Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 29 docx

Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 29
1. Efficient air service has been made available through
modern technology.
D
(A) affluent
(B) modern
(C) inexpensive
(D) effective
2. Some people fear racism will never completely
disappear from the face of the earth.
D
(A) competition
(B) immigration
(C) witchcraft
(D) prejudice
3. The lingering disease gradually broke down his will.
B
(A) fatal
(B) persisting
(C) annoying
(D) infectious
4. Even though the critics are not enthusiastic, some of the
plays off Broadway are very funny.
D
(A) incongruous
(B) anomalous
(C) illustrious
(D) hilarious
5. The galaxy slowly circles around a spherical center.
B
(A) expands

(B) rotates
(C) accelerates
(D) vibrates
6. She was confused by the new customs when she first
arrived, but now she feels more comfortable.
C
(A) beckoned
(B) barricaded
(C) bewildered
(D) blamed
7. A shorter haircut would make her appearance better.
C
(A) entice
(B) induce
(C) enhance
(D) intrude
8. Aside from its reproduction on the one-dollar bill, the
reverse of the Great Seal of the United States has hardly
been used.
A
(A) Except for
(B) Since
(C) As a result of
(D) In addition to
9. He had misgivings about repeating the experiment for
the third time.
C
(A) hopes
(B) ambitions
(C) doubts

(D) ideas
10. The founder of the American Red Cross was Clara
Barton.
D
(A) leader
(B) backer
(C) discoverer
(D) originator
11. One of the most common uses of boric acid is as an
antiseptic.
D
(A) a solvent
(B) a bacteria
(C) a compound
(D) a disinfectant
12. John’s unabashed behavior caused great concern
among his teachers.
B
(A) terrible
(B) unembarrassed
(C) cowardly
(D) unforgivable
13. Nothing could efface the people’s memory of their
former leader’s cruelty although many years had elapsed.
B
(A) broaden
(B) erase
(C) edify
(D) substantiate
14. The sun’s intense rays distorted the image on the

horizon.
B
(A) reflected
(B) altered
(C) melted
(D) disrupted
15. The students arrived promptly at 9 o’clock for their
biology class.
B
(A) hurriedly
(B) punctually
(C) quickly
(D) sleepily
16. Sharks must swim all the time to avoid sinking.
D
(A) swiftly
(B) rarely
(C) precisely
(D) constantly
17. A literary award has been established to honor Laura
Ingalls Wilder.
D
(A) authorize
(B) please
(C) vilify
(D) recognize
18. Because of the gravitational pull of the sun, the earth
and the other planets maintain an orbit around the sun.
B
(A) source

(B) force
(C) push
(D) attractiveness
19. To correct nearsightedness, most patients wear lenses
that are thicker at the edges than in the middle.
B
(A) heavier
(B) wider
(C) duller
(D) more transparent
20. Further arms limitations talks were called of when
Congress failed to ratify the treaty.
A
(A) cancelled
(B) postponed
(C) scheduled
(D) interrupted