alleryStart learning →Choose the word closest in meaning to 'OBTAIN':
- ignore
- lose
- delay
- acquire
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Correct answer: D. acquire
'Obtain' (AWL) = to get/acquire.
TOEFL Vocabulary — practice questions
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Choose the word closest in meaning to 'OBTAIN':Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the best synonym for 'COMPONENT':Read the answer and worked solution →Select the best word: 'The researchers will ___ the findings next week.' (formal)Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the antonym of 'EXPLICIT':Read the answer and worked solution →Closest in meaning to 'DEMONSTRATE':Read the answer and worked solution →Best fits: 'The two theories are ___; both cannot be true at once.'Read the answer and worked solution →TOEFL · English · Vocabulary — Spot the ErrorRead the answer and worked solution →
Worked practice questions
Choose the best synonym for 'COMPONENT':
- result
- whole
- part
- cause
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Correct answer: C. part
'Component' (AWL) = a part of a larger whole.
Select the best word: 'The researchers will ___ the findings next week.' (formal)
- tell
- publish
- put
- show
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Correct answer: B. publish
'Publish' is the precise formal verb for releasing findings.
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