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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.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. Subdue - crush - stifle - squelch - quash - silence






2. Antiquated - hackneyed






3. Pressure - bully - intimidate - constrain






4. Malicious - wicked - sinister - malignant






5. Mournful - dismal






6. Lumber - trudge






7. Gallant - civil - valiant - knightly






8. Painstaking - meticulous - conscientious






9. Grand - magnificent - imposing






10. Meet - unite - intersect - merge






11. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






12. Insipid - halfhearted - wishy washy






13. Elegant






14. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle






15. Frugal - niggardly - penny-pinching - cheap






16. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject






17. Insufficiency - want - paucity - a lack - a famine






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






19. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






20. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery






21. Station - organize






22. Bounded - measurable






23. Effortless - assured - poised - specious






24. Agree - concur - consent - accede






25. Decrease - passing away






26. Wanting - devoid - impoverished - penniless






27. Eerie - inexplicable






28. Confusion - dilemma - predicament






29. Glorify - applaud - acclaim - hail






30. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






31. Respect - admire - honor - revere






32. Anarchy - turmoil - pandemonium






33. Enmity - rancor - antipathy






34. Transmit - bestow - hand down






35. Disagreement - divergence - inconsistency






36. Turncoat - defector - heretic






37. Achievement - fulfillment






38. Shy - timid - bashful - unassertive - withdrawn - modest






39. Inspect - pore over






40. Unproductive - inert - dormant






41. Widespread - unrestrained - extravagant - prevalent






42. Disincline - loath






43. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable






44. Surviving - in existence






45. Fearful - fainthearted - pusillanimous






46. Swing - shake






47. Preplanned - rehearsed - calculated - prearranged






48. Stimulate - excite gladden






49. Discover - determine - establish






50. Risk - hazard - peril