Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 10 1. It is no simple matter for chimpanzees accustomed to living with human beings to return to the wild. B (A) foolish (B) easy (C) common (D) unique 2. The Romans had insatiable appetites for everything. A (A) huge (B) impatient (C) sudden (D) intermittent 3. Rain lessens in the fall throughout most of the Appalachian Mountain region. C (A) pours (B) accumulates (C) abates (D) evaporates 4. A vacant apartment in New York City is very difficult to find. C (A) good (B) large (C) empty (D) clean 5. A series of columns supporting a large porch is typical of the architecture of pre-Civil War mansions in the South. C (A) statues (B) murals (C) pillars (D) arches 6. Library cards will expire when they are not used. B (A) cost more money (B) cease to be effective (C) be mailed to the holder (D) be continued automatically 7. We will need to leave out some of the preliminary exercises at the graduation because of the large number of students receiving degrees. B (A) outfit (B) omit (C) audit (D) quit 8. Roget’s Thesaurus, a collection of English words and phrases, was originally arranged by the ideas they express rather than by alphabetical order. D (A) restricted (B) as well as (C) unless (D) instead of 9. The student’s application was turned down because it was incorrectly filled out. D (A) belatedly (B) roughly (C) absurdly (D) erroneously 10. When snow collects on top of a building during the winter, the weight sometimes weakens the construction, and occasionally causes the roof to collapse. A (A) accumulates (B) promulgates (C) disseminates (D) confiscates 11. Volcanoes are formed where the plates in the earth’s crust meet. C (A) crack (B) intersect (C) collapse (D) float 12. The use of Navajo code-talkers resolved a situation of the utmost gravity in World War II. B (A) delicacy (B) seriousness (C) levity (D) deadliness 13. Adverse reviews in the New York press may greatly change the prospects of a new Broadway production C (A) additional (B) encouraging (C) unfavorable (D) subversive 14. Fear of pirate raids caused the Spaniards to fortify their coastline. A (A) invasions (B) ships (C) arms (D) investigations 15. Many weak and incompetent rulers were overthrown by more powerful forces. A (A) incapable (B) impulsive (C) clever (D) greedy . Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 10 1. It is no simple matter for chimpanzees accustomed to living with human beings. because it was incorrectly filled out. D (A) belatedly (B) roughly (C) absurdly (D) erroneously 10. When snow collects on top of a building during the winter, the weight sometimes weakens the