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