This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Toefl > Toefl Vocabulary – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Toefl Vocabulary Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Benign is a ..... A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 2. Your point is so RELEVANT to the debate. RELEVANT here does not mean: A) Significant. B) Important. C) Consistent. D) Variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Variable. 3. Margarine is a good ..... for butter. A) Substitute. B) Streak. C) Replica. D) Proclaim. E) Respiratory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Substitute. 4. A. Exam passes have risen by almost 50%.b. There has been a DECLINE of exam passes. A) DIFFERENT MEANING. B) SAME MEANING. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DIFFERENT MEANING. 5. By testing us on vocabulary, the teacher is ..... that these words are important to know for the TOEFL Exam. A) Contrasting. B) Supporting. C) Opinion. D) Implying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Implying. 6. Adj. rough, crude, impolite, improper A) Abhor. B) Spurious. C) Coarse. D) Mammoth. E) Veracious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coarse. 7. After receiving his degree in ..... , he received job offers from both Boeing and Airbus. A) Adversary. B) Accumulation. C) Temper. D) Aboriginal. E) Aeronautics. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Aeronautics. 8. A large flat piece of wood or glass that you open and close when you go into or out of a building A) Yard. B) Roof. C) Door. D) Attic. E) Apartment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Door. 9. Sell or provide on credit A) Distribute. B) Function. C) Finance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Finance. 10. Deny the truth of a statement by claiming the opposite opinion A) Concede. B) Stance. C) Perspective. D) Contradict. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contradict. 11. 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. 12. Which word has the closest meaning with "exponential" ? A) Expanding. B) Numeric. C) Digital. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expanding. 13. Unfortunately, environmental policy changes occur gradually and on a ..... basis. A) Obscure. B) Peripheral. C) Piecemeal. D) Nostalgic. E) Manipulate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Piecemeal. 14. 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. 15. The Senator released a statement ..... claims made about him on social media. A) Opinion. B) Comparing. C) Inferring. D) Refuting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Refuting. 16. 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. 17. What is the meaning of the word 'abundant'? A) Scarce. B) Limited. C) Plentiful. D) Insufficient. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plentiful. 18. Please do not leave anything in front of the ..... exit. A) Carry-on. B) Transferring. C) Local time. D) Emergency. E) Gate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emergency. 19. 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. 20. The General Cleaning will take ..... three hours. A) Approximately. B) Parlor. C) Minstrel. D) Convenient. E) Beneath. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Approximately. 21. Playing violent games can lead to ..... crime. A) Instill. B) Juvenile. C) Hierarchy. D) Heritage. E) Inscription. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Juvenile. 22. The meaning of "precipitation" is ..... A) Rush. B) Rate by rate. C) Details. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rush. 23. I am going to ..... those sad memories and move on. A) Adjusted. B) Obliterate. C) Impervious. D) Trifling. E) Composed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Obliterate. 24. The word mourning in the passage is closest in meaning to A) Comfort. B) Cry. C) Rejoice. D) Grieve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grieve. 25. Jesse James was an ..... outlaw, well-known as a bank robber and gunfighter. A) Inept. B) Ingenuous. C) Infamous. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infamous. 26. Any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together A) Area. B) Finance. C) Factor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Factor. 27. His passionate speech ..... with his usual quiet personality. A) Supported. B) Preceded. C) Opinion. D) Contrasted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contrasted. 28. Gandhi acted as a ..... of hope for the people of India in their desire for independence from the British rule. A) Abode. B) Alienate. C) Beacon. D) Advent. E) Transient. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beacon. 29. What's the meaning of Speculate? A) To guess possible answers to a question when you do not have enough information to be certain. B) Stay in the same place or not do something until something else happens. C) A small amount of something that is not enough. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To guess possible answers to a question when you do not have enough information to be certain. 30. Tens of thousands of teachers marched in the streets to protest the government's new school ..... A) Legislation. B) Perception. C) On behalf of. D) Policy. E) Offspring. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Policy. 31. Evolution and gravity are both considered to be scientific theories, but also ..... A) Deduces. B) Facts. C) Supports. D) Precedes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Facts. 