Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 10
1. It is no simple matter for chimpanzees accustomed to
living with human beings to return to the wild.
B
(A) foolish
(B) easy
(C) common
(D) unique
2. The Romans had insatiable appetites for everything.
A
(A) huge
(B) impatient
(C) sudden
(D) intermittent
3. Rain lessens in the fall throughout most of the
Appalachian Mountain region.
C
(A) pours
(B) accumulates
(C) abates
(D) evaporates
4. A vacant apartment in New York City is very difficult to
find.
C
(A) good
(B) large
(C) empty
(D) clean
5. A series of columns supporting a large porch is typical
of the architecture of pre-Civil War mansions in the South.
C
(A) statues
(B) murals
(C) pillars
(D) arches
6. Library cards will expire when they are not used.
B
(A) cost more money
(B) cease to be effective
(C) be mailed to the holder
(D) be continued automatically
7. We will need to leave out some of the preliminary
exercises at the graduation because of the large number
of students receiving degrees.
B
(A) outfit
(B) omit
(C) audit
(D) quit
8. Roget’s Thesaurus, a collection of English words and
phrases, was originally arranged by the ideas they
express rather than by alphabetical order.
D
(A) restricted
(B) as well as
(C) unless
(D) instead of
9. The student’s application was turned down because it
was incorrectly filled out.
D
(A) belatedly
(B) roughly
(C) absurdly
(D) erroneously
10. When snow collects on top of a building during the
winter, the weight sometimes weakens the construction,
and occasionally causes the roof to collapse.
A
(A) accumulates
(B) promulgates
(C) disseminates
(D) confiscates
11. Volcanoes are formed where the plates in the earth’s
crust meet.
C
(A) crack
(B) intersect
(C) collapse
(D) float
12. The use of Navajo code-talkers resolved a situation of
the utmost gravity in World War II.
B
(A) delicacy
(B) seriousness
(C) levity
(D) deadliness
13. Adverse reviews in the New York press may greatly
change the prospects of a new Broadway production
C
(A) additional
(B) encouraging
(C) unfavorable
(D) subversive
14. Fear of pirate raids caused the Spaniards to fortify
their coastline.
A
(A) invasions
(B) ships
(C) arms
(D) investigations
15. Many weak and incompetent rulers were overthrown
by more powerful forces.
A
(A) incapable
(B) impulsive
(C) clever
(D) greedy