Peterson’s master toefl vocabulary part 14 pptx

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10. Physics is an enigma to me.
(A) energy
(B) problem
(C) mystery
(D) trial
11. A hundred dollars will suffice to buy a home computer.
(A) be saved
(B) be charged
(C) be suffered
(D) be enough
12. The kids spoke a jargon of their own that no one else understood.
(A) accent
(B) unintelligible talk
(C) vocabulary
(D) foreign language
13. It was a minute crack in the motor block that ruined the car.
(A) hidden
(B) multiple
(C) many-sided
(D) very small
14. Studying vocabulary can be an irksome task.
(A) easy
(B) pleasant
(C) tedious
(D) irate
15. The tennis player protested the call with great fervor.
(A) passion
(B) favor
(C) fever

(D) dislike
Vocabulary Builder 9 Answers
1. The correct answer is (A).
2. The correct answer is (C).
3. The correct answer is (A).
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4. The correct answer is (B).
5. The correct answer is (D).
6. The correct answer is (A).
7. The correct answer is (C).
8. The correct answer is (B).
9. The correct answer is (D).
10. The correct answer is (C).
11. The correct answer is (D).
12. The correct answer is (B).
13. The correct answer is (D).
14. The correct answer is (C).
15. The correct answer is (A).
Vocabulary Builder 10
Directions: Determine the meaning of the underlined word from the
context; then select the best synonym.
1. Mr. Morton went downstairs to receive them.
(A) get
(B) welcome
(C) say goodbye to
(D) sign for
2. Lady Augustus, though economical in most things, spent a lot of money on
clothes.

(A) awkward
(B) extravagant
(C) thrifty
(D) careless
3. They lived luxuriously even though they had no income.
(A) expensively
(B) cheaply
(C) usury
(D) beautifully
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4. Arabella never stirred anywhere without her maid.
(A) mixed
(B) moved
(C) stayed
(D) resided
5. It would be grievous to her to live without her maid.
(A) pleasant
(B) grateful
(C) painful
(D) tearful
6. The expensive purse was a necessary appendage to Arabella.
(A) something added
(B) application
(C) dependent
(D) servant
7. He never betrayed himself to anyone but the butler.
(A) made known
(B) fooled

(C) bewildered
(D) bestowed
8. She was graceful and never moved awkwardly.
(A) smoothly
(B) clumsily
(C) merrily
(D) gracefully
9. She prided herself on her graceful walk.
(A) was proud
(B) was pricked
(C) was happy
(D) was sorry
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10. He, on the other hand, always seemed to drag.
(A) dread to move
(B) dress carelessly
(C) walk fast
(D) move too slowly
11. A woman who marries for money, not love, is indeed mercenary.
(A) loving money
(B) disinterested
(C) responsible
(D) meticulous
Vocabulary Builder 10 Answers
1. The correct answer is (B).
2. The correct answer is (C).
3. The correct answer is (A).
4. The correct answer is (B).

5. The correct answer is (C).
6. The correct answer is (A).
7. The correct answer is (A).
8. The correct answer is (B).
9. The correct answer is (A).
10. The correct answer is (D).
11. The correct answer is (A).
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EXERCISES: SYNONYMS
Directions: Choose the alternative that has the same meaning as the underlined
word.
1. Before you can take calculus, you need
more than a rudimentary knowledge of
algebra.
(A) rude
(B) thorough
(C) elementary
(D) superficial
2. The augmentation in the population has
created a fuel shortage.
(A) augury
(B) increase
(C) demand
(D) necessity
3. Detective Smith used various means to
elicit a confession from the murderer.
(A) make
(B) force

(C) frame
(D) draw out
4. It seems inevitable that the world will
end from natural causes.
(A) invariable
(B) unavoidable
(C) impressionable
(D) inestimable
5. Dr. Salk was lauded for his work with the
polio vaccine.
(A) rewarded
(B) merited
(C) praised
(D) heralded
6. The spacecraft orbited the earth many
times.
(A) circled
(B) viewed
(C) returned
(D) overlooked
7. Dick met Jane at a secluded rendezvous
overlooking the avenue.
(A) restaurant
(B) park
(C) meeting place
(D) picnic ground
8. Dauntless men and women crossed
America in covered wagons.
(A) foreign
(B) fearless

(C) adventuresome
(D) penniless
9. The pilot miraculously survived the crash
unscathed.
(A) unsurprised
(B) unhurt
(C) unhappy
(D) undeterred
10. A week’s sojourn in Paris can be very
expensive.
(A) shopping
(B) sightseeing
(C) journey
(D) stay
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11. A younger sister is obnoxious to have
around when the older sister’s boyfriend
comes to the house.
(A) welcome
(B) too much
(C) objectionable
(D) talkative
12. You should try to avoid clichés if you want
to be a creative writer.
(A) ungrammatical sentences
(B) improper language
(C) plagiarized sections

(D) trite phrases
13. He devised a folding toothbrush for
travelers.
(A) sold
(B) bought
(C) invented
(D) described
14. The Sphinx was an enigma to all but
Oedipus.
(A) mystery
(B) problem
(C) enemy
(D) entity
15. As an alumnus of Harvard, he felt com-
pelled to contribute to the building fund.
(A) student
(B) professor
(C) supporter
(D) graduate
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EXERCISES: PUTTING IT TOGETHER
Directions: Try to do this crossword puzzle; it is a review of the vocabulary used
in previous chapters.
Across Down
1. Studies or looks at again 1. Elementary
4. Make more beautiful 2. Dull, uninteresting
10. Prefix meaning eight 3. Consumes
11. Delegated 5. Deep, round container

13. Works together 6. Animal used for wool
16. Short form of middle 7. Prefix meaning between
18. Hexa 8. Science of growing fruit, vegetables,
20. Bends the head to and flowers
show agreement 9. Antonym of give
22. Confusion 12. Auxiliary verb
24. Ability 14. Preposition: _____ school
26. Friendly, pleasant 15. Irrational belief
27. Feeling of boredom, weariness 17. Excites
28. Kidnap 18. Abbreviation for Social Security
30. Possessive adjective 19. Neuter pronoun
31. Salary increase 21. Fail, as in payments
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