Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 31 potx

Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 3
1. The recent medical breakthrough was the culmination
of many long years of experimentation.
B
(A) result
(B) climax
(C) abyss
(D) cultivation
2. Magma is the primary source of all the earth’s rocks.
B
(A) cheapest
(B) first
(C) nearest
(D) worst
3. Saint Elmo’s Fire is a phenomenon that occurs when
ships discharging harmless electrical charges into the
atmosphere appear to shine.
C
(A) fade
(B) shrink
(C) glow
(D) vanish
4. Milk is purified by heating it at 60*C for thirty minutes.
A
(A) cleansed
(B) stored
(C) mixed
(D) packaged
5. Although monkeys occasionally menace their enemies,
they are usually not dangerous unless they are provoked.
C

(A) pursue
(B) consume
(C) threaten
(D) kill
6. In the Navajo household, grandparents and other
relatives play indispensable roles in raising the children.
C
(A) dominant
(B) exemplary
(C) essential
(D) demanding
7. Regular use of this cream will help to relieve the rough,
dry condition of your skin.
A
(A) alleviate
(B) abstract
(C) evaporate
(D) abbreviate
8. Because leeches’ behavior patterns are simple, it is
relatively easy to identify which neurons govern which
behavior.
B
(A) apparently
(B) comparatively
(C) obviously
(D) consequently
9. After the bottom fell out of the market, he was virtually
bankrupt.
C
(A) completely

(B) finally
(C) practically
(D) dishonestly
10. She didn’t say much, but her tone of voice insinuated
more.
B
(A) blamed
(B) suggested
(C) demanded
(D) intervened
11. When calcium carbonate crystallizes from a solution,
limestone is formed.
A
(A) made
(B) framed
(C) destroyed
(D) outlined
12. After receiving her check, Suzy endorsed it and took it
to the bank.
B
(A) destroyed
(B) signed
(C) folded
(D) deposited
13. The professor’s introductory remarks concerned the
development of the laser beam.
A
(A) preliminary
(B) final
(C) supplementary

(D) interminable
14. The speaker was asked to condense his presentation
in order to allow his audience to ask questions.
A
(A) abbreviate
(B) expand
(C) continue
(D) delay
15. Immigrants entering the United States at the turn of
the century often encountered living conditions radically
different from those they had left behind.
B
(A) apparently
(B) drastically
(C) admittedly
(D) tragically
16. Discretionary funds are included in most budgets to
cover expenses that the contractor might run into during
the work.
C
(A) forget to do
(B) pay for
(C) meet unexpectedly
(D) add on
17. A nurse practitioner has training in a specialized area
of medicine.
D
(A) an honorable
(B) a difficult
(C) a prescribed

(D) a distinct
18. The United States government issues three types of
passports: diplomatic, official, and regular.
B
(A) orders
(B) circulates
(C) retains
(D) relies on
19. Ice Age fossils from the La Brea tar pits in Los Angeles
are now on display in the Natural History Museum in Los
Angeles County.
B
(A) located
(B) on exhibit
(C) under supervision
(D) stored
20. The protesting crowd dispersed after the rally.
A
(A) scattered
(B) became violent
(C) fought
(D) danced