TOEFL Words | Questions 421-430
421. The downtown business district did not grow apace with the city as a whole, and the rapid transit system designed to link the center with outlying areas withered away from disuse.
The phrase “apace with” is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) anew with (B) apart from (C) as fast as (D) at the middle of
422. After the 1870’s, a number of important authors began to reject the romanticism that had prevailed immediately following the Civil War of 1861-1865 and turned instead to realism.
The word “prevailed” is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) dominated (B) transformed (C) entered (D) generalized
423. Realists such as Joel Chandler Harris and Ellen Glasgow depicted life in the South; Hamlin garland described life on the Great Plains; and Sarah Orne Jewett wrote about everyday life in rural New England.
The word “depicted” in line11 is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) emphasized (B) described (C) criticized (D) classified
424. Theodore Dreiser, the foremost naturalist writer, in novels such as Sister Carrie, grimly portrayed a dark world in which human 53 beings were tossed about by forces beyond their understanding or control.
The word “foremost” is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) most difficult (B) interesting (C) most focused (D) leading
425. Even in this current era of large scale, intensive research and development, the interrelationships involved in this process are frequently misunderstood.
The word “intensive” is closest in meaning to which of following?.
(A) decreased (B) concentrated (C) creative (D) advanced
426. The widespread and usually uncritical acceptance of this thesis led in turn to the assumption that application of science to industrial purposes was a linear process, starting with fundamental science, then proceeding to applied science or technology, and through them to industrial use.
The word “assumption” is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) understanding (B) public awareness (C) scientific knowledge (D) expansion
427. The most thoroughly studied cases of deception strategies employed by groundnesting birds involve plovers, small birds that typically nest on beaches or in open fields, their nests merely scrapes in the earth.
The word “merely” is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) often (B) only (C) usually (D) at first
428. One technique involves first moving quietly toward an approaching animal and then setting off noisily through the grass or brush in a low, crouching run away from the nest, while emitting rodentlike squeaks.
The word “emitting” is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) bringing (B) attracting (C) producing (D) minimizing
429. The plover’s most famous stratagem is the broken — wing display, actually a continuum of injury — mimicking behaviors spanning the range from slight disability to near – complete helplessness.
The word “spanning” is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) covering (B) selecting (C) developing (D) explaining
430. Few predators fail to pursue such obviously vulnerable prey. Needless to say, each short run between “flight attempts” is directed away from the nest.
The word “pursue” is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) catch (B) notice (C) defend (D) chase
TOEFL Words | Answers 421-430
421 C 422 A 423 B 424 D 425 B 426 A 427 B 428 C 429 A 430 D
