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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. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious






2. Stimulate - excite gladden






3. Clamorous - uproarious - blustering






4. Effortless - assured - poised - specious






5. Negligent - lax - slack - careless






6. Fearful - fainthearted - pusillanimous






7. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric






8. Surviving - in existence






9. Meddlesome - prying - impertinent - obtrusive






10. Costume - semblance - pretense






11. Clever - deft - dexterous - slick






12. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness






13. Impassive - phlegmatic






14. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful






15. Antagonist - rival - foe






16. Glorify - applaud - acclaim - hail






17. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer






18. Uproot - eradicate - wipe out - excise






19. Widespread - unrestrained - extravagant - prevalent






20. Mournful - dismal






21. Impregnable - impervious - immune






22. Delete - efface - annihilate






23. Snobbish - patronizing - overbearing






24. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






25. Gawk - ogle






26. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery






27. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






28. Bereaved






29. Enmity - rancor - antipathy






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 Shy - timid - bashful - unassertive - withdrawn - modest






31. Supple - adaptable - resilient






32. Versatile - facile






33. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful






34. Contaminate - pollute - sully






35. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant






36. Sloppy - disheveled - disordered - rough






37. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable






38. Achievement - fulfillment






39. Swing - shake






40. Carefully - prudently - gingerly






41. Lumber - trudge






42. Assertive - truculent - pugnacious






43. Patron - humanitarian - one who does good to others






44. Confusion - dilemma - predicament






45. To relish - savor - back in - carouse






46. Respect - admire - honor - revere






47. Elegant






48. Detest - despise - abominate






49. Enlarge - supplement - amplify






50. Rich - lavish - plentiful - abundant