TOEFL Vocabulary — Group 16 — Quiz

1. Which definition matches Nuisance? Completely unaware of what's happening nearby. Coolly unconcerned or casual, as if nothing could bother you. To deliberately exclude someone from a group or community. A person, thing, or situation that causes annoyance or minor trouble.

2. Which definition matches Phenomenon? A person, thing, or situation that causes annoyance or minor trouble. Done with great care and thoroughness, sparing no effort. A fact, event, or situation that is noticeable, especially one that is not yet fully understood. A spoken or written account of connected events, or the way a story is told.

3. Which definition matches Nonchalant? Coolly unconcerned or casual, as if nothing could bother you. Done with great care and thoroughness, sparing no effort. Perfectly clean or untouched, appearing exactly as new or original as possible. A spoken or written account of connected events, or the way a story is told.

4. Which definition matches Onerous? Burdensome; requiring great effort and difficult to bear. Required by a rule, law, or custom; compulsory. Strongly and often unfairly favoring one side, party, or cause over another. Not able to be seen through; by extension, difficult to understand or interpret.

5. Which definition matches Perplex? To confuse someone so much that they cannot easily understand or explain something. Something that must exist or be completed before something else can happen. Coolly unconcerned or casual, as if nothing could bother you. Quick to notice small details or changes in one's surroundings.

6. Which definition matches Prerequisite? Done with great care and thoroughness, sparing no effort. Active during the night rather than the day. Widely known for something bad or undesirable. Something that must exist or be completed before something else can happen.

7. Which definition matches Pivotal? Just beginning to develop or exist; in an early, emerging stage. To deliberately exclude someone from a group or community. Not able to be seen through; by extension, difficult to understand or interpret. Extremely important because everything else depends on it.

8. Which definition matches Observant? Strongly and often unfairly favoring one side, party, or cause over another. Just beginning to develop or exist; in an early, emerging stage. So intense or obvious that it can almost be physically felt or touched. Quick to notice small details or changes in one's surroundings.

9. Which definition matches Nocturnal? To deliberately exclude someone from a group or community. Completely unaware of what's happening nearby. To continue trying to do something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success. Active during the night rather than the day.

10. Which definition matches Obstruct? Completely unaware of what's happening nearby. So intense or obvious that it can almost be physically felt or touched. To block a path, road, or process so that movement or progress becomes difficult or impossible. Burdensome; requiring great effort and difficult to bear.