TOEFL iBT - Practice test 1 - Reading
test 3 4
magnitude - Answer The great size or extent of something
respondent - Answer A person who replies to something
indicate - Answer point out, show
criticize - Answer Indicate the faults of (someone or something) in a disapproving way
exclusively - Answer only
desirability - Answer The quality of being desirable
adaptation - Answer The action or process of adapting or being adapted
merit - Answer The quality of being particularly good or worthy
ambiguous - Answer Not having one obvious meaning
E..g, An ambiguous answer
constitute - Answer be a part of a whole
E.g., "Rabies is transmitted through a bite; ... patting a rabid animal in itself does not
constitute exposure" (Malcolm W. Browne).
inadequately - Answer In a way that lacks the quality or quantity required;
unsatisfactorily
E.g., Many people approaching the traditional retirement age of 65 are looking into a
financial abyss: They have no pension, their savings are inadequate and the job market,
although not uniformly hostile to those over 50, is not especially encouraging either.
omission - Answer Someone or something that has been left out or excluded
inflated - Answer Excessively or unreasonably high
tendency - Answer An inclination towards a particular characteristic
obscure - Answer Not discovered or known about; uncertain
contemporary - Answer Living or occurring at the same time
facet - Answer one side of something many-sided
test 3 4
magnitude - Answer The great size or extent of something
respondent - Answer A person who replies to something
indicate - Answer point out, show
criticize - Answer Indicate the faults of (someone or something) in a disapproving way
exclusively - Answer only
desirability - Answer The quality of being desirable
adaptation - Answer The action or process of adapting or being adapted
merit - Answer The quality of being particularly good or worthy
ambiguous - Answer Not having one obvious meaning
E..g, An ambiguous answer
constitute - Answer be a part of a whole
E.g., "Rabies is transmitted through a bite; ... patting a rabid animal in itself does not
constitute exposure" (Malcolm W. Browne).
inadequately - Answer In a way that lacks the quality or quantity required;
unsatisfactorily
E.g., Many people approaching the traditional retirement age of 65 are looking into a
financial abyss: They have no pension, their savings are inadequate and the job market,
although not uniformly hostile to those over 50, is not especially encouraging either.
omission - Answer Someone or something that has been left out or excluded
inflated - Answer Excessively or unreasonably high
tendency - Answer An inclination towards a particular characteristic
obscure - Answer Not discovered or known about; uncertain
contemporary - Answer Living or occurring at the same time
facet - Answer one side of something many-sided
