Word association: Nouns Check your vocabulary for TOEFL

Check your vocabulary for TOEFL

Word association: Nouns

Complete each of the following sentences with one noun. This noun should be one that is often used (i.e., it collocates) with the verbs, adjectives, and other words in italics. Use these words to fill in the crossword on page 71.

To help you, the first and last letters of each word have been given to you.

Across
1	B__________d is often preceded by the words cultural, disadvantaged, educational, ethnic, middle-class, privileged, religious, social, or working class.
5	An action can have a / an adverse, beneficial, cumulative, damaging, detrimental, dramatic, harmful, immediate, major, negative, positive, profound, serious, significant, or substantial e__________t on something.
7	When they speak, a person might have a broad, heavy, pronounced, strong, thick, or unmistakable a__________t.
8	If you are not sure about the answer to a question, you can take a / an educated, good, informed, inspired, lucky, rough, or wild g__________s.
11	You can accept, ask for, follow, get, give, ignore, obtain, offer, provide, receive, take, or want a__________e to / from someone.
12	You can give a problem careful, detailed, due, or serious c__________n.
14	A s__________n can be constructive, helpful, positive, practical, sensible, or tentative. You can adopt, make, offer, oppose, reject, submit, volunteer, or welcome one of these.
15	You can disobey, disregard, follow, give, ignore, issue, obey, provide, or repeat an i__________n.
17	A s__________n to a problem or dispute can be ideal, optimal, peaceful, possible, practical, satisfactory, simple, or workable.
19	You can ask, deny, gain, get, give, grant, obtain, receive, refuse, request, or seek p__________n to do something
20	You can encounter, experience, face, find, or have d__________y with something.
21	A q__________n can be academic, educational, formal, professional, specialist, or vocational. You can acquire, gain, get, have, hold, obtain, or possess one of these.
22	O__________y is often preceded by the adjectives ample, excellent, golden, great, ideal, lost, missed, perfect, rare, or unique. It is also often preceded by the verbs miss, offer, provide, seize, or take.
25	When you are trying to guess or calculate something, you can make a / an accurate, conservative, realistic, reliable, or rough e__________e.
29	A product or a person can have broad, mass, popular, universal, or wide a__________l.
32	You can collect, destroy, gather, or produce e__________e that something has been done. This can be admissible, circumstantial, conclusive, incriminating, sufficient, or supporting.
33	M__________e can be alternative, complementary, conventional, herbal, holistic, orthodox, or traditional.
34	When you do something, you usually have a / an compelling, good, legitimate, logical, main, major, obvious, simple, or valid r__________n for doing it.

Down
2	If you are not careful, or if you are unlucky, you might be involved in a bad, fatal, horrific, minor, nasty, serious, or tragic a__________t.
3	You can accept, assume, bear, exercise, fulfill, shoulder, or take r__________y for your (or someone else's) actions.
4	You can conclude, negotiate, reach, secure, or sign an a__________t.
6	An object can have distinctive, important, interesting, key, main, special, striking, or unusual f__________s.
9	If someone has a rather “negative” personality, their b__________r can be aggressive, antisocial, bad, disruptive, insulting, threatening, or violent.
10	You can have a brilliant, checkered, distinguished, glittering, promising, successful, or varied c__________r.
12	When you work as part of a team, you can make a great, huge, important, major, outstanding, positive, significant, useful, or valuable c__________n to the team and its activities.
13	You can give a / an accurate, brief, detailed, full, general, vague, or vivid d__________n of something.
16	C__________m of something (for example, a book or the actions of a politician) can be adverse, fierce, outspoken, severe, strong, or widespread.
18	You can conduct, demand, launch, order, require, or undertake an i__________n into something.
23	For actions and achievements, you can command, deserve, earn, gain, have, lose, show, or win r__________t. This can be considerable, deep, genuine, healthy, mutual, or proper.
24	When doing something complicated, you can adopt, apply, choose, develop, devise, employ, pioneer, provide, or use a m__________d that makes it easier or more effective.
26	A s__________e can be alphabetical, chronological, logical, numerical, or random.
27	J__________t can be affected, delivered, exercised, formed, given, impaired, made, passed, reserved, or suspended.
28	You can undertake a / an ambitious, collaborative, individual, innovative, joint, major, minor, special, or specific p__________t.
30	You can assess, chart, check, evaluate, follow, hamper, hinder, impede, monitor, obstruct, review, slow, track, or watch the p__________s of something.
31	If someone does something wrong, you might teach them a hard, harsh, important, salutary, or valuable l__________n.

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