Vocabulary for TOEFL iBT

VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT 13 HERE’S A HINT USE IT OR LOSE IT There’s really only one rule for building your vocabulary: Use it or lo ...

14 VOCABULARY FOR TOEFL iBT while the second part essentially restates the meaning of the word. Here’s another example of a sent ...

VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT 15 Sunday was very different from the indolent Sarah of Saturday (contrast). You also know what the assidu ...

16 VOCABULARY FOR TOEFL iBT HERE’S A HINT ALL SYNONYMS ARE NOT CREATED EQUAL Synonyms are words that share the same meaning or n ...

VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT 17 breaking down the word into its prefix ( in- ) and word root ( ept ). That’s the subject of Chapters 2 ...

18 VOCABULARY FOR TOEFL iBT tell you what the unit(s) with blank(s) need to say. For example, consider this sam- ple question: S ...

VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT 19 Select the words that best fill in the blanks: ➥ The famous daredevil was actually quite _______ by tem ...

20 VOCABULARY FOR TOEFL iBT CONTRAST Some words that logically signal a relationship of contrast are: though, although, how- eve ...

VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT 21 the idea that needs to be expressed in the incomplete unit. When you know what the complete unit says, ...

22 VOCABULARY FOR TOEFL iBT The complete unit of the sentence, often resulting from years of hard work by numer- ous investigato ...

VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT 23 TOEFL iBT, it is a good idea to become an active reader. This is a skill you can practice every day. As ...

24 VOCABULARY FOR TOEFL iBT PRACTICE QUESTIONS Choose the best vocabulary word to fill the blank. Circle your choices or write y ...

VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT 25 5. We were tired when we reached the , but the spectacular view of the valley below was worth the hike. ...

26 VOCABULARY FOR TOEFL iBT 10. Visiting all the tea shops in the city, they were on a _____ to find the perfect cup of tea. a. ...

VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT 27 15. The editor, preferring a more terse writing style, cut 500 words from the 2,000-word article. Terse ...

28 VOCABULARY FOR TOEFL iBT 20. Samantha hasn’t said why she’s been so withdrawn lately, but I would sur- mise that it is becaus ...

VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT 29 9. d. Outmoded means no longer in style or no longer usable. 10. b. A quest is a search or pursuit of s ...

30 VOCABULARY FOR TOEFL iBT 22. c. If the friend has a “sinking morale,” this means that the friend’s feelings or attitude are o ...

W hen you come across unfamiliar words without context, breaking those words into their parts can help you determine their meani ...

32 VOCABULARY FOR TOEFL iBT fix: to place securely or firmly prefix: something placed at the beginning of a word Several of the ...