Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 43 pot

Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 43
1. The sabertooth tiger had very long, slender upper
canines.
C
(A) sharp
(B) curved
(C) thin
(D) ferocious
2. Many of the first histories of the New World were written
by monks and published by the Catholic Church.
B
(A) put away
(B) brought out
(C) approved of
(D) thrown out
3. Married student housing is next to the campus.
C
(A) absent
(B) constant
(C) adjacent
(D) distant
4. The first major outburst of musical creativity in the
United States occurred at the end of the nineteenth
century.
A
(A) surge
(B) round
(C) outcome
(D) performance
5. In the Mesozoic period, the upward thrust of great rock
masses created the Rocky Mountains and the Alps.

C
(A) collision
(B) angle
(C) push
(D) erosion
6. Although poisonous, many alkaloids are valuable as
medicines, and some can suppress coughing.
A
(A) check
(B) cause
(C) demonstrate
(D) worsen
7. Sudden rushes of wind up to one hundred miles per
hour accompanied the hurricane.
D
(A) Crusts
(B) Rusts
(C) Dusts
(D) Gusts
8. The practical applications of the gyroscope received
added impetus during the world wars.
B
(A) considerable
(B) extra
(C) summary
(D) infinite
9. Her husband is an agnostic but he still goes to church
with her.
A
(A) doubter

(B) politician
(C) disbeliever
(D) heretic
10. Congress has earmarked funds for research into
alternative sources of energy.
A
(A) set aside
(B) increased
(C) turned down
(D) discussed
11. A metal object such as a nail becomes a temporary
magnet when it is within the range of a permanent
magnet.
C
(A) perspective
(B) plane
(C) field
(D) variety
12. Recent research into aging suggests that the body’s
defense mechanisms may lose the ability to distinguish
what is alien.
C
(A) insane
(B) infectious
(C) foreign
(D) poisonous
13. The supervisor dictated a memo to her secretary.
B
(A) letter
(B) note

(C) report
(D) research paper
14. The people interviewed for the survey were randomly
selected.
C
(A) carefully
(B) carelessly
(C) indiscriminately
(D) thoughtfully
15. The fragrance of cedarwood seems to render it
offensive to insects.
C
(A) bark
(B) hardness
(C) scent
(D) texture