This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Toefl > Toefl Vocabulary – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Toefl Vocabulary Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does it mean to boost something? A) To help raise or increase something. B) To brag or talk with excessive pride. C) To give as a gift. D) To scold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To help raise or increase something. 2. Complete the phrase: ..... to war, Afghanistan used to be a beautiful country. A) Brief. B) Convey. C) Despise. D) Prior. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prior. 3. Washington Irving collected and interpreted many famous old ..... , including the legends of Rip Van Winkle and the Headless Horseman. (A) tales (B) tidings (C) trait A) A. B) B. C) C. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 4. A domineering husband, he is the stereotype of a male chauvinist. A) Disagreeable type. B) Fixed conception. C) Musician. D) Opposite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fixed conception. 5. A. The company has opened a few new offices this decade.b. There's been a MARKED PROGRESS in the company's expansion. A) SAME MEANING. B) DIFFERENT MEANING. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DIFFERENT MEANING. 6. Armed with water cannons, the police easily ..... the demonstrations in the streets. A) Subtle. B) Shrine. C) Rigorous. D) Suppress. E) Superstitious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Suppress. 7. The use of robots and automated machinery has eliminated certain ..... factory jobs.(A) tedious (B) thrilling (C) timid A) A. B) B. C) C. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 8. When I need FUNDS for something, I need ..... A) Money / resources. B) Basis. C) A foundation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Money / resources. 9. The word dusk in the passage is closest in meaning to? A) Lunch. B) Dark. C) Afternoon. D) Light. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dark. 10. What's the meaning of Suspicious? A) Having the belief that someone is doing something dishonest or illegal. B) To provide the conditions in which something can happen or exist. C) Not gentle; unpleasant. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having the belief that someone is doing something dishonest or illegal. 11. A liger is the ..... of a male lion and a female tiger. A) Legislation. B) Inception. C) Inherent. D) Offspring. E) Interval. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Offspring. 12. 'relating to' in English is ..... A) Assert. B) Ripen. C) Decay. D) Relate to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Relate to. 13. ISSUES isn't a synonym of A) Topics. B) Aspects. C) Problems. D) Genders. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Genders. 14. Vb. wipe out, abolish, destroy A) Aggravate. B) Impervious. C) Veracious. D) Prevalent. E) Eradicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Eradicate. 15. The hurricane caused great havoc in the islands. A) Destruction. B) Treatment. C) Winds. D) Immersion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Destruction. 16. Mother Teresa's unselfish service remains a source of ..... for millions of people around the world. A) Futile. B) Hinge on[upon]. C) Inspiration. D) Eradicate. E) Foster. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inspiration. 17. CONVENTIONAL means ..... A) Contemporary. B) Modern. C) Traditional. D) Unique. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Traditional. 18. GET AT:To try to suggest something without saying it directlyWhich of the following is not the correct use of the words '' GET AT ''? A) What are you getting at? Was my presentation too long?. B) I'm just trying to get at the truth-not get anyone in trouble. C) I won't be able to get at from the office before 7. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I'm just trying to get at the truth-not get anyone in trouble. 19. INTERPRETATION doesn't have as a synonym the word: A) Understanding. B) Comprehension. C) Point of view. D) Play a character. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Play a character. 20. The giant Sequoia is found along the western slopes of the Sierra Nevadas. Giant means? A) High. B) Small. C) Enormous. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enormous. 21. Crustaceans live mostly in ..... and have a ..... shell. A) Water hard. B) The desert hard. C) Water soft. D) The desert soft. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water hard. 22. After his speech appeared in print, appreciation for his words began to grow. Appeared means? A) Wrote. B) Showed. C) Published. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Published. 23. There has been a lot of guessing regarding which candidate will win the election. A) Indictment. B) Displacement. C) Stimulus. D) Speculation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Speculation. 24. Carlos wants to change his career. He wants to become a doctor. A) A job that you learn to do and then do for many years. B) A person who works for someone. C) Simple; including only what is necessary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A job that you learn to do and then do for many years. 25. J. Edgar Hoover was an astute professional who served as Director of the FBI for 48 years. A resilient and determined government official, Hoover's tenure spanned one of the most important eras of modern U.S. history. His policies helped to shape and create what has now become a highly respected modern investigative organization. The word astute means: A) Eminent. B) Celebrated. C) Acclaimed. D) Perceptive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Perceptive. 26. Smog and pollution can cause many types of ..... problems. A) Persistent. B) Pragmatic. C) Proclaim. D) Replica. E) Respiratory. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Respiratory. 27. The student ..... to never cheat again after he was caught looking at his classmate's test. A) Perception. B) Resolve. C) Transaction. D) Policy. E) On behalf of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resolve. 