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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. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






2. Quick - superficial - perfunctory






3. Carefully - prudently - gingerly






4. Stimulate - excite gladden






5. Rectify - correct - mitigate






6. Unbeatable - invincible - unyielding






7. Effortless - assured - poised - specious






8. Contaminate - pollute - sully






9. Exact - precisely






10. Snobbish - patronizing - overbearing






11. Commence - launch - begin - board






12. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






13. Unerring - certain - free from error






14. Gawk - ogle






15. Sloppy - disheveled - disordered - rough






16. Applaud - entrust






17. Agree - concur - consent - accede






18. Swing - shake






19. Workable - practicable - viable






20. Provisional - inconclusive






21. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric






22. Tumultuous - unruly - agitated






23. Enlarge - supplement - amplify






24. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious






25. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






26. Disincline - loath






27. Excusable - forgivable






28. Lumber - trudge






29. Devote - dedicate - sanctify






30. Surviving - in existence






31. Grand - magnificent - imposing






32. Clue - indication - inkling






33. Costume - semblance - pretense






34. Infirm - broken-down - rickety - dilapidated






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 Shy - timid - bashful - unassertive - withdrawn - modest






36. Widespread - unrestrained - extravagant - prevalent






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






38. Negligent - lax - slack - careless






39. Taskmaster - slave driver






40. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful






41. Glorify - applaud - acclaim - hail






42. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful






43. Wanting - devoid - impoverished - penniless






44. Decline - relinquish - forgo






45. Detest - despise - abominate






46. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer






47. Inspect - pore over






48. Visit - stop over - brief stay






49. Discover - determine - establish






50. To relish - savor - back in - carouse