This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Toefl > Toefl Vocabulary – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Toefl Vocabulary Quiz 17 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The word stressed in the passage is closest in meaning to A) Emphasized. B) Ignored. C) Cancelled. D) Postponed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emphasized. 2. While they ..... (sleep), a fire ..... (break) out. A) Is sleeping / broke. B) Are sleeping / breaks. C) Was sleeping / breaks. D) Were sleeping / broke. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were sleeping / broke. 3. Without ..... , there would be no radios, televisions, or computers. A) Secrete. B) Semiconductor. C) Renegade. D) Prudent. E) Representative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semiconductor. 4. Coughing and sneezing are some of the ..... of the flu. A) Superstitious. B) Shrine. C) Symptom. D) Suppress. E) Subtle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symptom. 5. I ..... (scream) at her because she ..... (annoy )me. A) Was screaming / was annoying. B) Screamed / was annoyed. C) Screamed / was annoying. D) Screamed / annoyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Screamed / was annoying. 6. Benign is a ..... A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 7. Your point is so RELEVANT to the debate. RELEVANT here does not mean: A) Consistent. B) Significant. C) Important. D) Variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Variable. 8. Margarine is a good ..... for butter. A) Streak. B) Substitute. C) Replica. D) Proclaim. E) Respiratory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Substitute. 9. A. Exam passes have risen by almost 50%.b. There has been a DECLINE of exam passes. A) SAME MEANING. B) DIFFERENT MEANING. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DIFFERENT MEANING. 10. By testing us on vocabulary, the teacher is ..... that these words are important to know for the TOEFL Exam. A) Implying. B) Supporting. C) Contrasting. D) Opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Implying. 11. Adj. rough, crude, impolite, improper A) Abhor. B) Spurious. C) Coarse. D) Mammoth. E) Veracious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coarse. 12. After receiving his degree in ..... , he received job offers from both Boeing and Airbus. A) Adversary. B) Aboriginal. C) Temper. D) Accumulation. E) Aeronautics. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Aeronautics. 13. A large flat piece of wood or glass that you open and close when you go into or out of a building A) Roof. B) Attic. C) Apartment. D) Door. E) Yard. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Door. 14. Sell or provide on credit A) Distribute. B) Function. C) Finance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Finance. 15. Deny the truth of a statement by claiming the opposite opinion A) Concede. B) Contradict. C) Stance. D) Perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contradict. 16. In order to protect the farmers, the authorities decided not to lift the import ..... on beef. A) Quota. B) Propel. C) Plausible. D) Periodically. E) Periodical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quota. 17. Which word has the closest meaning with "exponential" ? A) Expanding. B) Numeric. C) Digital. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expanding. 18. Unfortunately, environmental policy changes occur gradually and on a ..... basis. A) Piecemeal. B) Nostalgic. C) Peripheral. D) Manipulate. E) Obscure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Piecemeal. 19. A ..... person is someone who has a good understanding of the way people behave and/ or good knowledge of culture and fashion. A) Complicated. B) Animistic. C) Sophisticated. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sophisticated. 20. The Senator released a statement ..... claims made about him on social media. A) Refuting. B) Inferring. C) Comparing. D) Opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Refuting. 21. I have an interview next week at a computer company. A) A meeting when someone asks you questions to decide if you will get a job. B) A job that you learn to do and then do for many years. C) Something that you need or that you must do or have. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A meeting when someone asks you questions to decide if you will get a job. 22. What is the meaning of the word 'abundant'? A) Plentiful. B) Insufficient. C) Limited. D) Scarce. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plentiful. 23. Please do not leave anything in front of the ..... exit. A) Transferring. B) Emergency. C) Carry-on. D) Local time. E) Gate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emergency. 24. In her book Silent Spring, Rachel Carson wrote about insecticides and their ..... effects on animal life. (A) tiresome (B) tender (C) toxic A) A. B) B. C) C. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 25. The General Cleaning will take ..... three hours. A) Parlor. B) Approximately. C) Beneath. D) Minstrel. E) Convenient. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Approximately. 26. Playing violent games can lead to ..... crime. A) Heritage. B) Juvenile. C) Inscription. D) Instill. E) Hierarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Juvenile. 27. The meaning of "precipitation" is ..... A) Rush. B) Rate by rate. C) Details. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rush. 28. I am going to ..... those sad memories and move on. A) Impervious. B) Composed. C) Trifling. D) Adjusted. E) Obliterate. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Obliterate. 29. The word mourning in the passage is closest in meaning to A) Cry. B) Rejoice. C) Comfort. D) Grieve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grieve. 30. Jesse James was an ..... outlaw, well-known as a bank robber and gunfighter. A) Inept. B) Ingenuous. C) Infamous. D) None of above. 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