🔍 Similar Meanings 3 – Adjectives (TOEIC)
🧠 Exercise 1
Match the words or expressions in bold in 1–24 with words from the box which have a similar meaning. Use each word once only.
- Compulsory safety inspections
- A very important part of something
- A well-run and productive department
- Two well-suited organizations
- Compulsory attendance at a meeting
- A long meeting
- A creative idea
- A significant event
- A collection of unrelated objects
- A wealthy town
- A valid reason for doing something
- An optional dress code
- A constant and continuous price rise
- An outstanding performance
- A varied program of events
- Easily changeable working hours
- A lucrative venture
- Punitive action
- A boring and repetitive job
- A prompt start to a meeting
- A small membership fee
- An observant young man
- A course of contemporary world studies
- A hardworking staff member
Word Box: compatible, disciplinary, disparate, diverse, efficient, exceptional, flexible, important, industrious, integral, inventive, legitimate, lengthy, mandatory, modern, nominal, obligatory, perceptive, profitable, prosperous, punctual, steady, tedious, voluntary
🧠 Exercise 2
- A lively office atmosphere
- A basic menu
- A determined effort
- Very comfortable accommodation
- A likely or possible job applicant
- Limited and controlled access to a building
- A flourishing tourist industry
- A product’s lasting appeal
- A comprehensive search
- Basic knowledge
- A pertinent question
- Enough information
- A sudden change of plan
- Old-fashioned working practices
- The general idea
- A financially dangerous plan
- Plenty of opportunities
- A small profit margin
- Erratic behavior
- A rigid schedule
- A very important meeting
- A full or very detailed investigation
- An impolite shop assistant
- An honest and fair dealer
Word Box: abrupt, abundant, adequate, crucial, discourteous, enduring, extensive, inconsistent, inflexible, luxurious, narrow, outdated, overall, prospective, relevant, resolute, restricted, risky, rudimentary, scrupulous, simple, thorough, thriving, vibrant
