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TOEFL Test Of English as a Foreign Language(Educational Testing Service) Question 170 (page: 239)

Updated On: 9-Feb-2026

Increased marginal supplies from abroad, while likely to notably ________ the levels and volatility of American natural gas prices, would expose us to possibly insecure sources of foreign supply, as it has for oil.

  1. damp
  2. ditch
  3. drain
  4. dull

Answer(s): A



v. to confuse; to embarrass; to fluster; to worry

  1. disconcert
  2. jibe
  3. obviate
  4. inveigh

Answer(s): A



v. to punish through public criticism; to scold; to reprimand

  1. promulgate
  2. incarcerate
  3. abdicate
  4. castigate

Answer(s): D



n. larceny

  1. embankment used as a fortification; an idea; object serving as a protection
  2. theft; stealing; robbery
  3. ludicrous and complete failure; disaster
  4. conflict; disagreement; disparity

Answer(s): B



v. writhe

  1. to approve; to support; to tolerate; to permit
  2. to twist about (usually with pain)
  3. to decorate with chains of flowers or leaves, etc.
  4. to variegate; to make different; to increase the product range of a company; to offer new products

Answer(s): B



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