90 VOCABULARY FOR TOEFL iBT
50. Helen entered the room right on ( cue/queue ).
51. You are sure to be ( censored/censured/sensored ) if you make such wild accusa-
tions about your colleagues.
52. I have always admired Don’s ( meddle/mettle ); he seems to be afraid of no
one and nothing.
53. A ( hoard/horde ) of angry parents attended the school board meeting and
demanded that the superintendent step down.
54. The documentary really ( peaked/peeked/piqued ) my interest in the Civil War.
55. With just a few hours to go before the big ceremony, Adele rushed around
( prescribing/proscribing ) orders left and right.
56. Huang decided to ( raise/raze ) the stakes by increasing the reward.
57. Although Oscar’s story sounds ( incredible/incredulous ), I think he’s telling the
truth.
58. Jing-Mae gave her ( ascent/assent ) to the proposal, even though she did not
entirely agree with the plan.
59. This looks like a ( decent/descent/dissent ) restaurant; let’s eat here.
Directions: In questions 60 through 63, identify the correct synonym by looking
for word roots, prefixes, or suffixes. Choose the word that means the same or about
the same as the italicized word.60. a partial report
a. identifiable
b. incomplete
c. visible
d. enhanced