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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. Achievement - fulfillment






2. Outmoded - antiquated - passe - old hat






3. Devote - dedicate - sanctify






4. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery






5. Penalizing - retaliatory






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 Shy - timid - bashful - unassertive - withdrawn - modest






7. Antiquated - hackneyed






8. Indifference - disinterest - detachment






9. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






10. Assertive - truculent - pugnacious






11. Enmity - rancor - antipathy






12. Break up - dispel






13. Station - organize






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






15. Contaminate - pollute - sully






16. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable






17. Unproductive - inert - dormant






18. Clever - deft - dexterous - slick






19. Decrease - passing away






20. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






21. Revert - degenerate - decline






22. Sophisticated - urbane -polished






23. Unruly - obstinate - contrary - ornery






24. Gawk - ogle






25. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant






26. Excusable - forgivable






27. Rectify - correct - mitigate






28. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






29. Rich - lavish - plentiful - abundant






30. Elegant






31. Meet - unite - intersect - merge






32. Quick - superficial - perfunctory






33. Agree - concur - consent - accede






34. Apex - acme - summit - apogee






35. Mournful - dismal






36. Unselfish - selfless - concerned with the welfare of others






37. Wise - all-knowing






38. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer






39. Attached - related - joined






40. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution






41. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric






42. Impulse - incentive - spur






43. Benign - well meaning






44. Dishonest - bribable - corruptible - mercenary






45. Insipid - halfhearted - wishy washy






46. Preplanned - rehearsed - calculated - prearranged






47. Decline - relinquish - forgo






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






49. Inspect - pore over






50. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine