Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 19 pdf

Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 19
1. Parsley is cultivated throughout much of the world.
B
(A) seen
(B) grown
(C) dried
(D) cooked
2. Third World countries have had enough of the
industrialised nations’ exploitation of their natural
resources.
C
(A) trading
(B) purchasing
(C) misuse
(D) desire
3. The conditions under which visas are given are quite
explicit, so nobody should complain if they are not given
one.
D
(A) equivocal
(B) dubious
(C) strict
(D) clear
4. Athlets learn to conceal their disappointment when they
lose.
D
(A) ignore
(B) regret
(C) accept
(D) disguise
5. The National Institute of Mental Health is conducting

far-reaching research to determine the psychological
effects of using drugs.
A
(A) extensive
(B) prevalent
(C) refined
(D) tentative
6. In order to enjoy fine wine, one should drink it slowly, a
little at a time.
D
(A) stir it
(B) sniff it
(C) spill it
(D) sip it
7. Although buses are scheduled to depart at a certain
hour, they are often late.
A
(A) listed
(B) requested
(C) obligated
(D) loaded
8. As a result of severe illness or treatments for illness one
may become temporarily hairless.
A
(A) bald
(B) hoarse
(C) lame
(D) stiff
9. The millionaire only got where he is today by
manipulating all the people he worked with.

B
(A) dismissing
(B) controlling
(C) cheating
(D) praising
10. The shop steward, the first-level officer in a labor
union, is elected by its members.
D
(A) paid
(B) advised
(C) consulted
(D) chosen
11. It is possible for a chemist to use the melting point of a
particular substance to determine its purity.
B
(A) liquid
(B) element
(C) quantity
(D) mixture
12. The campers heard a strange rustling in the trees.
C
(A) stealing
(B) pillaging
(C) movement
(D) fight
13. Mark cannot talk well because he has a speech
impediment.
B
(A) skeptic
(B) defect

(C) imposition
(D) aspect
14. The cheetah is considered the fastest of all land
animal.
D
(A) recorded as
(B) substituted for
(C) compelled to be
(D) expected to be
15. Fainting, or a temporary loss of consciousness, may
be brought about by an insufficient supply of oxygen to
the brain.
A
(A) inappropriate
(B) inadequate
(C) unstable
(D) undiluted