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TOEFL Vocabulary Quiz: Words 181-120

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impoverish ____
assess ____
asset ____
elite____
nobility ____
lease ____
privileged____
proprietor ____
safeguard ____
working class____
accumulate ____
luxury ____
hazardous____
prosper ____
liability ____
jointly____
affluence ____
prestige ____
acquire ____
sole ____

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belonging to a special, honored group
to protect
able to enjoy special advantages because
of ones position
owner, usually of a business or building
people with low-paying (often unskilled)
jobs who are not poor but not middleclass
legal responsibility for harming a person
or property; a disadvantage
wealth and the style that goes with it
to rent something for a long time
to do very well in business or personal life
together with one or more other parties
a group of social prominent people with
special titles given by a king or queen
to make a person or group poor
honor and respect for being better than
average
a possession that has positive value
extreme comfort, beyond what anyone
needs
to estimate the value of something
to build up a large amount of something
to get something, usually something with
special value or meaning

21. Many have tried to invest in Harrys publishing business, but he remains the
____________ owner.
22. A burglar-alarm system ___________ our house when we go away on vacation.
23. Parents have to be careful not to buy childrens clothes and toys made of
____________ materials.
24. The ____________ of Hekmans Windows is the grandson of the man who
established the factory.
25. In most states, a husband and wife are assumed to own all their possessions
____________.
26. Before you go, you sign a document releasing the leaders from ____________ in
case of injury.
27. Some drivers prefer to ____________ a car rather than buy one.
28. Bart hoped to ____________ the 1898 D Indian Head penny, which would complete
his collection.
29. The presidential candidate was required to submit a list of all of his ____________.
30. The building was ____________ at $1.3 million, but it can probably sell for more
than that.
31. The Farrell family, like other members of the ____________, were proud of the jobs
and did not want any handouts from charity or the government.
32. Over several generations, the Weiss family ____________ vast wealth by buying
and selling land.
33. Vargas ____________ after finally patenting his new inventions.
34. Mohadzir grew up amid ____________, which poorly prepared him for his grad
student days in crowded apartments with no servants.
35. Despite his ____________ position in one of Americas most powerful families, he
tried to portray himself as an ordinary person.
36. He is an ____________ climber who ascended an 8,000 meter mountain without
extra oxygen.
37. The Grassleys enjoyed the ____________ of living in the historic town but didnt
feel at home there.
38. The collapse of the steel industry ____________ several counties in eastern Ohio.
39. In the Middle Ages, the ____________ supposedly followed a code that required
them to take care of poorer people who lived near their estates.
40. Automakers try to give their cars an image of ____________ by including extras like
heated seats and satellite tracking systems.

In groups of 2-3 students, narrow down the vocabulary words until you have
solved the paragraph puzzle. Compete to be the first team to complete the
puzzle correctly.

TOEFL Vocabulary Paragraph #19

It is not easy to make a living as the __________ of apartment buildings.
There is a huge initial expense, not only to __________ the properties
but to __________ the buildings and to remove any __________ materials
like lead-based paint. A landlord also has to buy the best __________

insurance available just to __________ the investment. Otherwise, one

tragic accident could wipe out the value of the entire __________.
Because of this expense, its rare to find a __________ individual owning
such a property. The risk is more often taken on __________ by a group
of investors who then split the profits from the __________.

TOEFL Vocabulary Paragraph #20

The United States is not the land of equal opportunity. There are no
titles of __________ as in Europe, but astounding __________ is passed on
in __________ families, and this makes all the difference. Studies in the
1970s found that a child of the __________ and a child of the __________
may start out with similar intelligence and drive, but the rich child is
about 30 times more likely to __________. The rich child goes to high__________ schools, where his or her education may be only slightly
above average, but where the child __________ friendships with future
leaders. The privileged child becomes comfortable with __________ and
is at ease in situations where powerful people meet.The working-class
child from a less-prestigious college is not likely to wind up __________,
but neither is he or she likely to attend many parties of Yale or Vassar
alumni.