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Find the synonym of the underlined word.
1.
I hope you are not going to 
abandon 
your project.
A) give up completely B) change
C) 
modify
slightly
D) postpone
E) complete
2.
The 
abandoned
boat was found miles away from the shore; they
never found out who had been on it.
A) cherished
B) deserted
C) shabby
D) austere
E) unabashed
3.
The pilot changed direction 
abruptly
, causing great panic in the
plane.
A) anticipated
B) foreseen
C) unexpectedly
D) intended
E) reasonably
4.
Larry was so 
absorbed 
in his novel that he forgot about his
dinner cooking in the oven.
A) engrossed
B) obliged
C) enlivened
D) excelled
E) devastated
5.
The only cure for alcoholism is complete 
abstinence
from alcohol.
A) absence
B) avoidance
C) sickness
D) prescription
E) pretension
6.
Panthotenic acid is 
abundant
in eggs, peas and potatoes.
A) plentiful
B) scarce
C) inadequate
D) insufficient
E) analogous
7.
Adrenalin has the effect of strengthening and 
accelerating
the
heartbeat.
A) diminishing
B) aborting
C) quickening
D) abolishing
E) adopting
8.
There was no 
access 
to the large garden of the house except a
well- hidden gate.
A) entrance
B) seizure
C) attack
D) rapture
E) turn
9.
The Turners are looking for a little cabin in the woods where they
won’t be 
accessible 
to their relatives.
A) acceptable
B) probable
C) reachable
D) accessory
E) approachable
10. When Mrs. Bell was the director of the firm, her first
accomplishment 
was to bring about better working conditions.
A) accumulation
B) achievement
C) defeat
D) job
E) sermon
11. A treasurer must 
account for
every penny that he spends.
A) evaluate
B) classify
C) explain
D) allot
E) reckon
12. Artificial insemination 
accounts for
the birth of over half of dairy
cows in the U. S. today.
A) makes it impossible B) is responsible for
C) leads to
D) is the result of
E) endangers
13. During the ten years he worked in Germany, he 
accumulated
a
fortune.
A) made
B) concentrated
C) expanded
D) increased
E) intensified
14. I hope the weatherman has predicted 
accurately
. If he has, we
will have a perfect picnic tomorrow.
A) astutely
B) correctly
C) carefully
D) acutely
E) miraculously
15. Nobody knows where and how the son of the deceased politician
acquired
all his wealth.
A) gained
B) lost
C) hid
D) stole
E) deposited
16. He is proud of his son who is an 
active
and athletic youth.
A) awkward
B) agile
C) ponderous
D) inept
E) timorous
17. The musicians graduated from that school are 
adept
at playing at
least four instruments.
A) proficient
B) adjustable
C) awkward
D) careful
E) proverbial
18. The human ear 
admits
only a very limited range of frequencies.
A) confesses
B) gives off
C) forces in
D) lets in
E) enters
19. The refusal of sole nations to participate in the Olympic Games in
Moscow was an 
admonishment
to the Soviets.
A) admission
B) admiration
C) rebuke
D) stigma
E) adornment
20. Martin Luther King, influenced by Mahatma Gandhi, made many
adversaries
in his nonviolent quest for equality.
A) friends
B) advances
C) improvements
D) atrocities
E) foes
21.
Affluent
nations have an obligation to help their neighbors; however,
they quite often do just the opposites causing poor countries to be
even poorer.
A) sophisticated
B) wealthy
C) advanced
D) powerful
E) industrialized
22. Frequent minor 
ailments
keep Mrs. Collins from work.
A) irritations
B) young children
C) sicknesses
D) falls
E) excuses
23. His mother’s 
alert
mind caught Billy’s lies.
A) alarming
B) vigilant
C) sluggish
D) oblivious
E) wry
24. There is 
ample
rain and intense sunlight in tropical climates;
consequently, plant life is luxuriant and varied.
A) scant
B) abundant
C) hard
D) detrimental
E) licentious
25. Workers have 
ample
time for recreation and educational pursuits
because the work week consists of only 40 hours.
A) too many
B) hardly any
C) nearly enough
B) plenty of
E) a little
26. During the flight from Turkey to Moscow, Marilyn 
amused
herself
by reading comic books.
A) fooled
B) tired
C) bored
D) beguiled
E) enjoyed
27. Jacks 
appetite
has diminished since his girl friend once said she
hated fat people.
A) desire for exercise
B) desire for visitors
C) desire for sleep
D) desire for food
E) desire for play
28. A progressive tax 
applies
greater tax rates to larger incomes than
to smaller ones.
A) forecasts
B) wastes
C) devotes
D) employs
E) involves
29. There are at least 500 kinds of fish that generate 
appreciable
amounts
of electricity.
