TOEFL Vocabulary

Which one of the following words is not a synonym of "lead to"?

• cause

• bring about

• hinder

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

What is another word for "tragedy"?

• catastrophe

• disaster

• misadventure

• fortune

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

A person, a business, or organization against whom you are competing or fighting in the same area or for the same things is _________

• a dealer

• a rival

• a partner

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A ________ act or person is cruel and violent.

• brutal

• vicious

• forgiving

• merciful

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Inflation has started to ___________. Prices have been going up dramatically.

• disappear

• decrease

• accelerate

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

A ___________ person is someone who has a good understanding of the way people behave and/ or good knowledge of culture and fashion.

• complicated

• animistic

• sophisticated

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

Which word has the closest meaning with "exponential"?

• expanding

• numeric

• digital

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

___________ studies involves the combining of two or more academic disciplines into one activity (e.g. a research project)

• Globalized

• Interconnected

• Interdisciplinary

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What are synonyms of "deal with"?

• treat

• involve

• handle

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Something ___________ is definite and specific.

• mediate

• definite

• concrete