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TOEFL Vocabulary Practice Test

Directions: For questions 1 through 20, choose the word that best fills in the blank.

1. George developed an _____________ plan to earn the extra money he needed to start his
own business.

a. elitist
b. irrational
c. aloof
d. ingenious

2. We knew everything about the newest member of our group; she was very
_____________.

a. expressive
b. secretive
c. reserved
d. artistic

3. I have always liked your positive attitude; it has _____________ affected our working
relationship.

a. adversely
b. shamelessly
c. candidly
d. favorably

4. Dog-sitting for Buddy is easy to do; he is a _____________ and obedient pet.

a. delectable
b. commonplace
c. meddlesome
d. docile

5. The directions to the new office were _____________, and I had no trouble finding it in
time for work.

a. priceless
b. arduous
c. explicit
d. embodied

6. If your drinking water is not _____________, it could cause serious health problems.

a. valid
b. quenchable
c. impure
d. potable
7. The new board member said she would vote in favor of the proposed city ordinance
because it _____________ many of the points discussed earlier this year.

a. encompassed
b. released
c. reminisced
d. dispersed

8. Rachel _____________ a plan to become a millionaire by age 30.

a. conformed
b. devised
c. decreased
d. condoned

9. Wanting to make a good impression, he found himself in a _____________ about the right
tie to wear to the business meeting.

a. prestige
b. redundancy
c. quandary
d. deficit

10. Because Mark needed to pass the exam, he made studying a _____________ over
watching his favorite television show.

a. priority
b. conformity
c. perplexity
d. concept

11. Hoping to win a prize for the best costume, Tim dressed _____________ with bright red
suspenders and a purple tie.

a. eminently
b. virtuously
c. conspicuously
d. obscurely

12. Muhammad fell asleep during the movie because it had a very _____________ plot.

a. monotonous
b. torrid
c. ample
d. vital

13. To get the promotion she wanted, she _____________ that it was best to go back to
school to get her master’s degree as soon as she could.

a. supposed
b. surmised
c. presumed
d. resolved
14. The narrator’s description was an accurate _____________ of a true southern family.

a. portrayal
b. council
c. disguise
d. reunion

15. Due to slippery road conditions and the slope of the narrow, winding highway, the car
_____________ down the steep mountainous road.

a. dissented
b. ventilated
c. careened
d. agitated

16. The fire alarm _____________ beckoned the volunteer firefighters of the small
community to come to action.

a. approvingly
b. significantly
c. symbolically
d. audibly

17. After running an early 5K race, Simone _____________ devoured a hearty breakfast.

a. dynamically
b. voraciously
c. generously
d. beneficially

18. The car rental company considered the scratches on the driver’s door to be caused by a
minor _____________.

a. mishap
b. attraction
c. reflex
d. duplicate

19. The participants in the road rally agreed to _____________ near the village commons at
5:00.

a. rendezvous
b. scatter
c. filibuster
d. disperse

20. Understanding the world economic conditions, the recent graduates spoke
_____________ about job prospects for the future.

a. warily
b. luxuriously
c. measurably
d. narrowly

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