28. She was overcome by chagrin at the check-out counter when she discovered she had left her wallet at home. A) Anger. B) Poverty. C) Embarrassment. D) Challenge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Embarrassment. 29. The lecture was so ..... that several students fell asleep. A) Juvenile. B) Membrane. C) Monotonous. D) Kinship. E) Legitimate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monotonous. 30. They had to ..... the first problem before they could discuss the next one. A) Perception. B) On behalf of. C) Policy. D) Offspring. E) Resolve. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Resolve. 31. To become preserved in clay or stone or ash after death, so that a natural record is left of the original organism; to become rigid and stuck in old ways A) Assimilate. B) Fossilize. C) Domesticate. D) Augment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fossilize. 32. Firefighters were busy extinguishing ..... fires in two buildings. A) By foot. B) Simultaneous. C) Proximity. D) Regime. E) Residue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simultaneous. 33. The have digestive fluids to obtain the necessary nitrogen from the insects. Obtain means? A) Get. B) Make. C) Release. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Get. 34. To have a ..... argument is to have every point make sense with each other. A) Apprentice. B) Biography. C) Austere. D) Circa. E) Coherent. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Coherent. 35. ..... of people have been hurt in running battles with police. A) Deviate. B) Scores. C) Affluent. D) Obsolete. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scores. 36. I have now ..... to the new environment here in Canada. A) Adjusted. B) Composed. C) Impervious. D) Trifling. E) Obliterate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjusted. 37. What does it mean to bestow something upon someone? A) To brag or talk with excessive pride. B) To scold. C) To give as a gift. D) To help raise or increase something. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To give as a gift. 38. A very light jacket will be ..... for Los Angeles's warm winter. A) ACQUIRE. B) ACCURATE. C) ACHIEVE. D) ADEQUATE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ADEQUATE. 39. Too much ..... of fat in the body can be dangerous to one's health. A) Accumulation. B) Tamper with. C) Aboriginal. D) Temper. E) Sphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accumulation. 40. Choose the correct definition for the word:advocate A) To combine. B) To separate. C) To publicy support. D) To protect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To publicy support. 41. What does it mean for someone to be brusque? A) Rude and tactless. B) Short (in terms of time). C) Abrupt to the point of rudeness. D) A harsh, unpleasant mixture of noise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abrupt to the point of rudeness. 42. Determine the nature of A) Assume. B) Analyze. C) Define. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Define. 43. The verb of "excessive" is ..... A) Exceese. B) Exceeds. C) Exceed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exceed. 44. Our skin ..... more sweat in the summer. A) Representative. B) Piecemeal. C) Renegade. D) Prudent. E) Secrete. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Secrete. 45. What is the meaning of the word 'profound'? A) Shallow. B) Superficial. C) Deep. D) Trivial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deep. 46. Inventive is a ..... A) Verb. B) Noun. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 47. The senator formerly supported the president's budget plans ardently. A) Entirely. B) Zealously. C) Expertly. D) Arduously. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Zealously. 48. There is no ..... proof that vampires exist. A) Residue. B) Stimulate. C) Tangible. D) Simultaneous. E) Sophisticated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tangible. 49. Inveterate (adj) A) New habit. B) Uncommon habit. C) Changing habit. D) Established habit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Established habit. 50. The baby woke up when the ..... rang. A) Doorbell. B) Garage. C) Mail box. D) Parking. E) Laundry room. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doorbell. 51. Benevolent (adj) A) Generous. B) Kind. C) Good. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 52. Firemen ..... a body in the debris A) Discovered. B) Settled. C) Weaved. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Discovered. 53. One of a series published periodically A) Issue. B) Area. C) Labor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Issue. 54. The verb of "circulation" is ..... A) Circulative. B) Circulate. C) Circulator. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circulate. 55. Look at the sentences and decide if the statement which follows each one is true or false. The government has spent a lot of money improving roads around the country. There has been a deterioration in the national road system. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 56. What is the meaning of harness? A) To take control of power or energy in order to use it. B) A large number of something. C) To make small changes to improve. D) Extremely strongly felt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To take control of power or energy in order to use it. 57. Choose the correct definition for the word:Aggregate A) To gradually collect. B) To change something. C) To combine. D) To come into possession. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To combine. 58. The player's winning ..... was broken when he suffered an injury during a game. A) Respiratory. B) Replica. C) Proclaim. D) Pragmatic. E) Streak. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Streak. 59. ..... knowledge through direct experience is as important as ideas gained through books. A) Culmination. B) Empirical. C) Elliptical. D) Diagnose. E) Dissect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Empirical. 60. Many people find chocolate ..... (A) tempting (B) tender (C) temperate A) A. B) B. C) C. D) None of above. 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