The three practice tests, including the diagnostic test, are designed to help you prepare with little anxiety. Peterson's publishes a full line of resources to help guide international students through the college admission process. | Chapter 1 All About TOEFL Vocabulary 5 The words explained in terms that you can understand. A size that fits your needs. You might wish to buy a hardbound dictionary to use at home when you study and a smaller paperback to keep in your backpack or briefcase for immediate reference. An online dictionary can t fulfill all your needs unless you like to tote around your laptop and fire it up all the time. Always have a print dictionary to use even if you have an online version. When you re trying to find a word in the dictionary always begin by making an educated guess as to its spelling. The odds are in your favor. However the more spelling patterns you know for a sound the better your chances of finding the word quickly. You can find a pronunciation chart in the beginning of any dictionary. Once you ve narrowed down your search and you re flipping through the pages use the guide words located on the upper-corners of the pages to guide your search. Then follow strict alphabetical order. The following diagram shows how to read a sample entry. spelling pronunciation part of speech plural definitions etymology word history can-dy kan de n. pl. -dies v. -died -dying. n. 1. any of a variety of confections made with sugar syrup etc. combined with other ingredients. 2. a single piece of such a confection. vt 3. to cook in sugar or syrup as sweet potatoes or carrots. 4. to cook in heavy syrup until transparent as fruit fruit peel or ginger. 5. to reduce sugar syrup etc. to a crystalline form usually by boiling down. vi to become candied. see vt. ME sugre candy candied sugar MF sucre candi candi Ar qandi or sugar qand sugar Pers perh. orig. piece of sugar candy if so akin to Skt khanda piece Let s look a little closer at the entry Notice the pronunciation comes right after the entry word. It s in parentheses kan de . The part of speech is indicated by the n. It s an abbreviation for noun. Look at the third entry. The vt right before the 3. shows that the word can be used as a
