Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 29 docx

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Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 29

1 Efficient air service has been made available through

modern technology

D

(A) affluent

(B) modern

(C) inexpensive

(D) effective

2 Some people fear racism will never completely

disappear from the face of the earth

D

(A) competition

(B) immigration

(C) witchcraft

(D) prejudice

3 The lingering disease gradually broke down his will

B

(A) fatal

(B) persisting

(C) annoying

(D) infectious

4 Even though the critics are not enthusiastic, some of the

plays off Broadway are very funny

(A) incongruous

(B) anomalous

(C) illustrious

(D) hilarious

5 The galaxy slowly circles around a spherical center

B

(A) expands

(B) rotates

(C) accelerates

(D) vibrates

6 She was confused by the new customs when she first

arrived, but now she feels more comfortable

C

(A) beckoned

(B) barricaded

(C) bewildered

(D) blamed

7 A shorter haircut would make her appearance better

C

(A) entice

(B) induce

(C) enhance

(D) intrude

8 Aside from its reproduction on the one-dollar bill, the

reverse of the Great Seal of the United States has hardly

been used

A

(A) Except for

(B) Since

(C) As a result of

(D) In addition to

9 He had misgivings about repeating the experiment for

the third time

C

(A) hopes

(B) ambitions

(C) doubts

(D) ideas

10 The founder of the American Red Cross was Clara

Barton

D

(A) leader

(B) backer

(C) discoverer

(D) originator

11 One of the most common uses of boric acid is as an

antiseptic

D

(A) a solvent

(B) a bacteria

(C) a compound

(D) a disinfectant

12 John’s unabashed behavior caused great concern

among his teachers

B

(A) terrible

(B) unembarrassed

(C) cowardly

(D) unforgivable

13 Nothing could efface the people’s memory of their

former leader’s cruelty although many years had elapsed

B

(A) broaden

(B) erase

(C) edify

(D) substantiate

14 The sun’s intense rays distorted the image on the

horizon

B

(A) reflected

(B) altered

(C) melted

(D) disrupted

15 The students arrived promptly at 9 o’clock for their

biology class

B

(A) hurriedly

(B) punctually

(C) quickly

(D) sleepily

16 Sharks must swim all the time to avoid sinking

(A) swiftly

(B) rarely

(C) precisely

(D) constantly

17 A literary award has been established to honor Laura

Ingalls Wilder

D

(A) authorize

(B) please

(C) vilify

(D) recognize

18 Because of the gravitational pull of the sun, the earth

and the other planets maintain an orbit around the sun

B

(A) source

(B) force

(C) push

(D) attractiveness

19 To correct nearsightedness, most patients wear lenses

that are thicker at the edges than in the middle

B

(A) heavier

(B) wider

(C) duller

(D) more transparent

20 Further arms limitations talks were called of when

Congress failed to ratify the treaty

A

(A) cancelled

(B) postponed

(C) scheduled

(D) interrupted