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TOEFL Words | Questions & Answers 15/44

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This page drills ten TOEFL vocabulary words through original context sentences. Read each sentence, choose the closest meaning for the bolded word, then check your answers against the key below.

TOEFL Words | Questions 141-150

  1. The echo inside the empty concert hall magnified even the smallest cough from the back row.

The word "magnified" is closest in meaning to:

  • (A) recorded
  • (B) intensified
  • (C) isolated
  • (D) delayed
  1. Worker bees forage across several kilometers of meadow before returning to the hive with pollen.

The word "forage" is closest in meaning to:

  • (A) fly
  • (B) nest
  • (C) feed
  • (D) migrate
  1. Any safety gained from wearing a helmet was partly counteracted by cyclists riding faster once they felt protected.

The word "counteracted" is closest in meaning to:

  • (A) predicted
  • (B) exaggerated
  • (C) announced
  • (D) negated
  1. Before refrigeration, farmers salted meat heavily because there was no reliable way to prevent it from spoiling within days.

The word "prevent" is closest in meaning to:

  • (A) avoid
  • (B) detect
  • (C) treat
  • (D) delay
  1. Within a single generation, the microwave oven became a fixture in nearly every kitchen across the country.

The word "fixture" is closest in meaning to:

  • (A) seasonal item
  • (B) commonplace object
  • (C) specialty appliance
  • (D) rare heirloom
  1. The bridge repairs blocked half the lanes for a month; nevertheless, commuters found the detour only added ten minutes to their drive. A hummingbird can readily change the angle of its wings mid-flight, letting it hover, reverse, or dart sideways almost instantly.

The word "nevertheless" is closest in meaning to:

  • (A) consequently
  • (B) similarly
  • (C) however
  • (D) eventually

The word "readily" is closest in meaning to:

  • (A) barely
  • (B) cautiously
  • (C) predictably
  • (D) easily
  1. In 1970, the health department first officially distinguished outpatient clinics from full-service hospitals for licensing purposes.

The word "distinguished" is closest in meaning to:

  • (A) differentiated
  • (B) renamed
  • (C) ranked
  • (D) funded
  1. Two adjoining suburbs, constituting a single school district for funding purposes, share one elected board and one budget.

The word "constituting" is closest in meaning to:

  • (A) funded by
  • (B) making up
  • (C) separate from
  • (D) reporting to
  1. Early settlers in the region stored root vegetables in shallow pits dug into the cellar floor to keep them cool through winter.

The word "pits" is closest in meaning to:

  • (A) ledges
  • (B) mounds
  • (C) holes
  • (D) shelves
  1. The renovated warehouse now has six stories of loft apartments above the original ground-floor shops.

The word "stories" is closest in meaning to:

  • (A) sections
  • (B) editions
  • (C) chapters
  • (D) levels

Answers

  • 141 — B: magnified ≈ intensified — an echo that magnifies a sound intensifies it.
  • 142 — C: forage ≈ feed — to forage is to search for and feed on food.
  • 143 — D: counteracted ≈ negated — a benefit that is counteracted is partly negated.
  • 144 — A: prevent ≈ avoid — to prevent spoilage is to avoid it happening.
  • 145 — B: fixture ≈ commonplace object — a fixture is something ordinary and everywhere.
  • 146a — C: nevertheless ≈ however — nevertheless signals a contrast, like however.
  • 146b — D: readily ≈ easily — to readily change means to change easily.
  • 147 — A: distinguished ≈ differentiated — to distinguish two things is to differentiate them.
  • 148 — B: constituting ≈ making up — parts that constitute a whole make it up.
  • 149 — C: pits ≈ holes — a pit is a hole dug into the ground.
  • 150 — D: stories ≈ levels — the stories of a building are its levels.

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