Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 32 pot

Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 32
1. Because of advances in technology in recent years,
Americans are enjoying more free time.
A
(A) leisure
(B) measure
(C) treasure
(D) pleasure
2. In several states, the people may recommend a law to
the legislature by signing a request.
D
(A) compromise
(B) manuscript
(C) budget
(D) petition
3. Finances can consist of a combination of stocks,
bonds, and properties.
B
(A) Exceptions
(B) Assets
(C) Donations
(D) Bequests
4. It is not a good business policy to buy sleazy materials.
B
(A) few
(B) cheap
(C) used
(D) old
5. Trees that block the view of oncoming traffic should be
cut down.
B

(A) alter
(B) obstruct
(C) improve
(D) spoil
6. The Miami Port Authorities have seized over a million
dollars worth of illegal drugs.
A
(A) confiscated
(B) discarded
(C) concealed
(D) destroyed
7. Giving children jobs to do around the house teaches
them responsibility and gives them a sense of having
contributed to the family.
A
(A) chores
(B) cheers
(C) charms
(D) choirs
8. Throughout the year 1979, there was a sharply rising
rate of inflation in the United States.
B
(A) grimly
(B) steeply
(C) constantly
(D) roughly
9. The doctor noticed how lethargic his patient was and
immediately prescribed a different drug.
D
(A) pathetic

(B) sick
(C) allergic
(D) sluggish
10. Some of the little boys tried to go secretly into the ball
game without buying a ticket.
A
(A) sneak
(B) roam
(C) stroll
(D) cruise
11. The 132 islands in the Hawaiian chain extend across
388 miles of Pacific Ocean.
D
(A) enhance
(B) claim
(C) guard
(D) span
12. The question was discarded because it was
ambiguous.
C
(A) incorrect
(B) biased
(C) vague
(D) dull
13. In that organization, they place emphasis on mutual
aid and cooperation.
C
(A) reward
(B) work
(C) stress

(D) pressure
14. His company empowered him to negotiate the
contract.
C
(A) helped
(B) forbade
(C) authorized
(D) ordered
15. Scientists say that brown genes are dominant and
blue ones are recessive.
A
(A) controlling
(B) docile
(C) dormant
(D) doleful
16. The peahen is a bit smaller than the peacock and
does not have a long, colorful tail.
B
(A) often
(B) somewhat
(C) supposedly
(D) appreciably
17. The pact has been in effect for twenty years.
B
(A) monarchy
(B) treaty
(C) trend
(D) lease
18. Arson is suspected in a fire that razed the Grand
Hotel.

B
(A) threatened
(B) destroyed
(C) included
(D) spared
19. When baseball players became impatient with their
contracts, then went on strike, causing most of the 1981
season to be lost.
A
(A) alarmed
(B) enthusiastic
(C) exasperated
(D) organized
20. Because he has been such a careful student, I know
that he must have had a good reason for being absent
today.
B
(A) compulsory
(B) conscientious
(C) congenital
(D) cluttered