WorksheetsTOEFL VOCABULARY LESSON 4
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Optical illusions and their effects are often created through careful physical attributes, such as a nonstandard use of perspective, distorted angles, deceptive shading, unusual juxtaposition, and color effects.
The word deceptive in the passage is closest in meaning to
elusive
misleading
altered
ambiguous
A "Declaration of Sentiments", which called upon women to organize and to petition for their rights, was passed.
The word petition in the passage is closest to meaning to
vote
demand
appeal
persist
The participants who crafted the treaty concluded that the moon and all other celestial bodies were to be free for exploration and use by all nations. They also concurred that the use of weapons of mass destruction was to be forbidden in space.
The word concurred in the passage is closest in meaning to
assumed
agreed
anticipated
observed
The lawmaking process can become stagnant if the stated do not agree with the proposed legislation.
The phrase become stagnant in the passage is closest in meaning to
continue flowing
stop progressing
be cancelled
create arguments
Due to the astounding progress of integrated-circuit technology, an enormous number of transistors can be placed onto a single integrated-circuit chip.
The word astounding in the passage is closest in meaning to
astonishing
rapid
solid
resilient
Deer often wander into traffic, cause automobile accidents, trample lawns, eat flowers, and host insects that carry disease. Therefore, many residents are determined to restrict their movements, fence them out, or eliminate them altogether.
In stating that many people are determined to eliminate the deer, the author means that they
want to decide what to do
support their increase
insist on reducing them
favor enlarging the herd
The game of chess was not well organized until 1946, when the world chess governing body, FIDE, asserted its control over international play.
The word asserted in the passage is closest in meaning to
enhanced
empowered
permitted
declared
Despite the fact that all classification of human societies and cultures are arbitrary, they also attempt to note differences between various human societies.
The word arbitrary in the passage is closest in meaning to
vague
haphazard
disputed
elusive
Once the United States was designated to act on behalf of its neighbors to the south, episodes of foreign interference decreased until the 1960's, when Cuba wanted the support and economic aid of the former Union of Soviet Socialists Republics.
The word designated in the passage is closest in meaning to
authorized
accustomed
determined
tempted
J. Edgar Hoover was an astute professional who served as Director of the FBI for 48 years.
The word astute in the passage is closest in meaning to
acclaimed
celebrated
perceptive
eminent
