This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Toefl > Toefl Vocabulary – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Toefl Vocabulary Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does cacophony mean? 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: D) A harsh, unpleasant mixture of noise. 2. One rule of thumb is to ..... complex explanations and use the simple ones. A) Discount. B) Diagonal. C) Deft. D) Criterion. E) Consequence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Discount. 3. The professor had an ..... of authority and confidence. A) Aura. B) Articulate. C) Advocate. D) Zeal. E) Vivid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aura. 4. Barley can be grown almost anywhere in the temperate zone. Unlike most other grains, it even ..... at high altitudes. (A) tampers (B) thrives (C) thaws A) A. B) B. C) C. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 5. My kitten loves lying on the ..... in front of television. A) Susceptible. B) Imperial. C) Prevail. D) Rug. E) Insulate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rug. 6. He felt such a close ..... for animals that he became a veterinarian. A) You distanced. B) Approach. C) Affinity. D) Likeness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Affinity. 7. The word faint in the passage is closest in meaning to? A) Dim. B) Bright. C) Useless. D) Shining. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dim. 8. John and Mary ..... on all their books; she writes the text and he does the artwork. A) Collaborate. B) Study. C) Discuss. D) Divide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Collaborate. 9. The desks were arranged in a circular ..... with the teacher in the middle. A) Configuration. B) Bliss. C) Beacon. D) Alienate. E) Advent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Configuration. 10. NGOs generally ..... positive changes in society and government. A) Advocate. B) Zeal. C) Vivid. D) Variable. E) Unsolicited. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Advocate. 11. Certain words in the English language are so ..... that only scholars are aware of their meanings. A) Archaic. B) Analogy. C) Torrential. D) Substitute. E) Streak. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Archaic. 12. Bring about A) Establish. B) Derive. C) Contract. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Establish. 13. The story of Cinderella was the ..... the media used to describe the actress's success. A) Metaphor. B) Lethal. C) Jurisdiction. D) Instigate. E) Imminent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 14. The infection was discovered only ..... at a postmortem examination. A) Incidentally. B) Whereas. C) Individual. D) Category. E) Prospect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incidentally. 15. Because of his strong dislike for anything that dealt with numbers, he failed ..... in school. A) Arithmetic. B) Archaic. C) Analogy. D) Torrential. E) Substitute. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arithmetic. 16. A:What should I do when the boss is in the office. B:Just listen and try not to ..... A) Get over him. B) Get rid of him. C) Get over yourself. D) Get in the way. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Get in the way. 17. What is archaeology? A) The study of plants. B) The study of animals. C) The study of history. D) The study of prehistory and human history. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The study of prehistory and human history. 18. She made an ..... between a light bulb and an idea. A) Analogy. B) Torrential. C) Substitute. D) Streak. E) Respiratory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Analogy. 19. When you put people in a certain ..... , you stop appreciating their unique individuality. A) Incidentally. B) Whereas. C) Individual. D) Category. E) Prospect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Category. 20. A:How is it working with your new partner? B:Good. We ..... pretty well. A) Get in. B) Get under. C) Get over. D) Get on. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Get on. 21. The message was difficult to unscramble because of the system that was used to write it. A) Decode. B) Dispute. C) Align. D) Ensue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decode. 22. What is the meaning of meager? A) To combine two different things into one. B) To place among or between other things. C) Not enough in amount. D) To make small changes to improve. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not enough in amount. 23. As water freezes, it ..... A) Expands. B) Alters. C) Weakens. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expands. 24. Although the hundred dollar bill was a ..... , it looked so real that even the experts from the bank were fooled. A) Counterfeit. B) Cache. C) Banter. D) Archive. E) Altruistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Counterfeit. 25. Move from one setting or context to another A) Compensate. B) Immigrate. C) Shift. D) None of above. 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