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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. Carefully - prudently - gingerly






2. Outmoded - antiquated - passe - old hat






3. Surviving - in existence






4. Lumber - trudge






5. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle






6. Disincline - loath






7. Rectify - correct - mitigate






8. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery






9. Mournful - dismal






10. Visit - stop over - brief stay






11. Pained expression - facial contortion






12. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric






13. Consent - concur - comply - assent






14. Persuasive - compelling






15. Mediate - contemplate - daydream






16. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution






17. Decline - relinquish - forgo






18. Impassive - phlegmatic






19. Restate - rehash - recapitulate






20. Gallant - civil - valiant - knightly






21. Exact - precisely






22. Revert - degenerate - decline






23. Fastidious - painstaking - fussy






24. Elegant






25. Eerie - inexplicable






26. Quick - superficial - perfunctory






27. Impulse - incentive - spur






28. Enmity - rancor - antipathy






29. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant






30. Dishonest - bribable - corruptible - mercenary






31. Confusion - dilemma - predicament






32. Achievement - fulfillment






33. Provisional - inconclusive






34. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






35. Agree - concur - consent - accede






36. Painstaking - meticulous - conscientious






37. Sophisticated - urbane -polished






38. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






39. Negligent - lax - slack - careless






40. Costume - semblance - pretense






41. Apex - acme - summit - apogee






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






43. Remove - cancel - expunge






44. Versatile - facile






45. Bulky - massive - copious - plentiful






46. Enlarge - supplement - amplify






47. Ruse - stratagem - contrivance






48. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable






49. Compose - constitute - encompass






50. Meet - unite - intersect - merge