TOEFL Vocabulary - Do you know these words?

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edited June 2017 in TOEFL Test

There are vocabulary words which appear regularly on the TOEFL exam. Put the following 10 words in the correct sentences.

derived
factors
procedure
definition
assume
theory
benefit
evidence
established
authority

1. Climate change has been influenced by many different ___________________.
2. While micro-evolution is only a ___________________, it does explain changes within species.
3. There is a lot of ___________________ that bacteria are mutating due to over-use of antibiotics.
4. Our professor is a world-renowned ____________________ on migratory birds.
5. This _______________________ can alleviate certain types of back pain, but it is not a cure.
6. Dr. Carver showed how many common chemicals can be _________________ from peanuts.
7. It is dangerous to _________________ that scientists are always acting for the good of humankind.
8. The _____________________ of an atom was formulated by ancient Greek philosophers.
9. The university is the first one ___________________ west of the Appalachian mountains.
10. Mobile phone technology has been shown to ___________________ illiterate farmers. 

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1. Climate change has been influenced by many different factors.
2. While micro-evolution is only a theory, it does explain changes within species.
3. There is a lot of evidence that bacteria are mutating due to over-use of antibiotics.
4. Our professor is a world-renowned authority on migratory birds.
5. This procedure can alleviate certain types of back pain, but it is not a cure.
6. Dr. Carver showed how many common chemicals can be derived from peanuts.
7. It is dangerous to assume that scientists are always acting for the good of humankind.
8. The definition of an atom was formulated by ancient Greek philosophers.
9. The university is the first one  established west of the Appalachian mountains.
10. Mobile phone technology has been shown to benefit illiterate farmers.

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