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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. Unselfish - selfless - concerned with the welfare of others






2. Turncoat - defector - heretic






3. Insipid - halfhearted - wishy washy






4. Visit - stop over - brief stay






5. Pressure - bully - intimidate - constrain






6. Confusion - dilemma - predicament






7. Sooth - reassure - cheer up






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






9. Gawk - ogle






10. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer






11. Break up - dispel






12. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject






13. Benign - well meaning






14. Meddlesome - prying - impertinent - obtrusive






15. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful






16. Comfortable - ample - capacious






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 Shy - timid - bashful - unassertive - withdrawn - modest






18. Gallant - civil - valiant - knightly






19. Varied - manifold - heterogenous






20. Ruse - stratagem - contrivance






21. Fastidious - painstaking - fussy






22. Outmoded - antiquated - passe - old hat






23. Continue - preserve - prolong indefinitely






24. Costume - semblance - pretense






25. Unproductive - inert - dormant






26. Unruly - obstinate - contrary - ornery






27. Indifference - disinterest - detachment






28. Antiquated - hackneyed






29. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable






30. Impregnable - impervious - immune






31. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery






32. Decline - relinquish - forgo






33. Glorify - applaud - acclaim - hail






34. Incriminate - entangle






35. Impenetrable - resistant - proof against






36. Grand - magnificent - imposing






37. Clever - deft - dexterous - slick






38. Disincline - loath






39. To relish - savor - back in - carouse






40. Widespread - unrestrained - extravagant - prevalent






41. Apex - acme - summit - apogee






42. Commiseration - solace - sympathy






43. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant






44. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






45. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant






46. Enlarge - supplement - amplify






47. Meet - unite - intersect - merge






48. Sharp - spicy - piquant - caustic - racy






49. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






50. Swing - shake






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