Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 27 pdf

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Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 27

1 The discontented students retaliated by boycotting the

school cafeteria

C

(A) rewarded

(B) vindicated

(C) took revenge

(D) fluctuated

2 The speaker was well-known for the way he

embellished his talks with poetic language

A

(A) enhanced

(B) debased

(C) entertained

(D) accentuated

3 At crowded resorts it’s virtually impossible to spend a

tranquil evening by the ocean

D

(A) unhappy

(B) lonely

(C) boisterous

(D) peaceful

4 Because tornadoes are more prevalent in the middle

states, the area from Minnesota to Texas is called

Tornado Alley

B

(A) severe

(B) widespread

(C) short-lived

(D) feared

5 Various remote-control devices, including automatic

valves in pipelines, are activated by radio signals

A

(A) mechanisms

(B) messages

(C) responses

(D) beams

6 Members of the intrigue met in secret so that their

conspiracy would not be discovered

C

(A) team

(B) band

(C) cabal

(D) mob

7 In a period of economic stagnation, finding a job is

particularly difficult for those in certain groups

(A) individually

(B) fundamentally

(C) especially

(D) privately

8 New chemical dyes for coating glasses have been

developed which screen out harmful light rays

B

(A) invisible

(B) damaging

(C) dreadful

(D) excessive

9 The judge’s decision was made impartially since he

knew both parties personally

B

(A) quickly

(B) without prejudice

(C) immediately

(D) clearly

10 Having come from an affluent society, Dick found it

difficult to adjust to a small country town

B

(A) affable

(B) wealthy

(C) overpopulated

(D) large

11 The worst flood in the history of the United States

occurred in 1927

B

(A) storm

(B) deluge

(C) avalanche

(D) circumstance

12 Because Dolly is such a good cook, she has

concocted a great new recipe

(A) created

(B) named

(C) epitomized

(D) baked

13 The author wrote with great clarity, not missing a

single detail

C

(A) genius

(B) cleverness

(C) clearness

(D) extensiveness

14 The driver of the car was liable for the damages

caused to the passenger

C

(A) arrested

(B) liberated

(C) legally responsible

(D) proposed

15 In 1925 Clarence Darrow competently opposed

William Jennings Bryan at the renowned “Monkey Trial”

A

(A) adeptly

(B) maliciously

(C) privately

(D) rashly