GETTING TO KNOW THE TOEFL
The severity of his condition will not be known until the test results are studied.
sporadic adj. not consistent; irregular
adv. sporadically Syn. erratic
The radio communications were subject to sporadic sunspot interference.
Violent storms occur sporadically in the southwest.
superior adj. excellent quality; above all the rest
n. superiority Syn. exceptional
This is a superior fossil of a trilobite.
The restaurant's superiority was established shortly after it opened.
wanton adj. done without thought or consideration
adv. wantonly Syn. senseless
Her wanton disregard of the rules was unexplainable.
The jealous man was wantonly impolite to the winner.
weak adj. not strong; incapable
adv. weakly Syn. ineffective
v. weaken
n. weakness
The weak light was inadequate for reading.