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WorksheetsTOEFL PRACTICE - VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The _____________ president differs from the past president on healthcare
reform issues.
talkative
accomplished
artificial
incumbent
The _____________ data supports the belief that there has been an increase
in population in the county.
nominal
demographic
practical
nocturnal
The _____________ collected from real estate taxes helped to balance the
town budget.
domain
remainder
revenue
assessment
She pretended to be _____________ about the new job opportunity, but
secretly she was very excited.
dedicated
receptive
candid
blasé
We were tired when we reached the _____________, but the spectacular
view of the valley below was worth the hike.
circumference
summit
fulcrum
nadir
The suit had a(n) _____________ odor, as if it had been stored in a trunk for
a long time.
aged
scented
musty
decrepit
Because his workplace was so busy and noisy, he longed most of all for
_____________.
solitude
association
loneliness
irrelevancy
The teacher put the crayons on the bottom shelf to make them
_____________ to the young children.
accessible
receptive
eloquent
ambiguous
My computer was state-of-the-art when I bought it three years ago, but
now it is _____________.
current
dedicated
unnecessary
outmoded
Visiting all the tea shops in the city, they were on a _____________ to find
the perfect cup of tea.
surge
quest
discovery
cadence
Make sure the directions are very explicit so that no one makes a mistake.
Explicit means
intricate, complex
clearly and fully stated
chronologically ordered
ambiguous or implied
The hotel is teeming with security personnel because the leaders of several
countries are here for a summit meeting.
Teem means:
to close down temporarily
to lose business due to circumstances beyond one’s control
to be full of, nearly overflowing
to be under close scrutiny
Karen was relieved to learn that the chemicals in her well water were all benign.
Benign means
natural.
dangerous.
of local origin.
harmless.
Although it was futile because he didn’t meet half of the requirements,
Jensen applied for the job anyway because it was his dream position.
Futile means
useless.
fruitful.
radical.
insane.
The editor, preferring a more terse writing style, cut 500 words from the
2,000-word article. Terse means
elegant.
factual.
descriptive.
concise.
Victor Frankenstein spent the last years of his life chasing his elusive monster,
who was always one step of his creator.
Elusive means
difficult to compare.
difficult to capture.
difficult to forget.
difficult to avoid.
Xiu’s timely joke served to diffuse the tension in the room, and the rest of
the meeting was highly productive.
Diffuse means
to refuse.
to intensify.
to create.
to soften.
I completely lost track of Tula’s point because she kept digressing to unrelated
topics.
Digress means
to deviate, stray.
to regress, revert.
to change the tone.
to express concisely.
The senator evaded the question by changing the subject and accusing his
opponent of misconduct. Evade means
to escape or elude.
to answer indirectly.
to refuse to answer directly.
to deceive.
Samantha hasn’t said why she’s been so withdrawn lately, but I would surmise
that it is because she is still upset about not being able to go to camp.
Surmise means
to confirm.
to surprise.
to believe.
to guess.
