Vocabulary for TOEFL iBT

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116 VOCABULARY FOR TOEFL iBT


67. b. The key element in this word is the root belli, which means warlike. The
synonym choices— hostile and ungracious —would be incorrect. The
antonym would be appeasing.
68. d. A debut is a first appearance in or presentation to the public.
69. c. Hiatus means a gap or opening; an interruption or break.
70. a. Incognito means with one’s identity concealed; in disguise or under an
assumed character or identity.
71. d. A façade is (1) the face or front of a building; (2) an artificial or deceptive
front, especially one intended to hide something unpleasant.
72. b. Liaison means (1) a channel or means of connection or communication
between two groups; one who maintains such communication; (2) a close
relationship or link, especially one that is secretive or adulterous.
73. a. The prefix con- means to be together with. A congregation would gather
together with each other in a house of worship.
74. a. The suffix - dom is a state of being. Someone who has wisdom is someone
who is wise enough to discern or judge what is right, true, or lasting.
75. d. To affect means to influence.
76. d. To be wary is to be on guard or watchful; careless is the opposite of
watchful.
77. d. To be novel is to be new; the opposite is old.
78. c. Continuous means marked by uninterrupted extension in space and time.
79. a. A courtesy is a courteous or mannerly act; it is characterized by civility.
80. a. A fallacy is a false or mistaken idea, trickery; a truth is something that
conforms to the facts.

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