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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. Transmit - bestow - hand down






2. Penalizing - retaliatory






3. Effortless - assured - poised - specious






4. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery






5. Annoy - pester - bedevil - beleauger






6. Surviving - in existence






7. Lurk - slink - prowl






8. To relish - savor - back in - carouse






9. Eerie - inexplicable






10. Insufficiency - want - paucity - a lack - a famine






11. Decrease - passing away






12. Separate - drive apart - estrange






13. Rashness - boldness - recklessness - foolhardiness - effrontery






14. Assertive - truculent - pugnacious






15. Provisional - inconclusive






16. Carefully - prudently - gingerly






17. Congenial - neighborly - cordial






18. Restate - rehash - recapitulate






19. Blustery - tempestuous - implacable






20. Antagonist - rival - foe






21. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful






22. Pained expression - facial contortion






23. Preplanned - rehearsed - calculated - prearranged






24. Infirm - broken-down - rickety - dilapidated






25. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness






26. Confusion - dilemma - predicament






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






28. Insipid - halfhearted - wishy washy






29. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle






30. Persuasive - compelling






31. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant






32. Frugal - niggardly - penny-pinching - cheap






33. Sooth - reassure - cheer up






34. Attached - related - joined






35. Break up - dispel






36. Comfortable - ample - capacious






37. Varied - manifold - heterogenous






38. Commiseration - solace - sympathy






39. All-devouring - voracious






40. Supple - adaptable - resilient






41. Unruly - obstinate - contrary - ornery






42. Risk - hazard - peril






43. Achievement - fulfillment






44. Sincere - real - genuine - heartfelt






45. Uproot - eradicate - wipe out - excise






46. Applaud - entrust






47. Rectify - correct - mitigate






48. Unerring - certain - free from error






49. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable






50. Fastidious - painstaking - fussy