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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. Effortless - assured - poised - specious






2. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






3. Attached - related - joined






4. Clue - indication - inkling






5. Visit - stop over - brief stay






6. Glorify - applaud - acclaim - hail






7. Uproot - eradicate - wipe out - excise






8. Impenetrable - resistant - proof against






9. Tumultuous - unruly - agitated






10. Naive - artless - guileless - candid






11. Preclude - forestall - ward off






12. Decrease - passing away






13. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant






14. Meet - unite - intersect - merge






15. Inspect - pore over






16. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle






17. Dishonest - bribable - corruptible - mercenary






18. Enlarge - supplement - amplify






19. All-devouring - voracious






20. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer






21. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






22. Impassive - phlegmatic






23. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable






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






25. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject






26. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






27. Revert - degenerate - decline






28. Costume - semblance - pretense






29. Benign - well meaning






30. Elegant






31. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






32. Taskmaster - slave driver






33. Antiquated - hackneyed






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






35. Respect - admire - honor - revere






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






37. Lumber - trudge






38. Devote - dedicate - sanctify






39. Fearful - fainthearted - pusillanimous






40. Unbeatable - invincible - unyielding






41. Grand - magnificent - imposing






42. Infirm - broken-down - rickety - dilapidated






43. Clever - deft - dexterous - slick






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 Shy - timid - bashful - unassertive - withdrawn - modest






45. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness






46. Lurk - slink - prowl






47. Bereaved






48. Detest - despise - abominate






49. Carefully - prudently - gingerly






50. Indifference - disinterest - detachment