32. Vb. make worse, exacerbate, annoy, bother A) Veracious. B) Impervious. C) Eradicate. D) Aggravate. E) Prevalent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aggravate. 33. Foresighted is ..... A) Ability to judge correctly. B) Someone's ability to think. C) To try to do something difficult. D) To not give enough care or attention to people or things that are your responsibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ability to judge correctly. 34. FIFA was ..... in 1904. A) Dubious. B) Condone. C) Catalyst. D) Establish. E) Commute. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Establish. 35. To be found to exist A) Occur. B) Derive. C) Establish. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Occur. 36. Sundew and Venus found in an area where there is an inadequate supply of nitrogen in the soil. Inadequate means? A) Sufficient. B) Insufficient. C) Significant. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Insufficient. 37. He received a ..... education A) Rudimentary. B) Droplet. C) Contain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rudimentary. 38. What does it mean to cease something? A) Arranged in order of time or date. B) To make clear; to remove confusion. C) To stop. D) To express strong disapproval. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To stop. 39. A:Where are you going? B:The conference room. The meeting is ..... A) Getting in the way. B) Getting carried away. C) Getting under way. D) Getting off the ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Getting under way. 40. The meaning of "Undertake" is ..... A) Running. B) Endanger. C) Take. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running. 41. Alfred Hitchcock directed a number of ..... psychological dramas; among the most exciting are Psycho and North by Northwest. (A) timid (B) trivial (C) thrilling A) A. B) B. C) C. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 42. Our economy is ..... and the entire economy is in danger. A) Deteriorating. B) Downsizing. C) Demoting. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deteriorating. 43. India is one of the most linguistically ..... countries in the world. A) Catstrophic . B) Typical. C) Diverse. D) Inherent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diverse. 44. What's the meaning of illiterate? A) Someone who is illiterate cannot read or write. B) To examine something very carefully. C) To provide the conditions in which something can happen or exist. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Someone who is illiterate cannot read or write. 45. To reach a wider audience, an orchestra must be able to play both classical and ..... music. A) Contemporary. B) Alienate. C) Configuration. D) Beacon. E) Bliss. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contemporary. 46. Complete the phrase:Paul never worries about anything. He's the most ..... person I know. A) Irresolute. B) Cumbersome. C) Haphazard. D) Nonchalant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nonchalant. 47. Recognize is a ..... A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb. 48. The (people for) of conservation protested against strip-mining. A) Proponents. B) Supervisors. C) Intramurals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Proponents. 49. Deer often wander into traffic, cause automobile accidents, trample lawns, eat flowers, and host insects that carry disease. Therefore, many residents are determined to restrict their movements, fence them out, or eliminate them altogether.In stating that many people are determined to eliminate the deer, the author means that they A) Insist on reducing them. B) Favor enlarging the herd. C) Want to decide what to do. D) Support their increase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insist on reducing them. 50. Adj. false, artificial, bogus A) Veracious. B) Abhor. C) Mammoth. D) Coarse. E) Spurious. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Spurious. 51. The word transparent in the passage is closest in meaning to A) Cloudy. B) Opaque. C) Darkening. D) See-through. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) See-through. 52. In the ..... between shows, the actress went to Paris. A) Interim. B) Closing. C) Practice. D) Rush. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interim. 53. A glib answer will not serve for a serious question. A) Capable. B) Facile. C) Gross. D) Ignorant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Facile. 54. The ..... people of Australia were called Aborigines by the English settlers. A) Indigenous. B) Ingenuous. C) Innate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indigenous. 55. The word foraged in the passage is closest in meaning to A) Accompanied. B) Watched. C) Browsed. D) Ignored. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Browsed. 56. The participants of the survey received gift certificates to a nice restaurant. A) Apprentices. B) Idioms. C) Partners. D) Respondents. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Respondents. 57. What something is used for A) Role. B) Environment. C) Authority. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Role. 58. What is a synonym for "constant" . A) Continuous. B) Changing. C) Stopped. D) Sometimes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Continuous. 59. Training for the Special Forces is ..... A) Resolve. B) Policy. C) Perception. D) Transaction. E) Rigorous. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Rigorous. 60. A two-thirds majority is needed to ..... the club's constitution. A) Affluent. B) Deviate. C) Profound. D) Amend. 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