Vocabulary for TOEFL iBT

72 VOCABULARY FOR TOEFL iBT

● Use your ears for the commonly confused words that aren’t homophones,

and use the difference in pronunciation to help you further differentiate

between the words.

● Don’t forget to use word parts to remember meaning. Both prescribe and

proscribe, for example, have the root scrib/script, meaning to write. Then you

can remember that proscribe is a (written) law that pro hibits something.

PRACTICE QUESTIONS

Choose the correct word in the parenthesis to complete each sentence. Circle your

choices or write your answers on a separate piece of paper. Then compare your

selections to the correct answers at the end of the chapter.

1. Lilin ( alluded/eluded ) to problems with her boss, but she didn’t say anything
directly.
2. Xiu is coming this afternoon to determine the ( extant/extent ) of the problem.
3. The checks were ( disbursed/dispersed ) this morning.
4. Once again, Luna has come up with an ( ingenious/ingenuous ) solution to the
problem.
5. We will ( waive/wave ) the late fee because of your extenuating circumstances.
6. Please ( precede/proceed ) with caution through the construction zone.
7. Reina is in ( eminent/imminent/emanate ) danger and needs our help right
away.
8. Jillian met with a lawyer to see if her landlord could be ( persecuted/prosecuted )
for his negligence of her building.
9. It was a grueling six-hour ( ascent/assent ) from our camp to the top of the
mountain.
10. Here is a list of the books the school librarian would like to
( censor/censure/sensor ) because she feels they are inappropriate for children.