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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. Turncoat - defector - heretic






3. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






4. Guide - tradition - model






5. Remove - cancel - expunge






6. Incriminate - entangle






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






8. Agree - concur - consent - accede






9. Disagreement - divergence - inconsistency






10. Subdue - crush - stifle - squelch - quash - silence






11. Provisional - inconclusive






12. Perceive - detect - distinguish






13. Gallant - civil - valiant - knightly






14. Infirm - broken-down - rickety - dilapidated






15. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer






16. Unerring - certain - free from error






17. Meet - unite - intersect - merge






18. Fearful - fainthearted - pusillanimous






19. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle






20. Smother - stifle - neutralize - negate






21. Fastidious - painstaking - fussy






22. Revert - degenerate - decline






23. Commiseration - solace - sympathy






24. Pressure - bully - intimidate - constrain






25. Versatile - facile






26. Exact - precisely






27. Station - organize






28. Naive - artless - guileless - candid






29. Bereaved






30. Inspect - pore over






31. Swing - shake






32. Preclude - forestall - ward off






33. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness






34. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






35. Unruly - obstinate - contrary - ornery






36. Carefully - prudently - gingerly






37. Rectify - correct - mitigate






38. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






39. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable






40. Malicious - wicked - sinister - malignant






41. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant






42. Quick - superficial - perfunctory






43. Sooth - reassure - cheer up






44. Penalizing - retaliatory






45. Contaminate - pollute - sully






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






47. Clamorous - uproarious - blustering






48. Varied - manifold - heterogenous






49. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric






50. Dexterous - adroit - proficient - clever - masterful