The more words you know, the better your chances of narrowing down the choices to the correct one, Peterson's Master TOEFL Vocabulary will help you to fine tune your vocabulary skills. | Everyday and Specific Vocabulary OVERVIEW Strategies for learning related words How thoughts are related Summing it up STRATEGIES FOR LEARNING RELATED WORDS Learning vocabulary in sets of words that are related to each other makes it easier for you to learn the words. It makes your study more structured than learning words in a random way. It also gives you a clue to the meaning of an unknown word. For example when you see the term check out under the subject library you will realize it is something you do when you are in a library. You should make lists of words that are related to one subject to help you remember them. Keep adding to the list as you learn another word that s related to that area. Use a technique that will help you remember the words. You may memorize them or use visual or other clues to help you remember. Words related to people and places are tested in the short dialogues and also appear in the longer conversations in the Listening Comprehension section of the TOEFL. In the TOEFL short dialogues you should listen for the word that will be a clue to either the person s occupation or the location. HOW THOUGHTS ARE RELATED In addition to providing you with a thorough review this section of readings will concentrate on thought relations within sentences paragraphs and longer passages. It is important to be able to recognize and understand signal words or connectives which introduce connect order and relate individual ideas to larger and often more general concepts. chapter 4 61 62 PART III TOEFL Vocabulary Review Study these connectives paying close attention to their function. Connectives Function and also as well as besides finally furthermore in addition to in conclusion moreover more information will follow examples for example kinds types sorts ordinal numbers 1 2 3 etc. others several some such as the following ways examples will follow even if however in spite of instead of nevertheless on the other hand rather still yet despite an opposite .
