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TOEFL Reading: Transportation and American Development - Vocabulary
TOEFL Reading: Transportation and American Development - Vocabulary
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1
What are “inventories”?
Stored supplies or goods
Empty boxes
Loan accounts
Shopping bags
2
What is “precision metallurgy”?
Wood painting
Stone carving
Cooking skills
Accurate metalworking techniques
3
What does “stretching” mean in geography?
Breaking
Melting
Extending over a distance
Stopping suddenly
4
What does “generalized” mean?
Spread to a wider context
Personalized
Made secret
Erased
5
What does “boosted” mean?
Forgotten
Removed
Lowered
Helped increase or improve
6
What is a “tangible sign”?
Invisible cue
Mental idea
Clear and touchable indicator
Impression
7
What does “unprecedented” mean?
Expected
Traditional
Never done or known before
Repeated
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What does “financed” mean?
Provided money for something
Denied effort
Stole from
Blocked funding
9
What is a “dense web” in infrastructure?
Loose threads
Empty space
Single path
Tightly connected system
10
What are “advances” in technology?
Traditions
Failures
Mistakes
Progress or developments
11
What is an “outlet” in trade?
Pillar
Point of sale or escape
Blockade
Room corner
12
What does “notable” mean?
Hidden
Boring
Worthy of attention
Unclear
13
What is a “paddle-wheel steamboat”?
Submarine
Carriage
Boat powered by rotating paddles
Sailboat
14
What does “achieve” mean?
Ignore effort
Postpone work
Forget it
Successfully reach a goal
15
Who are “imitators”?
Teachers
People who copy others
Spies
Inventors
16
What is “emergence”?
Coming into view or existence
Delay
Silence
Disappearance
17
What does “spawned” mean?
Prevented
Destroyed
Forgotten
Created or gave rise to
18
What are “tributaries”?
Small lakes
Bridges
Smaller rivers feeding into larger ones
Animal trails
19
What is “profitability”?
Ability to make profit
Social favor
Unpaid service
Natural law
20
What does “complemented” mean?
Damaged
Replaced
Added to something in a positive way
Argued against
21
What does “viable” mean?
Imaginary
Risky
Capable of working successfully
Hopeless
22
What does “traversed” mean?
Crossed or moved across
Dug deep
Skipped
Avoided
23
What does “far-flung” mean?
Tiny
Nearby
Flat
Widely spread or distant
24
What does “plying” mean in transport?
Flying away
Traveling regularly over a route
Sleeping
Watching TV
25
What does “ensured” mean?
Made sure or guaranteed
Cancelled
Forgot
Postponed
26
What does “vice versa” mean?
Never again
Only once
The reverse is also true
Completely different
27
What does “feat” mean?
Toy
Remarkable achievement
Failure
Disaster
28
What does “interior” refer to?
Sky
Inner land area of a country
Coastline
Borderline
29
What does “crucial” mean?
Confusing
Minor
Optional
Extremely important
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What does “exorbitant” mean?
Low
Affordable
Free
Unreasonably high
