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Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 46

1. The slender boy scaled the wall like a lizard.

(A) balanced
(B) crawled
(C) plastered
(D) climbed

Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 45

1. Because she was a few minutes late, she walked quietly into class and sat in the back of the room.

(A) rambled
(B) tiptoed
(C) stumbled
(D) crawled

Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 44

1. The word “antonym” was coined in 1857.

(A) invented
(B) current
(C) codified
(D) valued

Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 43

1. The sabertooth tiger had very long, slender upper canines.

(A) sharp
(B) curved
(C) thin
(D) ferocious

Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 42

1. Our knowledge of at least two-thirds of the world’s languages remains scanty.

(A) theoretical
(B) meager
(C) indeterminate
(D) implicit

Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 41

1. Washington’s army, consisting mainly of farmers and backwoodsmen, lacked military supplies.

(A) exclusively
(B) fortunately
(C) principally
(D) initially

Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 40

1. It has been said that the essayist Henry David Thoreau was outspoken and usually put forth little effort to please others.

(A) talkative
(B) annoying
(C) blunt
(D) alienated