tailieunhanh - Vocabulary for the toefl ibt part 3

As you explore the vocabulary in this book, think about bringing these three large sets of words together into a rich and useful database that will serve you well Discovering words you don't know may send your anxiety level soaring, and nobody does their best work when they're anxious. With practice, though, you can learn to take unknown words in stride. Here's how to start. | VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT w HERE S A HINT J USE IT OR LOSE IT There s really only one rule for building your vocabulary Use it or lose it. When you are learning a new word if you don t use it you will soon forget what it means. Write new words down on a vocabulary list. Use them in e-mails or letters to friends. Introduce them to members of your family. Use the words you learn in your everyday communications as much as possible so they become a permanent part of your vocabulary. Now notice how the context of the sentence below helps give the word candor its meaning I admire Arun s candor but sometimes he can be a bit too honest. Candor means a. irritability. b. frank sincere speech. c. readiness to judge or criticize others. d. comfort with speaking in front of people. Based on the context of the sentence only b can be the correct answer. The speaker tells you that Arun is sometimes too honest thus signifying that candor means frank sincere speech Arun tells people exactly what he thinks. Even if you can t figure out exactly what candor means you can tell from the context whether it is something positive or negative and this can help you narrow down your answer choices on an exam. In this case because the speaker admires Arun s candor you can assume that candor is a positive thing. You can therefore eliminate choices a and c. There a four types of context clues that can help you 1. Restatement 2. Positive Negative 3. Contrast 4. Specific Detail This sentence uses two types of context clues restatement and positive negative. The first part of the sentence tells you that candor is a good thing positive negative 14 VOCABULARY FOR TOEFL iBT while the second part essentially restates the meaning of the word. Here s another example of a sentence that uses these two types of context clues Hani suddenly found himself destitute so poor that he could barely afford to eat. The context clearly reveals that destitute is not a positive word it is not a good thing to be so poor one .