A) negligible
B) insignificant
C) measurable
D) inconsequential
E) imperceptible
30. Why argue? There is no alternative; the president must 
approve
the
bill if Congress passes it.
A) admonish
B) criticize
C) endorse
D) condemn
E) censure
31. River, valleys and coastal plains constitute 
approximately
a third of
the country.
A) more or less
B) decreasingly
C) minimally
D) precisely
E) outlandishly
32. Many writers write satires that expose the 
arrogant
nature of the
newly-rich people.
A) subservient
B) masterful
C) delightful
D) inferior
E) conceited
33. The man felt 
ashamed
because he knew that he had been wrong to
steal.
A) disgraced
B) worried
C) tempted
D) phony
E) impudent
34. The new manager’s greatest 
asset 
was his reputation for honesty.
A) deception
B) advantage
C) liability
D) pride
E) weakness
35. Network employees of 
associated
companies are not allowed to
participate in TV quiz games.
A) subsidiary
B) social
C) connected
D) member
E) introductory
36. The news of the President Kennedy’s death 
astonished
the world
as it was really unexpected.
A) alerted
B) admonished
C) atoned
D) astounded
E) avenged
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37. His selling a painting for 100,000 dollars has been the highest
attainment
of his career.
A) desire
B) spectacle
C) achievement
D) joy
E) expectation
38. Psychologists believe that the 
attraction 
of gambling stems from the
thrill and tension of taking a chance.
A) action
B) manner
C) repulsion
D) appeal
E) advance
39. The actor raised his voice in order to be 
audible
in the balcony.
A) musical
B) dramatic
C) solitary
D) heard
E) appreciated
40. Many countries nowadays restrict the exportation of 
authentic
artifacts.
A) particular
B) rare
C) tentative
D) costly
E) genuine
41. The department chairmen refused to 
authorize 
the requisition.
A) request
B) transfer
C) grant
D) project
E) invalidate
42. The notices on the wall at the airport are not 
available 
for the
passengers’ perusal.
A) offered
B) accessible
C) acceptable
D) accountable
E) arbitrary
43. The driver tried to 
avert
the accident by bringing the car to a sudden
halt, but to no avail.
A) cause
B) control
C) minimize
D) prevent
E) witnessed
44.
Avid 
pop music lovers stand in lines for hours to get a ticket to a
jazz concert.
A) bored
B) lunatic
C) eager
D) tedious
B) crazy
45. Reading daily newspapers makes us 
aware 
of what is going on in
the world.
A) knowledgeable
B) ignorant
C) alike
D) dependent
E) related
46. Some hotels in the United States have imposed a 
ban 
on cigarette
smoking.
A) restriction
B) guarantee
C) fin
D) Punishment
E) prohibition
47. All students should 
bear in mind
that these books must be read by
mid-semester.
A) remember
B) memorize
C) decide
D) overlook
E) declare
48. The Arabic term from which the word “coffee’ derives originally
referred to the bitter quality of the
 beverage 
itself.
A) plant
B) substance
C) drink
D) infusion
E) liquid
49. Autistic people usually have unexpected and 
bizarre
responses to
their environment.
A) inconspicuous
B) ordinary
C) usual
D) passionate
E) strange
50. If you never do any work, you’ll only have yourself to 
blame
when
you cannot live comfortably.
A) accuse
B) approve
C) to appreciate
D) deplore
E) pity
51. Some of the main roads will be closed until the 
blizzard
ends.
A) snowstorm
B) hurricane
C) tornado
D) thunderstorm
E) disorder
52. The enemy’s attempt at a 
blockade
of the port was unsuccessful.
A) expedition
B) opening
C) landing
D) closure
E) probe
53. The use of fertilizers and improved methods of controlling plant and
animal diseases has 
boosted 
farm product.
A) exaggerated
B) supplemented
C) increased
D) extended
E) submitted
54. I hate people 
breaking in
on a conversation without waiting for the
speaker to stop talking.
A) Interrupting
B) withdrawing from
C) seizing
D) regarding
E) allowing
55. The young man earned the reputation of a 
brilliant
lawyer during
two fabulous law cases.
A) remarkable
B) shining
C) studious
D) mediocre
E) promising
56. Before taking a test on vocabulary, one had better 
brush up
on his
or her vocabulary.
A) outline
B) translate
C) revise
D) review
E) memorize
57. We were shocked by the 
brutality
of the hooligans. They were simply
like a herd of violent animals.
A) politeness
B) foolishness
C) eagerness
D) happiness
E) cruelty
58. The 
bulk
of the wheat exported from Brazil comes from the southern