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TOEFL
Vocabulary: Stress the 1st Syllable of These Verbs. Study, then
practice below.
| cultivate: to help something grow, to put effort into developing something |
| He is cultivating his garden quite well. The flowers are beautiful. She cultivates a positive attitude toward her work, even though it can be difficult. |
| dictate: 1. to speak while another writes down, 2. to have absolute authority |
| He dictates his emails to his aunt because he is blind. The tyrant dictates the rules that everyone has to follow. |
| harvest: to collect food that is ripe and ready to eat, to symbolically collect something that one has put effort into creating |
| The farmers finally harvested their crop after several threatening weather changes. |
| mirror: to act in likeness to another person or thing |
| The plot of her new book exactly mirrors the plot of her previous book. |
| shed: to remove an outer layer physically or symbolically |
| Our cat sheds her coat every summer. The fur gets everywhere! He decided to shed his old ideas and look at the project with new eyes. |
| tempt: to invite or encourage bad, unhealthy behavior |
| At the cafe, I was very tempted to buy a sugary cookie, but I chose the small bag of nuts. |
Fill in the word:
1. Does he ______________ the rules at this office or is it more democratic?
2. Were you ___________ to try the desert?
3. If you ______________ his healthy lifestyle, you will feel the benefits.
4. She always ___________ good relationships with her coworkers.
5. He needs to _____________ quite a few pounds before he will look normal again.
6. We _______________ seeds from our sunflowers last week.
TOEFL Vocabulary: Stress the 2nd Syllable of These Verbs. Study, then practice below.
| annoy: to do little things that make another person unhappy, with or without knowing it |
| The girl annoyed her little brother by playing music every morning at 6am.] |
| anticipate: to expect/predict that something will happen |
| He anticipated that customs would take half an hour, but it only took 15 minutes. |
| appeal: to ask very politely, almost to beg, 2. to request something a 2nd time after the 1st attempt failed |
| He appealed to her sense of right and wrong, and encouraged her to do the right thing. They appealed his case to a higher court. |
| confirm: to show/state that something is certain |
| I scheduled our meeting for 10am tomorrow. Please confirm your participation by the end of today. The website confirmed our reservation. |
Filll in the word:
1. They will __________ the appointment by email.
2. The terrible language used by the boy on the bus really _________ me.
3. I think we can _______________ good results. Everything has been good so far.
4. She __________ to my sense of justice, but I don't think she wants the right thing.
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