TOEFL Vocab

1. Nothing could ever abash him.

(A) please
(B) delight

(C) embarrass

(D) infuriate

2. The doctor gave him some medicine to abate his pain.

(A) increase
(B) reduce

(C) augment
(D) revive


3. The king abdicated the throne in order to marry a commoner.

(A) grabbed
(B) usurped
(C) abandoned

(D) retained

4. A rich kid was abducted yesterday.

(A) rescued
(B) kidnapped

(C) killed
(D) betrayed


5. The young man stole the money in a moment of aberration.

(A) deviation

(B) conformity
(C) anecdote
(D) sanity

6. We abhor a traitor.

(A) admire
(B) scorn

(C) respect
(D) revere

7. A good citizen abides by law.

(A) violates
(B) removes
(C) shifts
(D) adheres to


8. We don't force anyone to abjure his religion.

(A) adopt
(B) give up

(C) cherish
(D) abduct

9. Grace has abominable taste in clothes.

(A) graceful
(B) detestable

(C) delightful
(D) classy

10. His garden abounds in beautiful flowers.

(A) teems with

(B) lacks
(C) abhors
(D) abdicates
1.
It never pays off to abrogate the defense treaty.

(A) establish
(B) uphold
(C) annul

(D) bolster

2. Beware of the abrupt turn in the road ahead.

(A) laggard
(B) easy
(C) sudden

(D) leisurely

3. The doctor advised the patient to abstain from smoking.

(A) do without

(B) be absorbed in
(C) go with
(D) admit of

4. No one could solve such an abstruse problem.

(A) complex

(B) lucid
(C) abstemious
(D) absurd

5. Defeated, the ex-champion fell into the abyss of despair.

(A) firmament
(B) ecstasy
(C) gulf

(D) paradise

6. To accelerate growth, they work harder than ever.

(A) speed up

(B) retard
(C) accede
(D) hamper

7. Without an accomplice the burglar could not have broken into the house.

(A) foe
(B) confederate

(C) servant
(D) trivia

8. The gentleman was accosted by a beggar who demanded money.

(A) greeted

(B) overlooked
(C) shunned
(D) outraged

9. The manager has reached the acme of his career.

(A) ebb
(B) apex ; peak

(C) base
(D) downfall

10. All the members acquiesced in his resignation.

(A) assented to

(B) disagreed with
(C) balked at
(D) dissented from
1.
Are we living in an acquisitive society ?

(A) charitable
(B) self-denying
(C) greedy ; covetous

(D) developed

2. The tonic had an acrid aftertaste.

(A) palatable
(B) delicious
(C) savory
(D) bitter


3. The dispute was renewed with increasing acrimony.

(A) civility
(B) bitterness

(C) urbanity
(D) curiosity

4. The merchant is noted for his business acumen.

(A) keenness

(B) honesty
(C) stupidity
(D) obtusity

5. A bad tooth may cause acute pain.

(A) blunt
(B) sharp

(C) dull
(D) obtuse

6. According to an old adage on Wall Street, the stock market can deal with good news and bad, but it cannot tackle uncertainty.

(A) saying ; proverb

(B) time
(C) novice
(D) neophyte

7. The stoic was adamant to temptations.

(A) unyielding

(B) pliable
(C) bending
(D) vulnerable

8. The boy is addicted to stealing.

(A) given up

(B) weaned from
(C) detached from
(D) adapted to

9. The reporter is adept in newswriting.

(A) poor
(B) skilled

(C) maladroit
(D) numb

10. The brothers built on adjacent lots.

(A) distant
(B) remote
(C) neighboring

(D) permanent
1.
They voted to adjourn the meeting.

(A) further
(B) advance
(C) expedite
(D) postpone


2. John admonished his brother against being late.

(A) tolerated
(B) commended
(C) warned

(D) approved

3. We all adore Charlie Brown.

(A) execrate
(B) loathe
(C) abominate
(D) love


4. Robin Hood was said to wear a hat adorned with feathers.

(A) embellished

(B) disfigured
(C) spoiled
(D) maladjusted

5. The workman is adroit in handling machinery.

(A) green
(B) dexterous ; skilled

(C) awkward
(D) clumsy

6. The politician enjoys public adulation.

(A) flattery

(B) abuse
(C) denunciation
(D) reverence

7. The advent of spring makes the birds hilarious.

(A) detriment
(B) arrival

(C) benediction
(D) joviality

8. A courageous man smiles in the face of adversity.

(A) misfortune ; distress

(B) felicity
(C) affluence
(D) feat

9. Some parents advocate keeping the children at school as long as possible.

(A) disfavor
(B) dissent
(C) recommend

(D) advert

10. An affable countenance is pleasing to everybody.

(A) avaricious
(B) surly
(C) taciturn
(D) amiable