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TOEFL Vocab: Culture
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toefl
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english
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vocabulary
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Extremely attractive and charming
fringe
inscription
charismatic
decipher
2. Moving unpredictably from one thing to another
minimum
charismatic
capricious
trend
3. Acting as a sign for some other thing or idea
hedonistic
cast
symbolic
amateurish
4. A technique that tries to picture something as it really looks
realism
skit
connotation
hypocritically
5. A range of different things - usually colors
spectrum
ingenious
vanity
symbolic
6. In a way that relates to beauty or appearance
connotation
esthetically
exotic
capricious
7. Unskilled; lacking the ability to perform a task
incompetent
portrayal
inhibit
exotic
8. Coming; arrival
cause
advent
cast
cumbersome
9. An excessive concern for one's appearance
incompetent
vanity
zeal
cast
10. A movement in one direction or a widespread change in fashion
adolescent
fringe
zeal
trend
11. Very clever and imaginative
symbolic
trend
ingenious
gala
12. Unable to read
trend
spectrum
capricious
illiterate
13. Quietly moving or influencing people or things in order to get what you want
skit
conflict
manipulation
illiterate
14. Being part of the basic nature of something
illiterate
dimension
intrinsic
rebel
15. Edge; in social contexts - parts of society that look or act very different from most people
fringe
conflict
symbolic
minimum
16. Exposed to possible harm
abstract
vulnerable
conflict
ingenious
17. A larger environment that something fits into
ambiguous
cast
esthetically
context
18. Something written into a piece of rock or metal
delinquency
inscription
medium
capricious
19. Not good enough to be the work of professionals
cumbersome
phonetic
amateurish
illiterate
20. Characteristic of a teenager; not fully grown up
dimension
adolescent
rebel
gala
21. The group of actors in a play - movie - television show - etc.
hedonistic
denote
connotation
cast
22. A direction or surface along which something can be measured; an aspect
dimension
ambiguous
esthetically
cause
23. To discourage or to slow down
inhibit
skit
context
fringe
24. A channel or way for a meaning to be expressed
ingenious
medium
realism
adolescent
25. To fit so poorly together that the differences cause a problem
bulk
cast
conflict
hypocritically
26. To go against an established system or authority
fringe
delinquency
hedonistic
rebel
27. A meaning implied - not stated directly
minimum
connotation
ambiguous
ingenious
28. Very funny
cause
conflict
context
hilarious
29. Serious misbehavior; not doing what one should do
delinquency
conflict
advent
manipulation
30. Largeness and a heavy appearance
bulk
skit
hypocritically
symbolic
31. The smallest possible amount or level
conflict
denote
gala
minimum
32. Enthusiasm; a deep determination to do well
zeal
inhibit
inscription
ingenious
33. Very noticeable; easily attracting attention
bulk
intrinsic
spectrum
striking
34. Having more than one possible meaning
intrinsic
vulnerable
cause
ambiguous
35. The systems and conditions that exist now
vulnerable
ingenious
status quo
phonetic
36. Difficult to wear or carry because of weight or shape
manipulation
cumbersome
context
delinquency
37. To mean something clearly and directly
abstract
hypocritically
denote
depict
38. To figure out the meaning - even though it is written in a code or an unknown language
amateurish
incompetent
connotation
decipher
39. Not concrete and realistic; not obviously related to everyday experience
spectrum
realism
charismatic
abstract
40. To show in pictures
conflict
symbolic
charismatic
depict
41. Inventing a solution to an unexpected problem
hypocritically
minimum
improvisation
status quo
42. Excessively interested in seeking pleasure
capricious
hedonistic
vanity
striking
43. A description or drawing that reflects a certain point of view
striking
connotation
hypocritically
portrayal
44. A short - informal play
bulk
incompetent
exotic
skit
45. Interesting or unusual because of coming from a faraway place
bulk
manipulation
spectrum
exotic
46. In a way that accuses other people of weaknesses that the speaker also possesses
spectrum
hypocritically
perspective
decipher
47. A political or social goal that one believes is right and works to achieve
cause
incompetent
ambiguous
vanity
48. A way of seeing from a particular location; a way of thinking about something
exotic
denote
hilarious
perspective
49. Expensivem elaborately arranged - and ful of celebration
phonetic
skit
striking
gala
50. Related to the sounds in a language
exotic
rebel
phonetic
zeal