Synonyms 1

1. The number of unemployed people in our country is increasing rapidly.

2. Her childhood poverty caused Lucy to be very thrifty as she grew older.

3. Scientists say that brown genes are dominant and blue ones are recessive.

4. If the crops are not irrigated soon, the harvest will be sparse.

5. After the alien spacecraft had hovered over the park for a short while, it vanished.

6. Plato’s teachings had a profound effect on Aristotle.

7. The Royal museum contains a facsimile of the king’s famous declaration.

8. The counterfeit bills were a good facsimile of the real ones.

9. After receiving the insulting letter, Ron became furious.

10. Picasso was a well-known cubist painter.

11. After a long lunch hour, business resumes as usual.

12. The new building was to be octagonal in shape.

13. The dog saw his reflection in the pool of water.

14. American legend says that Johnny Appleseed planted apple orchards throughout Ohio.

15. The director’s spacious new office overlooked the city.