) Conceal
(D) Accelerate

Correct Answer - D

4. Crop

(A) Harvest
(B) Advice
(C) Mirror
(D) Settlement

Correct Answer - A

5. Fragment

(A) Authorization
(B) Particle
(C) Cultivation
(D) Advantage

Correct Answer - B

6. Transport

(A) Reveal
(B) Carry
(C) Clarify
(D) Restore

Correct Answer - B

7. Obtain

(A) Gain
(B) Allow
(C) Baffle
(D) Assert

Correct Answer - A

8. Discriminate

(A) Enhance
(B) Persuade
(C) Distinguish
(D) Distort

Correct Answer - C

9. Reflect

(A) Mirror
(B) Confirm
(C) Produce
(D) Grind

Correct Answer - A

10. Colonize

(A) Crawl
(B) Cultivate
(C) Replace
(D) Settle

Correct Answer - D

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

1. Corn and soybeans are cultivated on Maryland's eastern shore.

(A) grown
(B) found
(C) cooked
(D) acquired

Answer - A

2. Querns have been used for centuries to crush grains.

(A) harvest
(B) transport
(C) grind
(D) distinguish

Answer - C

3. Rows of suction-like tube feet enable the starfish to creep along the ocean floor.

(A) crawl
(B) feed
(C) race
(D) settle

Answer - A

4. In the 1930s, the poor business environment created a lack of confidence in the economy.

(A) dictated
(B) produced
(C) mirrored
(D) accelerated

Answer - B

5. The vivid colors of the opal are produced by impurities or small cracks in the stone.

(A) particles
(B) fractures
(C) flaws
(D) dents

Answer - B