VOCABULARY WORDS FOR TOEFL IBT

Vocabulary for TOEFL iBT

The TOEFL Test — The Test That Takes You FartherUndergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate programs around the world requirestudents to demonstrate their ability to communicate in English as an entrancerequirement.The TOEFL test gives students the opportunity to prove they can communi-c[r]

Just as you can better understand a person by learning about that person’s past,you can also better understand words and more effectively build your vocabularyby learning about the history of words. The study of word origins and developmentWord Roots4456044_Vocabulary_ToefliBT(4[r]

keep your mind on the fact that you are looking for the opposite of the word givenin the question. If you are completing practice exercises like those in this book, cir-cle the word antonym or opposite in the directions to help you remember.Otherwise, the same tactics that work for syn[r]

phim đem lại, mà còn giúp người xem luyện phát âm, tập nhận dạng từ bằng cách vừa nghe vừa xem phụ đề tiếng Việt, luyện trọng âm và nhất là các cách diễn đạt. Các bạn cũng nên nhớ là có học Speaking tốt, phát âm chuẩn, đúng trọng âm và nhận dạng từ tốt; chúng ta mới có thể nghe chuẩn và hiểu sâu đượ[r]

abstruse (ab·'stroos) adj. difficult to comprehend, obscure. Albert Einstein’sabstruse calculations can be understood by only a few people.abysmal (a˘·'biz·ma˘l) adj. 1. extreme, limitless, profound. 2. extremely bad. Itwas not surprising that the movie was a flop; the reviews were abysmal. accolade ([r]

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Correlations between IELTS and TOEFL iBT Section and Total Scores Score Correlation IELTS Listening & TOEFL Listening 0.63 IELTS Speaking & TOEFL Speaking 0.57 IELTS Reading & TOEFL Read[r]

65CONFUSING WORDS QUICK DEFINITIONpersonal individualpersonnel employeesprecede to go beforeproceed to continueproceeds profitsprincipal (adjective) main principal (noun) person in charge; sum of interest-earning money principle standardstationary still, not moving stationery writing materialt[r]

For example, if you were to look up the word playful in the dictionary, you mightget a definition similar to that of two of its synonyms, spirited and mischievous. Butall three of these words have different connotations and bring to mind differentfeelings. Spirited has a positive connot[r]

verbose (ve˘r·'bohs) adj. using more words than necessary; wordy, long-winded.Her verbose letter rambled so much that it didn’t seem to have a point.verisimilitude (ver·i·si·'mil·i·tood) n. the appearance of being true or real. Themovie aims for complete verisimilitude and has painstak[r]

-sis process or action diagnosis, dialysis, metamorphosis-ure act or process; office or function exposure, legislature, censure-y state, condition, quality; activity or laundry, empathy, anarchyplace of business 6044_Vocabulary_ToefliBT(4).qxd 9/19/07 11:44 AM Page 175VOCABULARY FOR<[r]

food in the area drove the herd farther and farther to the south.parvenu ('pahr·ve˘·noo) n. a person who has suddenly risen to a higher social oreconomic status but has not been socially accepted by others in that class; anupstart. Ronnel was nice enough, of course, but because he was “new money” in[r]

inchoate (in·'koh·it) adj. 1. just begun; in an initial or early stage of develop-ment, incipient. 2. not yet fully formed, undeveloped, incomplete. During theinchoate stage of fetal growth, it is difficult to distinguish between a cow, a frog, or ahuman; as they mature, the developing embryos take o[r]

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VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT23TOEFL iBT, it is a good idea to become an active reader. This is a skill you canpractice every day. As you read an English-language newspaper or magazine, havea dictionary handy. Look up as many unfamiliar words as you can so that your bankof voc[r]

Eebb (eb) n. the return of the tide to the sea. v. 1. to flow back or recede, as thetide. 2. to fall back, decline. I hope Mark’s anger has ebbed; I am eager for a recon-ciliation.ebullient (i·'bul·ye˘nt) adj. bubbling over with enthusiasm, exuberant. The ebul-lient children were waiting to st[r]

cacophony (ka˘·'kof·o˘·nee) n. loud, jarring, discordant sound; clamor, din. Iheard a cacophony coming from the garage where the band was practicing.6044_Vocabulary_ToefliBT(4).qxd 9/19/07 11:44 AM Page 127VOCABULARY FOR TOEFL iBT128cadge (kaj) v. to beg, to obtain[r]

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Conversations and lectures are longer, and the language sounds more natural.A new multiple-choice question measures understanding of a speaker’s attitude, degree of certainty, or purpose. These questions require test takers to listen for voice tones and other cues, and determine how speakers[r]