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Hard Synonyms 2
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1. Achievement - fulfillment
adulterate
punitive
accede (v)
Attainment
2. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful
gape
consecrate
revel
corrosive
3. Modify - improve - correct
ominous (adj)
amicable
amend
condolence
4. Smother - stifle - neutralize - negate
meticulous
stultify
plod
destitute (adj)
5. Attached - related - joined
Affiliated
jeopardy
bereft
recalcitrant
6. Unerring - certain - free from error
infallible
deride
officious (adj)
abhor
7. Station - organize
Venial
embark
multifarious
deploy
8. Perceive - detect - distinguish
discern
impervious
fortitude
temerity
9. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable
remiss
turbulent
inopportune (adj)
holocaust
10. Remove - cancel - expunge
adulterate
extant
delete
altruistic
11. Confusion - dilemma - predicament
malevolent
suave
quandary
averse
12. Rectify - correct - mitigate
warily
Nonchalant
exhilarate
redress
13. Fastidious - painstaking - fussy
negligible
officious (adj)
assent
meticulous
14. Painstaking - meticulous - conscientious
Expunge
venal (adj)
Scrupulous
commend
15. Recline - sleep - (n) tranquility - respite - calmness
belligerent
parsimonious
repose
Affiliated
16. Subdue - crush - stifle - squelch - quash - silence
virulent
suppress (v)
fallow
averse
17. Unruly - obstinate - contrary - ornery
apprehensive
recalcitrant
martinet
belligerent
18. Supple - adaptable - resilient
fortitude
pliable
renegade
explicit (adj)
19. Enmity - rancor - antipathy
impervious
verbatim
craven
animosity
20. Unbeatable - invincible - unyielding
scrutinize
obviate
ingenuous
indomitable
21. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle
plod
fortitude
discern
sojourn
22. Provisional - inconclusive
compatible
scrutinize
revel
tentative
23. Meddlesome - prying - impertinent - obtrusive
officious (adj)
quintessence
intimation
condolence
24. Clue - indication - inkling
Invulnerable
intimation
Scrupulous
martinet
25. Unproductive - inert - dormant
urbane
fallow
Ascertain
abhor
26. Excusable - forgivable
insidious
Venial
ominous (adj)
waive
27. Quick - superficial - perfunctory
cursory
martinet
discern
Finite
28. Elegant
redress
apprehensive
urbane
quintessence
29. Persuasive - compelling
turbulent
harass
squalid
Cogent
30. Unselfish - selfless - concerned with the welfare of others
adversary
comprise (v)
altruistic
chivalrous
31. Effortless - assured - poised - specious
apathy
vociferous
squalid
facile
32. Surviving - in existence
officious (adj)
jeopardy
extant
solace (n/v)
33. Varied - manifold - heterogenous
multifarious
Esteem
extant
implicate
34. Detest - despise - abominate
Bequeath
Uncanny
abhor
martinet
35. Risk - hazard - peril
opulent
guise
jeopardy
venal (adj)
36. Turncoat - defector - heretic
renegade
impervious
Cogent
embark
37. Swing - shake
revel
brandish (v)
precedent
perpetuate
38. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at
Nonchalant
implicate
commend
deride
39. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric
ironic (adj)
plod
officious (adj)
Bequeath
40. Outmoded - antiquated - passe - old hat
extol
rampant (adj)
plod
obsolete
41. Agree - concur - consent - accede
assent
redress
compatible
martinet
42. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution
duplicity
reprisal
obviate
musty (adj)
43. Exact - precisely
verbatim
revel
augment
holocaust
44. Objectionable - blameworthy - culpable - odious
dearth
pinnacle (n)
reprehensible
remiss
45. Visit - stop over - brief stay
amicable
apprehensive
ironic (adj)
sojourn
46. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant
precedent
apprehensive
benevolent
negligible
47. Sooth - reassure - cheer up
solace (n/v)
temerity
intimation
waive
48. Paragon - exemplar
ingenuous
inopportune (adj)
supple (adj)
quintessence
49. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful
virulent
fallow
corrosive
alienate
50. Bulky - massive - copious - plentiful
bereft
somber
voluminous
benevolent