TOEFL Vocabulary

Receptors for the sense of smell are located at the top of the nasal cavity.

The underlined word has similar meaning with ...

• upper end

• inner edge

• division

• mouth

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Passenger ships and aircraft are often equipped with ship-to-shore or air-to-land radio telephones.

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• railroads

• sailboats

• airplanes

• highways

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Dotting the marshy expanse of the Florida Everglades are little islands known locally as hummocks.

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• generally

• to all

• occasionally

• in that area

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

It is not possible for people to recall everything that they have thought, felt, or done.

The underlined word has similar meaning with ...

• discuss

• remember

• appreciate

• repeat

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CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

When preparing a diet, a person should be aware that vitamin D acts to increase the amount of calcium absorbed by the body.

The underlined word has similar meaning with ...

• schedule of exercise

• medicinal chart

• study of longevity

• nutritional plan

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Increased pollution may account for climate change.

The underlined word has similar meaning with ...

• become the effect

• explain the reason for

• arrangement with a bank to keep your money

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CCSS.L.5.5C

You must adhere to the terms of the contract.

The underlined word has similar meaning with ...

• obey

• reject

• allow

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CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

She kept alluding to our agreement, but she didn’t want to reveal it.

The underlined word has similar meaning with ...

• denying

• explicitly mentioning

• mentioning in an indirect way

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

His heart condition was brought on by his diet.

• to take something

• to cause something bad to happen

• came by

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CCSS.L.5.5C

She brought the matter up very late so they didn’t have time to discuss it properly.

• introduce

• to start discussing a subject

• ​to ask somebody to do a particular job

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B