GETTING TO KNOW THE TOEFL
Although working closely with the government, all businesses function
autonomously.
disapproval n. the act of disagreeing, not giving approval
v. disapprove
adv. disapprovingly Syn. objection
Their disapproval of the plan caused the experiment to be abandoned.
The students disapproved of the plan of study.
disruptive adj. causing confusion and interruption
v. disrupt Syn. disturbing
n. disruption
adv. disruptively
Frequent questions during lectures can be disruptive.
The storm caused a disruption in bus service.
haphazardly adv. having no order or pattern, by chance
adj. haphazard Syn. arbitrarily, carelessly
n. haphazardness
It was obvious that the house was built haphazardly.
Susan completed the assignment in a haphazard way.
MATCHING
Choose the synonym.
1. widely 6. haphazardly
(A) broadly (A) suddenly