Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 91 ppt

Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 9
1. The fourth year sociology class was a homogeneous
group of university students.
A
(A) uniform
(B) dreary
(C) unrelated
(D) distinguishable
2. He decided not to buy the fake watch and wait until he
had more money.
A
(A) counterfeit
(B) genuine
(C) cheap
(D) unattractive
3. The blizzard made driving home more than hazardous
C
(A) exciting
(B) urgent
(C) dangerous
(D) slow
4. If you feel drowsy you should take a break from work
and definitely not drive.
D
(A) lazy
(B) drunk
(C) ecstatic
(D) sleepy
5. The number of insect species is greater than that of all
other animal species.
A

(A) exceeds
(B) equals
(C) augments
(D) predicts
6. Hemophilia is a hereditary illness in which the blood
does not coagulate in the usual way.
A
(A) clot
(B) circulate
(C) carry oxygen
(D) distribute nutrients
7. Many statistics related to the economy are published
quarterly.
A
(A) every month
(B) every three months
(C) twice a year
(D) once a year
8. The boundary between Canada and the United States
has been unfortified for over one hundred years.
A
(A) border
(B) bridge
(C) water
(D) diplomatic relations
9. In the southern states they very seldom see an icicle.
C
(A) ice cube
(B) iceberg
(C) icy spike

(D) ice-flow
10. That vast region was irrigated by the large river and its
many tributaries.
C
(A) arid
(B) miniscule
(C) enormous
(D) damp
11. Cambridge, Massachusetts, is sometimes called
“University City” because of the famous schools located
there.
D
(A) built
(B) begun
(C) incited
(D) situated
12. The house by the sea had a mysterious air of serenity
about it.
D
(A) melancholy
(B) joy
(C) sadness
(D) calmness
13. The speaker emphasized the need for cooperation in
the project that we were about to undertake.
A
(A) accentuated
(B) downplayed
(C) discussed
(D) displayed

14. Tryouts for community orchestras are frequently
judged by committees.
B
(A) Advertisements
(B) Auditions
(C) Performances
(D) Novelties
15. A legal combination of United States Airways, Inc.,
and the Intercontinental Airlines Company was approved
at a joint board of directors meeting.
C
(A) reconciliation
(B) strike
(C) merger
(D) memorandum
16. A chance sample can often provide information about
a larger population.
C
(A) prudent
(B) genuine
(C) random
(D) modified
17. Halley’s Comet traveled past the Pleiades, a star
cluster also known as the Seven Sisters.
D
(A) sign
(B) entity
(C) projectile
(D) group
18. Most magazines are financed with revenues received

from advertising, subscription sales, and newsstand sales.
A
(A) funded
(B) matched
(C) stated
(D) enriched
19. Grandma Moses, famous for her simplistic scenes of
rural life, began painting at the age of 76.
A
(A) country
(B) suburban
(C) slow-paced
(D) primitive
20. Larry was so absorbed in his novel that he forgot
about his dinner cooking in the oven.
A
(A) engrossed
(B) obliged
(C) enlivened
(D) excelled