TOEFL Vocabulary

Some parents are criticized for the way they ........ up their children.

(to raise children)

• bring

• make

• throw

They refused to ........... up to their responsibilities, with disastrous consequences.

(to accept an unpleasant state of affairs, and try to deal with it)

• face

• move

• come

The President decided to ......... his visit to Europe.

(to not to go ahead with a plan)

• shout

• call

• cry

It is only at election time that senators .......... on support from their constituents.

(to rely/depend on other people)

• add

• face

• count

Many developing countries are failing to ...... up with their more developed neighbors.

(to get to the same level)

• run

• chase

• catch

It can take months or even years for political scandals to ..... down.

(to become less strong)

• die

• cut

• fall

An alarming number of students ...... out of school early every year.

(to leave a race, competition, a course of study, etc., early or before you have finished)

• jump

• drop

• fall

Major international companies can't ......... out the popularity of the anti-capitalist movement.

(informal: find it hard to understand)

• figure

• cut

• carry

The committee members ...... out over plans for the new healthcare.

(to argue)

• fell

• made

• dropped

As we ...... up our priorities change.

(to change from being children to being adults)

• stand

• grow

• look