TOEFL Vocabulary: Which Word Best Suited Exercise 5

1. Are you OPTIMISTIC that they will offer you the job?

    certain

    encouraged

    hopeful

2. The student was surprised by the different WAY IN WHICH A WORD SOUNDS WHEN SPOKEN of some words by people in the north of England, as he had studied in the south.

    pronunciation

    delivery

    sound

3. The kitchen knife was extremely WITH AN EDGE THAT CUTS EASILY.

    sharp

    razor-edged

    pointed

4. I RESPECT AND APPROVE OF your strength and determination.

    appreciate

    admire

    worship

5. The food was kept uncontaminated thanks to the jar's AIRTIGHT CLOSURE seal.

    closed

    hermetic

    lid

6. Hundreds of people lined the streets to watch the PUBLIC PROCESSION.

    troops

    display

    parade

7. I have filled in an FORMAL REQUEST TO AUTHORITY form for a new passport.

    application

    licence

    demand

8. Your help with this project has been of great WORTH AND USEFULNESS.

    regard

    merit

    value