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Hard Synonyms 2
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Quick - superficial - perfunctory
averse
omnivorous
cursory
suppress (v)
2. Malicious - wicked - sinister - malignant
tentative
malevolent
unfeigned
dour
3. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation
musty (adj)
redress
plod
holocaust
4. Sincere - real - genuine - heartfelt
unfeigned
demise
Cogent
reprehensible
5. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject
ominous (adj)
squalid
venal (adj)
chaos
6. Clamorous - uproarious - blustering
vociferous
ambidextrous
indomitable
explicit (adj)
7. Agree - concur - consent - accede
animosity
Omniscient
assent
Nonchalant
8. Sooth - reassure - cheer up
explicit (adj)
fallow
opulent
solace (n/v)
9. Shy - timid - bashful - unassertive - withdrawn - modest
diffident
precedent
repose
voluminous
10. Transmit - bestow - hand down
Bequeath
gape
adulterate
extirpate (v)
11. Outmoded - antiquated - passe - old hat
Skulk
obsolete
remiss
Omniscient
12. Ruse - stratagem - contrivance
ironic (adj)
artifice
venal (adj)
redress
13. Contaminate - pollute - sully
coerce
adulterate
obsolete
voluminous
14. Wise - all-knowing
Converge
Omniscient
ambidextrous
Esteem
15. Disincline - loath
averse
accede (v)
amicable
stately (adj)
16. Unproductive - inert - dormant
extirpate (v)
fallow
voluminous
deft (adj)
17. Unselfish - selfless - concerned with the welfare of others
altruistic
punitive
Disperse
bereft
18. Impregnable - impervious - immune
Bequeath
gape
Invulnerable
coerce
19. Batter - sock - thump - pummel - toss about
ingenuous
buffet
tentative
extirpate (v)
20. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine
unkempt
dour
voluminous
tentative
21. Assertive - truculent - pugnacious
virulent
Finite
belligerent
demise
22. Apex - acme - summit - apogee
solace (n/v)
turbulent
pinnacle (n)
destitute (adj)
23. Discover - determine - establish
Ascertain
unkempt
clemency
supple (adj)
24. Naive - artless - guileless - candid
ingenuous
animosity
ambidextrous
quandary
25. Preclude - forestall - ward off
musty (adj)
holocaust
multifarious
obviate
26. Separate - drive apart - estrange
buffet
alienate
pinnacle (n)
truculent
27. Dishonest - bribable - corruptible - mercenary
pungent
venal (adj)
opulent
inclement
28. Attached - related - joined
bereft
Affiliated
embark
buffet
29. Tumultuous - unruly - agitated
condolence
adroit
inopportune (adj)
turbulent
30. Detest - despise - abominate
dour
abhor
adulterate
indomitable
31. Applaud - entrust
commend
squalid
tentative
muse
32. Risk - hazard - peril
jeopardy
truculent
dour
stately (adj)
33. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant
negligible
Scrupulous
demise
stately (adj)
34. Negligent - lax - slack - careless
turbulent
remiss
altruistic
benefactor
35. Recline - sleep - (n) tranquility - respite - calmness
repose
quandary
tepid
guise
36. Provisional - inconclusive
revel
tentative
Panacea
Skulk
37. Achievement - fulfillment
averse
Attainment
truculent
sojourn
38. Bereaved
bereft
benefactor
delete
Esteem
39. Meddlesome - prying - impertinent - obtrusive
discern
officious (adj)
gibe
waive
40. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness
amend
clemency
rampant (adj)
parsimonious
41. Fastidious - painstaking - fussy
meticulous
dearth
chaos
extant
42. Effortless - assured - poised - specious
quandary
facile
supple (adj)
clemency
43. Rich - lavish - plentiful - abundant
bereft
vociferous
opulent
Omniscient
44. Carefully - prudently - gingerly
jeopardy
clemency
warily
unkempt
45. Perceive - detect - distinguish
inopportune (adj)
discern
clemency
punitive
46. Antagonist - rival - foe
craven
Omniscient
adversary
altruistic
47. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful
comprise (v)
virulent
alienate
duplicity
48. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful
revel
remiss
corrosive
Esteem
49. Sloppy - disheveled - disordered - rough
waive
adulterate
unkempt
discrepancy
50. Impassive - phlegmatic
Skulk
gape
stolid
parsimonious