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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. Remove - cancel - expunge






3. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant






4. Gallant - civil - valiant - knightly






5. Exact - precisely






6. Antagonist - rival - foe






7. Congenial - neighborly - cordial






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






9. Risk - hazard - peril






10. Wanting - devoid - impoverished - penniless






11. Dishonest - bribable - corruptible - mercenary






12. Clever - deft - dexterous - slick






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






14. Commiseration - solace - sympathy






15. Eerie - inexplicable






16. Smother - stifle - neutralize - negate






17. Modify - improve - correct






18. Turncoat - defector - heretic






19. Elegant






20. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness






21. Varied - manifold - heterogenous






22. Quick - superficial - perfunctory






23. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery






24. Fearful - fainthearted - pusillanimous






25. Blustery - tempestuous - implacable






26. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric






27. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful






28. Dexterous - adroit - proficient - clever - masterful






29. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






30. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful






31. Mediate - contemplate - daydream






32. Universal cure - easy solution






33. All-devouring - voracious






34. Restate - rehash - recapitulate






35. Incriminate - entangle






36. Harmonious - in agreement - like-minded






37. Break up - dispel






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






39. Insipid - halfhearted - wishy washy






40. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






41. Persuasive - compelling






42. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution






43. Meddlesome - prying - impertinent - obtrusive






44. Versatile - facile






45. Separate - drive apart - estrange






46. Impulse - incentive - spur






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






48. Discover - determine - establish






49. Confusion - dilemma - predicament






50. Disagreement - divergence - inconsistency