Check your vocabulary for TOEFL
SIMILAR MEANINGS; NOUNS
Exercise
1
Look at sentences 1 – 20. These can
either be completed with a word from box A or a word with a similar
meaning from box B. Identify both the words that could be used. In some cases,
you will need to add an -s
to one or both of the words when you put them into the sentence.
A
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B
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acclaim accommodations agenda
appeal appointment assistance benefit
discipline discount drop fallacy fault means
opposition poll proof proximity requirement victory work
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advantage closeness decline defect
employment evidence help housing meeting method misconception order petition praise prerequisite resistance reduction schedule survey triumph |
1
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We have a very busy ___________ /
___________ today, so I suggest we start as soon as possible.
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2
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The college provides cheap ___________
/ ___________ for its staff and students.
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3
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With regard to attendance and
punctuality, we need to maintain ___________ / ___________ at all times.
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4
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Thank you for your kind ___________ /
___________: I couldn't have done it without you.
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5
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There has been a sharp ___________ / ___________
in the number of people attending afternoon classes.
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6
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The early computer program had several
___________ / ___________ which need to be sorted out before it could be
used.
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7
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There has been a lot of ___________ /
___________ to the new schedule: nobody likes the earlier starts and later
finishes to the day.
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8
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There is no ___________ / ___________
to show that standards of living have improved.
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9
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Students holding a valid student card
are eligible for a 10% ___________ / ___________ on book prices.
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10
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The bar is popular with our students
because of its ___________ / ___________ to the college.
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11
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I can't see you this afternoon because
I have a / an ___________ / ___________ with my tutor.
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12
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The Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk received
international ___________ / ___________ for his novel “Snow”.
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13
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At the height of its success, the
studio provided ___________ / ___________ for over 3,000 people.
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14
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There are several ___________ /
___________ to working from home: you save on travel costs, for one thing.
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15
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If you want to do a Degree in Middle
East Studies, a basic knowledge of Arabic is one of the main ___________/_____________
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16
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The cheapest ___________ / ___________
of traveling around the U.S.A. is by Greyhound bus.
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17
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The ___________ / ___________ taken
before the election did not reflect the final result.
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18
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His ruling in the case was a
___________ / ___________ for common sense and freedom of speech.
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19
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Many people believe that exercising
makes you more hungry: this is in fact a ___________ /___________.
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20
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The ___________ / ___________ was
rejected by the arbitrating committee, despite the fact it had been signed by
over 5,000 people.
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Exercise
2
Instructions as above.
A
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B
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admission alteration characteristic choice code component cooperation discussion liability magnitude overview priority problem protest question result
strategy valid winner zenith
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access change collaboration complication consequence deliberation demonstration (short) description element feature good importance option peak plan precedence query responsibility rule victor
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1
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The ___________ / ___________ against
the war spread to most parts of the city by midnight, with at least 50
arrests taking place.
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2
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The college ___________ / ___________
state(s) that students must attend at least 80% of their classes.
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3
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The college accepts no ___________ /
___________ for any damage to vehicles in the car park.
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4
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There are two ___________ / ___________
available to you: work hard on improving your mid-term grades, or consider changing
your course.
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5
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Our latest prospectus provides a / an
___________ / ___________ of our courses and a brief history of the
university.
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6
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Nobody understood the ___________ /
___________ of the results: it was assumed that everything would stay the same,
whereas there were in fact profound changes
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7
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Thanks to their ___________ /
___________ with several affiliated companies, they managed to create a
virtual monopoly for their product.
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8
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I hope you have a ___________ /
___________ reason for missing so many of your classes.
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9
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The empire reached its ___________ /
___________ at the end of the nineteenth century.
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10
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If you have any ___________ /
___________ please ask a member of staff.
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11
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A purple rash and a persistent cough is
one of the ___________ / ___________ of this disease.
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12
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We had hoped that everything would run
smoothly, but unfortunately there have been several ___________ / ___________
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13
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Before you start studying for the
TOEFL, you should come up with a ___________ / ___________ that will help you
to make the most of your study time.
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14
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Safety in the workplace is very
important, and should take ___________ / ___________ over everything else.
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15
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Is it necessary to make any ___________
/ ___________ to the plan, or should we keep it as it is?
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16
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In the battle of the sexes there can
never be a true ___________ / ___________.
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17
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Fieldwork is a key ___________ /
___________ of this course.
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18
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After much ___________ / ___________,
we decided to reject her offer.
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19
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Climate change could have disastrous
___________ / ___________ for farmers.
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20
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___________ / ___________ to the
building after 6 p.m. is limited to staff and full-time students only.
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Exercise
3
Instructions as above.
A
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B
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achievement advent amenity argument backing category charisma disparity display ending
implication invention notion number
part proceeds reflection review specialist ultimatum
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accomplishment (personal) appeal
appearance classification component concentration difference dispute exhibit expert facility final demand earnings idea innovation sign suggestion support termination write-up |
1
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The book received a lot of good
___________ / ___________ in the press, and went on to become one of the
year's bestsellers.
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2
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Before the ___________ / ___________ of
the home PC in the mid-80s, not many people knew how to type.
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3
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Unlike his much-loved father, the young
leader lacked ___________ / ___________ and failed to become popular with his
people.
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4
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The best English dictionaries are those
for English-language learners: dictionaries in this ___________ / ___________
tend to give very clear definitions with good examples.
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5
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The board ordered the ___________ /
___________ of all research, with the result that it was another five years
before a cure for the illness was found.
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6
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Technological ___________ / ___________
have changed the world in the last 20 years.
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7
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Large ___________ / ___________ of
unskilled, unemployed people in certain parts of the country have resulted in
a rise in crime and street violence.
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8
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I'm not an economics ___________ /
___________, but even I know that a drop in unemployment often leads to a
rise in inflation.
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9
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With ___________ / ___________ from her
teachers, she was able to start an international languages club at the
school.
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10
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Our new Economics tutor has a strange
___________ / ___________ that all students are lazy and irresponsible.
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11
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You will find the problem easier to
solve if you try breaking it down into its separate ___________ /
___________.
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12
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His promotion to director was a
remarkable ___________ / ___________ for someone so young.
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13
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Our head of department gave us a / an
___________ / ___________ get down to some serious work or get out.
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14
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Despite several changes to the pay
structure, there is still a ___________ / ___________ in pay between graduate
trainees and non-graduates.
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15
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All ___________ / ___________ from the
sale of part of the grounds will be re-invested in the college.
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16
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His irrational behavior eventually led
to a serious ___________ / ___________ with his sponsors.
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17
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College ___________ / ___________ include
a gym, a swimming pool, a canteen, and a garden where students can relax.
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18
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The museum's ___________ / ___________
of prehistoric tools and artifacts is surprisingly popular with children.
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19
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I'm not happy with your ___________ /
___________ that my work is below standard.
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20
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A person's choice of clothes is a / an
___________ / ___________ of his or her personality.
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