400 Must-Have Words for the TOEFL - Unit 3

400 Must-Have Words for the TOEFL

Unit 3

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To adjust to the circumstances; to make suitable

→ Dinosaurs could not _____ to the warmer temperatures.

Usage tips

Adapt is often followed by to.

Parts of speech

adaptation n., adapter n., adaptable adj.

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Various; showing a lot of differences within a group

→ India is one of the most linguistically _____ countries in the world.

Usage tips

An -ly adverb (e.g.,linguistically) often comes before diverse.

Parts of speech

diversify v., diversity n., diversification n.

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To develop; to come forth (v.)

To develop; to come forth

→ Modern-day sharks _____ from their ancestor Eryops, which lived more than 200 million years ago.

Usage tips

Evolve is often followed by into or from.

Parts of speech

evolution n., evolutionist n

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Part, characteristic

→ The best _____ of this car is its heated seats.

Usage tips

Feature is often followed by of.

Parts of speech

feature v.

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A group of people born at about the same time

→ As older managers retired, a new _____ of leaders took control of the company.

Usage tips

Before generation, an adjective like new, next, earlier, or older is common. Generation is often followed by of.

Parts of speech

generational adj.

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Naturally characteristic; always found within something, because it’s a basic part of that thing

→ No job can be interesting all the time. Boredom is _____ in any kind of work.

Usage tips

Inherent is often followed by in.

Parts of speech

inherently adv.

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Movement from one place to another by a group of people or animals

→ The _____ of farm workers from one state to the next depends primarily on the harvest.

Usage tips

Migration is often followed by to or from.

Parts of speech

migrate v., migrant n., migratory adj.

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Related to the body; related to materials that can be seen or felt

→ Because of the shape of its throat, an ape does not have the _____ ability to speak.

Usage tips

Physical usually comes before the noun it describes.

Parts of speech

physically adv.

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A series of steps leading to a result

→ To get a good job, most people go through a long _____ of letter-writing and interviews.

Usage tips

Process is often followed by of plus the -ing form of a verb.

Parts of speech

proceed v., process v.

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To continue living (despite some danger or illness)

→ After getting lost in the mountains, Gordon _____ by eating wild plants and catching fish.

Usage tips

Survive is often followed by a phrase with by.

Parts of speech

survivor n., survival n.

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Antonym:

physical

• not an integral part

• stay the same

• die

• staying in one place

• mental

Multiple Choice

Antonym:

migration

• not an integral part

• stay the same

• die

• staying in one place

• mental

Multiple Choice

Antonym:

adapt

• not an integral part

• stay the same

• die

• staying in one place

• mental

Multiple Choice

Antonym:

inherent

• not an integral part

• stay the same

• die

• staying in one place

• mental

Multiple Choice

Antonym:

survive

• not an integral part

• stay the same

• die

• staying in one place

• mental

Multiple Choice

Synonym:

Various languages are spoken on the Indian subcontinent.

• diverse

• evolved

• generation

• process

• survive

Multiple Choice

Synonym:

Making bread involves a sequence of steps that takes about three hours.

• diverse

• evolved

• generation

• process

• survive

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Synonym:

Few sea turtles manage to live through their first year of life.

• diverse

• evolved

• generation

• process

• survive

Multiple Choice

Synonym:

This age group tends to support current educational policies.

• diverse

• evolved

• generation

• process

• survive

Multiple Choice

Synonym:

Her thinking about economics has changed slowly in the last several months.

• diverse

• evolved

• generation

• process

• survive

Multiple Choice

Which sentence best expresses the essential information in this passage?

• Human migration across the Bering Strait was remarkably slow.

• Physical limitations made migration across the Bering Strait almost impossible.

• Humans readily adapted to life in the Bering Strait.

• The migration through the Americas was surprisingly fast.

Multiple Choice

In this passage, the word monumental is closest in meaning to

• disastrous

• evolving

• important

• physical