Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 44 ppt

News commentator, Eric Sevareid, had to yell to be heard above thehubbub A A noise and confusion B loud music... If a client insists upon being stubborn, lawyers have to settle claims

Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 44

1 The word “antonym” was coined in 1857

A

(A) invented

(B) current

(C) codified

(D) valued

2 News commentator, Eric Sevareid, had to yell to be

heard above thehubbub

A

(A) noise and confusion

(B) loud music

(C) argument

(D) sports activity

3 If a client insists upon being stubborn, lawyers have to

settle claims in court

A

(A) obstinate

(B) indignant

(C) abject

(D) gauche

4 The little red colt belongs to that brown female horse

D

(A) hog

(B) gander

(C) rooster

(D) mare

5 Sixteen-weight bond paper is too lacking in strength to

be used in typing a manuscript

A

(A) flimsy

(B) feeble

(C) brittle

(D) mushy

6 Summer weather of ninety degrees or more has been

reported off and on in Fort Yokon, Alaska

C

(A) back and forth

(B) as of late

(C) now and then

(D) on the spot

7 With the dawn of space exploration the notion that

atmospheric conditions on Earth may be unique in the

solar system was strengthened

A

(A) beginning

(B) continuation

(C) expansion

(D) outcome

8 The design of wildlife refuges is still a matter of

considerable controversy

B

(A) significance

(B) debate

(C) urgency

(D) concern

9 The biennial festival was a great success despite the

worst weather for years

(A) two yearly

(B) special

(C) sports

(D) harvest

10 The kiwi is a peculiar flightless creature with furry

feathers and a long, curved beak

D

(A) a particular

(B) a solemn

(C) an awkward

(D) an odd

11 Midway Island was annexed by the United States in

1895

B

(A) suppressed

(B) acquired

(C) coveted

(D) obliterated

12 Plato’s teachings had a profound effect on Aristotle

D

(A) depth

(B) affection

(C) affliction

(D) influence

13 The powerful ruler suppressed a rebellion and

punished the instigators

C

(A) initiated

(B) supported

(C) quashed

(D) reinstated

14 The student’s wan appearance caused the teacher to

send him home

A

(A) pale

(B) shabby

(C) bellicose

(D) hungry

15 The art students were enthralled by the sheer beauty

of the portrait which hung before them

D

(A) stimulated

(B) entrenched

(C) shocked

(D) captivated

16 The president of the company will resign at the end of

the fiscal year

A

(A) quit

(B) relocate

(C) reserve

(D) get a raise

17 Architects must consider whether their designs are

likely to be very wet in sudden downpours

B

(A) vulnerable

(B) drenched

(C) secure

(D) exposed

18 Mental patients are sometimes given the drug

chlorpromazine to reduce tension

A

(A) stress

(B) disease

(C) pain

(D) awareness

19 The current nickel, with a profile of Thomas Jefferson

on the front and a picture of Monticello on the back, has

been minted since 1938

(A) flowing

(B) former

(C) present

(D) mixed

20 Professional gamblers will rarely back a long shot

A

(A) an unlikely winner

(B) an inconsistent player

(C) a distant target

(D) an away game