http://www.bettertoeflscores.com Michael Buckhoff, founder and materials writer for the 7 Step System to Pass the TOEFL iBT, answers a question from one of his online TOEFL iBT students.
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Dear Mr. Michael,
As I have told you that I am taking another test the coming 19th. This time my concentration is towards learning good vocabulary, I have been working on your 1700 words book and also learing "essentials words for Toefl". Now my question to you is how good is to learn the words with their respective synonym? I am learning the meanings and the synonyms as well.
If we reply to the questions regarding a specific word in a line with it's synonym, should this strategy work? Taking Toefl Twice in the past have made me quite sure that the highlighted words are asked for their synonyms? I this true? As I am trying to learn of lot of those this time.
Should I be doing the same hunting of word and their synonyms while answering the Listening section?
Please clarify,
Best Regards,
JUNAID