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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. Distinct - forthright - unambiguous - clear






2. Impregnable - impervious - immune






3. Disincline - loath






4. Impulse - incentive - spur






5. Meddlesome - prying - impertinent - obtrusive






6. Clue - indication - inkling






7. Commiseration - solace - sympathy






8. Surviving - in existence






9. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful






10. Wise - all-knowing






11. Applaud - entrust






12. Batter - sock - thump - pummel - toss about






13. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant






14. Fastidious - painstaking - fussy






15. Carefully - prudently - gingerly






16. Dishonest - bribable - corruptible - mercenary






17. Unruly - obstinate - contrary - ornery






18. Versatile - facile






19. Provisional - inconclusive






20. Penalizing - retaliatory






21. Unbeatable - invincible - unyielding






22. Glorify - applaud - acclaim - hail






23. Compose - constitute - encompass






24. Ruse - stratagem - contrivance






25. Agree - concur - consent - accede






26. Swing - shake






27. Infirm - broken-down - rickety - dilapidated






28. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer






29. Transmit - bestow - hand down






30. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable






31. Preclude - forestall - ward off






32. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






33. Costume - semblance - pretense






34. Pressure - bully - intimidate - constrain






35. Decline - relinquish - forgo






36. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






37. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery






38. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






39. Stimulate - excite gladden






40. Dexterous - adroit - proficient - clever - masterful






41. Perceive - detect - distinguish






42. Devote - dedicate - sanctify






43. Enmity - rancor - antipathy






44. Break up - dispel






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






46. Frugal - niggardly - penny-pinching - cheap






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






48. Quick - superficial - perfunctory






49. Impenetrable - resistant - proof against






50. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric