Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 81 pps

Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 8
1. Rote learning is now considered to be of dubious
worth.
B
(A) dual
(B) questionable
(C) spurious
(D) salient
2. Attending a church, temple, or mosque is one way to
make agreeable friends.
B
(A) enduring
(B) congenial
(C) elderly
(D) numerous
3. Since none of the polls had predicted the winner,
everyone was surprised by the results of the election.
A
(A) astounded
(B) delighted
(C) encouraged
(D) perturbed
4. Many doctors are still general practitioners, but the
tendency is toward specialization in medicine.
B
(A) rumor
(B) trend
(C) prejudice
(D) security
5. Although there are many plastic objects to sweep the
floor, most homemakers prefer the ones made from

plants and bushes.
B
(A) brims
(B) brooms
(C) brinks
(D) bumps
6. Laser beams can be used to bore metals and other
hard materials.
C
(A) trim
(B) melt
(C) drill
(D) slice
7. Ultimately people rely on science to gain an
understanding of biological phenomena.
A
(A) In the final analysis
(B) In a predictable way
(C) Unthinkingly
(D) Religiously
8. Grandma Moses, a popular painter, spent her life in a
tranquil little farming community.
B
(A) a lovely
(B) a serene
(C) an isolated
(D) a snobbish
9. The graduate committee must be in full accord in their
approval of a dissertation.
B

(A) indecisive
(B) unanimous
(C) vocal
(D) sullen
10. Aristotle believed that a thrown ball traveled in a
straight line, until the force impelling it was exhausted.
A
(A) used up
(B) debilitated
(C) diverted
(D) tired out
11. In the 1980 census, New Jersey was the most
densely populated state.
B
(A) rigorously
(B) heavily
(C) wantonly
(D) searingly
12. The foreign countries’ attempt at a blockade of the
port was unsuccessful.
D
(A) expedition
(B) opening
(C) landing
(D) closure
13. The thieves were trying to perpetrate a robbery in the
office building.
D
(A) view
(B) interfere with

(C) stop
(D) commit
14. The young couple chose a secluded place for their
picnic.
C
(A) authentic
(B) sunny
(C) isolated
(D) grassy
15. A new government department was established to
control maritime traffic.
A
(A) sea
(B) military
(C) highway
(D) air
16. Before the arrival of farmers and ranchers, the rolling
plains of Texas were pristine prairies.
D
(A) prismatic
(B) unbounded
(C) inimitable
(D) unspoiled
17. Due to the efforts of conservationists and
environmentalists, few people are unaware of the
problems of endangered species.
A
(A) obstinate about
(B) ignorant of
(C) indifferent to

(D) adjacent to
18. The squid’s giant nerve fibers are used by marine
biologists to conduct research on how nerves work.
A
(A) aquatic
(B) military
(C) seafaring
(D) naval
19. Mammals have highly developed ears, consisting of
varying lengths and numbers of turns in the cochlea.
A
(A) sophisticated
(B) aged
(C) sensitized
(D) acoustic
20. I only have time to tell you the main idea of it, not the
details.
B
(A) twist
(B) gist
(C) list
(D) fist