Tài liệu Essential words for the toefl part 9 ppt

MATCHING
Choose the synonym.

1. Preconception 6. Distribution
(A) Expansion (A) Shortage
(B) Bias (B) Allocation
(C) Function (C) Methods
(D) Disapproval (D) Disapproval

2. Steady 7. Fallacious
(A) Constant (A) Inordinate
(B) Ample (B) Incorrect
(C) Arid (C) Unwarranted
(D) Nominal (D) Inevitable

3. Robust 8. Conservation
(A) Energetic (A) Preservation
(B) Flexible (B) Exportation
(C) Narrow (C) Agitation
(D) Ridiculous (D) Documentation

4. Fast 9. Feasible
(A) Swift (A) Absurd
(B) Spacious (B) Possible
(C) Intrinsic (C) Limber
(D) Vital (D) Selective

5. Balanced 10.
Abuse
(A) Rigid (A) Involve
(B) Documented (B) Agitate

(C) Fundamental (C) Misuse
(D) Equalized (D) Disperse

TEST QUESTIONS

Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined word or
phrase.

1. In a television receiver, a narrow beam of electrons bombards the back of a
screen in a scanning motion.
(A) Steady
(B) Balanced
(C) Thin
(D) Negative

2. There are many means
of converting mechanical energy into thermal energy.
(A) Descriptions
(B) Methods
(C) Theories
(D) Benefits

3. Many delegates to the First Continental Congress felt that it would have been
absurd
not to give a forceful response to England's closing of the port of Boston.
(A) Ridiculous
(B) Difficult
(C) Feasible
(D) Incorrect

4. Gymnasts perform athletic feats that requite a well-toned, limber
body.
(A) Flexible
(B) Slender
(C) Tiny
(D) Strong

5. The lack
of water has been a major factor in industrial growth.
(A) Use
(B) Abuse
(C) Shortage
(D) Distribution
LESSON 19
 antiquated  coherent  develop  fabricate
 investigation  normally  notice  notion  novel
 opposition  record  relate  suspect  unbiased  varied

antiquated
adj. too old to be presently useful; outmoded
n. antique
Syn. old-fashioned
This antiquated
machinery breaks down too frequently.
Their home is filled with antique
furniture.

coherent
adj. well reasoned; ideas that are clearly
adv. coherently

presented
v. cohere
* sticking together as a group
n. coherence
adj. cohesive*
Syn. logical
n. cohesion
It was a well-balanced, coherent presentation.
There was a cohesive
feeling among the new works.

develop
v. to grow; to increase; to become more
adj. developing
complete
n. development
n. developer
Syn. evolve
The management team developed
the idea over a period of years.
The country's prospects for rapid development
depend on approval of the free trade
agreement.

fabricate
v. to make up, usually with an intent to fool or trick;
adj. fabricated
to lie
n. fabrication
Syn. invent

The executive fabricated
the story about the merger.
His alibi is the weakest fabrication
I have ever heard.

investigation
n. a careful examination in order to determine
adj. investigative
facts
v. investigate
n. investigator
Syn. probe
The comprehensive investigation
of the bank revealed no illegal activity.
Some members of the Senate wanted to appoint a special investigator
.

normally
adv. commonly, usually
adj. normal
Syn. typically
v. normalize
n. normalization
n. norm
It is normally quite cold this time of the year.
The new treaty leads to a normalization
of relations between the two countries.

notice
v. to sense; to be aware

adv. noticeably
Syn. observe
adj. noticeable
n. notice
The doctor noticed a small fracture in the patient's finger.
The weather was noticeably
cooler.

notion
n. an idea, belief, or opinion
Syn. concept
She has the notion
that she wants to become an architect.
Some outlandish notions
about the origin of the solar system have been disproved.

novel
adj. something unusual, uncommon; new

Syn. original
The physicist had some novel
ideas about traveling at the speed of light.
The novel
suggestions were implemented.

opposition
n. the state of acting against; not being in
adj. oppositional
agreement
adj. oppositionary

Syn. resistance
v. oppose
The students voiced their opposition to the rise in tuition.
The government opposed
price controls.

record
v. to make a written or oral notation; to copy
adj. recorded
Syn. register
n. record
n. recording
n. recorder
The coldest temperatures in the United States have been recorded at International
Falls, Minnesota.
Many businesses are using recordings
to answer consumer questions.

relate
v. to tell; to show a connection between two
adj. related
things
n. relation
Syn. communicate
n. relationship
Although they did not agree with the plan, they did not relate their opposition to it.
What is the relationship
between supply and demand?

suspect

v. to think that something is true, but
adj. suspected
having no proof
n. suspicion
n. suspect
Syn. speculate
He suspected
that the substance was not present in the compound.
I have a suspicion
that he will want to participate in the investigation.

unbiased
adj. with no preconceptions
Syn. objective
Her unbiased
analysis of the problem allowed her to find the solution more rapidly.
Here is unbiased
proof that nitrogen exists in this compound.

varied
adj. being of many different types
adv. variably
Syn. diverse
adj. variable
adj. various
v. vary
n. variant
n. variety
n. variation
n. variability

The class expressed varied opinions about the movie.
There are various
ways to solve the problem.
MATCHING

Choose the synonym.
1. fabricate 6. register
(A) observe (A) harbor
(B) invent (B) notice
(C) agitate (C) encompass
(D) convey (D) record

2. coherent 7. probe
(A) novel (A) expansion
(B) original (B) means
(C) logical (C) investigation
(D) robust (D) abuse

3. resistance 8. communicate
(A) opposition (A) inundate
(B) preservation (B) allocate
(C) preconception (C) relate
(D) allocation (D) oppose

4. evolve 9. suspect
(A) develop (A) select
(B) elude (B) confide
(C) involve (C) speculate
(D) influence (D) bias

5. varied 10. unbiased
(A) diverse (A) antiquated
(B) feasible (B) postponed
(C) hazardous (C) exhausted
(D) nominal (D) objective