TOEFL Words | Questions 411-420
411. This new technology enabled them to build factories in the Nation’s largest cities, taking advantage of urban concentrations of inexpensive labor, Good transportation networks, and eager customers.
The word “eager” is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) wealthy (B) knowledgeable (C) regular (D) enthusiastic
412. Small, both in format and number of pages, they were generally bound simply, in board(a form of cardboard) or merely stitched in paper wrappers (a sewn antecedent of modern-day paperbacks) .
The word “antecedent” is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) predecessor (B) format (C) imitation (D) compontent
413. By far, the most appealing publishing investments were to be found in small books that had proven to be steady sellers, providing a reasonably reliable source of income for the publisher.
The word “appealing” is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) dependable (B) respectable (C) enduring (D) attractive
414. Almanacs, annual publications that contained information on astronomy and weather patterns arranged according to the days, week, and months of a given year, provided the perfect steady seller because their information pertained to the locale in which they would be used.
The word “locale” is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) topic (B) season (C) interest (D) place
415. What unusual or unique biological train led to the remarkable diversification and unchallenged success of the ants for over 50 million years?
The word “unique” is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) inherited (B) habitual (C) singular (D) natural
416. The answer appears to be that they were the first group of predatory ensocial insects that both lived and foraged primarily in the soil and in rotting vegetation on the ground.
The word “rotting” is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) decaying (B) collected (C) expanding (D) cultivated
417. Richly organized colonies of the kind made possible by eusociality enjoy several key advantages over solitary individuals.
The word “key” is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) uncommon (B) important (C) incidental (D) temporary
418. Composers today use a wider variety of sounds than ever before, including many that were once considered undesirable noises. The word “wider” is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) more impressive (B) more distinctive (C) more controversial (D) more extensive
419. Non-Western music typically divides and interval between two pitches more finely than Western music does, thereby producing a greater number of distinct tones, or microtones, within the same interval.
The word “thereby” is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) in return for (B) in spite of (C) by the way (D) by that means
420. The population of Los Angeles (114,000 in 1900) rose spectacularly in the early decades of the twentieth century, increasing a dramatic 1,400 percent from 1900 to 1930. A number of circumstances contributed to the meteoric rise of Los Angeles.
The word “meteoric” is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) rapid (B) famous (C) controversial (D) methodical
TOEFL Words | Answers 411-420
411 D 412 A 413 D 414 D 415 C 416 A 58 417 B 418 D 419 D 420 A
