Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 35 pot

Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 35
1. The Supreme Court only takes on cases it believes
warrant its attention.
C
(A) demand
(B) respect
(C) merit
(D) guarantee
2. Because the Amtrak system is so old, the trains always
start suddenly.
C
(A) with ease
(B) with a thump
(C) with a jerk
(D) with effort
3. The population of the United States is roughly 240
million.
C
(A) unfortunately
(B) ideally
(C) approximately
(D) usually
4. An understudy performs when the lead singer’s voice
becomes hoarse.
D
(A) fatigued
(B) thin
(C) famous
(D) rough
5. A legal combination of Delta Airlines and Air France
was approved at a joint board of directors meeting.

C
(A) reconciliation
(B) strike
(C) merger
(D) memorandum
6. The box fell off his desk and hit the floor with a thump.
A
(A) a dull noise
(B) a very small sound
(C) a musical sound
(D) a repeated noise
7. During the long period of dry weather the farmers had
to irrigate their crops.
A
(A) drought
(B) sleet
(C) quest
(D) threat
8. According to federal regulations, it is required that all
canned and packaged food have a list of the items used
in the recipe printed in the label.
D
(A) ailments
(B) blandishments
(C) remnants
(D) ingredients
9. Parents usually get angry when their children
contradict them.
A
(A) argue with

(B) laugh at
(C) tease
(D) annoy
10. It is customary for the bride and groom to practice
their wedding ceremony the evening before the occasion.
B
(A) reiterate
(B) rehearse
(C) recite
(D) reverse
11. Midshipmen have drilled at the United States Naval
Academy at Annapolis since 1845.
B
(A) studied
(B) trained
(C) sailed
(D) worked
12. In ancient Egyptian paintings, royal figures were
differentiated by, making them several times larger than
others.
A
(A) distinguished
(B) estranged
(C) deferred
(D) enlarged
13. The hotel manager became suspicious of those people
who were loitering in the lobby.
D
(A) bustling
(B) sleeping

(C) meddling
(D) loafing
14. The children were frolicking in the park.
A
(A) running playfully
(B) gloating
(C) sulking
(D) endangering
15. Most students abhor lengthy exams at the end of the
year.
A
(A) detest
(B) regret
(C) nullify
(D) negate