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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. Unselfish - selfless - concerned with the welfare of others






2. Carefully - prudently - gingerly






3. Impenetrable - resistant - proof against






4. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle






5. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant






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






7. Gawk - ogle






8. Devote - dedicate - sanctify






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






10. Risk - hazard - peril






11. Bulky - massive - copious - plentiful






12. Sloppy - disheveled - disordered - rough






13. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer






14. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






15. Pained expression - facial contortion






16. Turncoat - defector - heretic






17. Wanting - devoid - impoverished - penniless






18. Eerie - inexplicable






19. Station - organize






20. Decrease - passing away






21. Impulse - incentive - spur






22. Rashness - boldness - recklessness - foolhardiness - effrontery






23. All-devouring - voracious






24. Meddlesome - prying - impertinent - obtrusive






25. Stimulate - excite gladden






26. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject






27. Decline - relinquish - forgo






28. Meet - unite - intersect - merge






29. Remove - cancel - expunge






30. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution






31. Grand - magnificent - imposing






32. Applaud - entrust






33. Surviving - in existence






34. Consent - concur - comply - assent






35. Naive - artless - guileless - candid






36. Modify - improve - correct






37. Brutal - savage - belligerent - vitriolic - aggressive - deadly






38. Insipid - halfhearted - wishy washy






39. Revert - degenerate - decline






40. Continue - preserve - prolong indefinitely






41. Harmonious - in agreement - like-minded






42. Fastidious - painstaking - fussy






43. Objectionable - blameworthy - culpable - odious






44. Unbeatable - invincible - unyielding






45. Enmity - rancor - antipathy






46. Sophisticated - urbane -polished






47. Separate - drive apart - estrange






48. Dexterous - adroit - proficient - clever - masterful






49. Varied - manifold - heterogenous






50. Contaminate - pollute - sully