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Hard Synonyms 2

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Sooth - reassure - cheer up






2. Elegant






3. Fearful - fainthearted - pusillanimous






4. Outmoded - antiquated - passe - old hat






5. Turncoat - defector - heretic






6. Ruse - stratagem - contrivance






7. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution






8. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






9. Clamorous - uproarious - blustering






10. Annoy - pester - bedevil - beleauger






11. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant






12. Indifference - disinterest - detachment






13. Applaud - entrust






14. Carefully - prudently - gingerly






15. Sloppy - disheveled - disordered - rough






16. Break up - dispel






17. Enlarge - supplement - amplify






18. Painstaking - meticulous - conscientious






19. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful






20. Recline - sleep - (n) tranquility - respite - calmness






21. Contaminate - pollute - sully






22. Stimulate - excite gladden






23. Excusable - forgivable






24. Impregnable - impervious - immune






25. Attached - related - joined






26. Consent - concur - comply - assent






27. Transmit - bestow - hand down






28. Revert - degenerate - decline






29. Disagreement - divergence - inconsistency






30. Tumultuous - unruly - agitated






31. Malicious - wicked - sinister - malignant






32. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle






33. Supple - adaptable - resilient






34. Modify - improve - correct






35. Confusion - dilemma - predicament






36. Lumber - trudge






37. Batter - sock - thump - pummel - toss about






38. Smother - stifle - neutralize - negate






39. Gallant - civil - valiant - knightly






40. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






41. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject






42. Meddlesome - prying - impertinent - obtrusive






43. Varied - manifold - heterogenous






44. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery






45. Universal cure - easy solution






46. Exact - precisely






47. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness






48. Compose - constitute - encompass






49. Brutal - savage - belligerent - vitriolic - aggressive - deadly






50. Persuasive - compelling