TOEFL Vocabulary — Group 15 — Quiz

1. Which definition matches Incumbent? Openly unfriendly, aggressive, or strongly opposed. Currently holding an official position, or necessary as a duty for someone. To invent or make up false information and present it as true. Extremely attentive to detail and difficult to please; excessively careful and particular.

2. Which definition matches Discrete? Extremely attentive to detail and difficult to please; excessively careful and particular. The great size or importance of something. Individually separate and distinct, not blended together with anything else. Having no particular interest, concern, or preference about something.

3. Which definition matches Fragment? To hold back or restrict a process, action, or feeling. A small piece that has broken off from something larger. To invent or make up false information and present it as true. Considering something as a complete system of interconnected parts, rather than focusing on one part alone.

4. Which definition matches Extrapolate? To hold back or restrict a process, action, or feeling. A small piece that has broken off from something larger. To estimate or predict unknown information by extending known facts or patterns into a new situation. To put something valuable or important at risk of harm or loss.

5. Which definition matches Implement? Allowed by law or by accepted standards and rules; genuine and reasonable. To reach a final, climactic point after a series of events or a period of development. Full of something unpleasant or difficult, such as danger, tension, or worry. To put a plan, decision, or system into actual practice.

6. Which definition matches Gauge? Lacking experience or judgment, and too willing to trust or believe things simply. To make an estimate or judgment about the amount, level, or nature of something. Considering something as a complete system of interconnected parts, rather than focusing on one part alone. To put a plan, decision, or system into actual practice.

7. Which definition matches Illicit? To officially force a rule, tax, or condition onto someone. To cause a particular state, reaction, or condition to happen. Not allowed by law or social custom; forbidden. About to happen very soon.

8. Which definition matches Hostile? Openly unfriendly, aggressive, or strongly opposed. About to happen very soon. To officially force a rule, tax, or condition onto someone. Full of something unpleasant or difficult, such as danger, tension, or worry.

9. Which definition matches Flourish? Openly unfriendly, aggressive, or strongly opposed. To grow or develop very successfully and healthily. Individually separate and distinct, not blended together with anything else. A small piece that has broken off from something larger.

10. Which definition matches Foster? To officially force a rule, tax, or condition onto someone. Openly unfriendly, aggressive, or strongly opposed. To encourage the growth or development of something over time. Not allowed by law or social custom; forbidden.