TOEFL Vocabulary: Best Word For Gap Exercise 12

Fill in the gap with the most appropriate word from the three choices provided.

1. Commentators disagree about the extent of the president's _____ power.

inherent

written

absolute

2. Eastern Monarch butterflies ______ many miles to winter in Mexico.

spend

run

migrate

3. The ______ for obtaining a patent or trademark is complicated.

market

process

time

4. The phrase, "______ of the fittest," is related to the theory of natural selection.

surviving

survival

death

5. The spill of liquid latex into the river may ______ the city's drinking water.

contaminate

freshen

leave

6. More donors are needed when, after a major holiday, blood supplies are ______.

adequate

sufficient

depleted

7. My roommate sleeps all day because he works the night ______.

job

shift

work

8. Have you seen the Sierra Nevada mountain _____?

plant

range

climbing