TOEFL Words | Questions & Answers 7/44

This page gives you ten original TOEFL-style vocabulary items built around the target words below. Answer all ten first, then check your choices against the answer key at the end.

TOEFL Words | Questions 061-070

061. When the lab results matched every prediction in the model, the hypothesis was strongly supported.

The word "supported" is closest in meaning to:

• (A) questioned
• (B) delayed
• (C) revised
• (D) upheld

062. A few forward-looking farmers installed solar panels years before subsidies made the technology affordable for everyone else.

The phrase "forward-looking" is closest in meaning to:

• (A) progressive
• (B) cautious
• (C) wealthy
• (D) skeptical

063. Early attempts at battery design were rudimentary, offering only a few minutes of power before failing completely.

The word "rudimentary" is closest in meaning to:

• (A) expensive
• (B) undeveloped
• (C) reliable
• (D) widespread

064. The sole purpose of the review board is to ensure that every grant application meets basic ethical standards.

The word "sole" is closest in meaning to:

• (A) only
• (B) primary
• (C) shared
• (D) temporary

065. A private foundation subsidizes the travel costs of graduate students presenting research at international conferences.

The word "subsidizes" is closest in meaning to:

• (A) reviews
• (B) finances
• (C) promotes
• (D) limits

066. Leadership of the volunteer group rotates every semester so that no single person carries the workload for too long.

The word "rotates" is closest in meaning to:

• (A) alternates
• (B) increases
• (C) improves
• (D) combines

067. Archaeologists examined the stone implements left at the campsite to determine how they were used for cutting and scraping.

The word "implements" is closest in meaning to:

• (A) tools
• (B) materials
• (C) weapons
• (D) fragments

068. Faint bruising on the victim's arm offered investigators important clues about the struggle that had taken place.

The word "clues" is closest in meaning to:

• (A) warnings
• (B) theories
• (C) photographs
• (D) information

069. Researchers compared activity in the two hemispheres of the brain to see which side handled the memory task more actively.

The word "hemispheres" is closest in meaning to:

• (A) regions
• (B) sides
• (C) functions
• (D) signals

070. Without regular pruning, orchard trees are subject to infestation by a wide range of insects and fungi.

The phrase "subject to" is closest in meaning to:

• (A) susceptible to
• (B) protected from
• (C) isolated from
• (D) confused with

Answers

• 061 — D: supported ≈ upheld — confirmed as valid.
• 062 — A: forward-looking ≈ progressive — favoring new ideas or methods.
• 063 — B: rudimentary ≈ undeveloped — basic and not yet advanced.
• 064 — A: sole ≈ only — the single one, with nothing else.
• 065 — B: subsidizes ≈ finances — provides money to support something.
• 066 — A: rotates ≈ alternates — changes on a regular, recurring basis.
• 067 — A: implements ≈ tools — objects used to perform a task.
• 068 — D: clues ≈ information — pieces of evidence that help explain something.
• 069 — B: hemispheres ≈ sides — one of two halves.
• 070 — A: subject to ≈ susceptible to — likely to be affected by.

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