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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. Exact - precisely






2. Perceive - detect - distinguish






3. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






4. Grand - magnificent - imposing






5. Frugal - niggardly - penny-pinching - cheap






6. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






7. Widespread - unrestrained - extravagant - prevalent






8. Pained expression - facial contortion






9. Respect - admire - honor - revere






10. Agree - concur - consent - accede






11. Sophisticated - urbane -polished






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






13. Elegant






14. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






15. Annoy - pester - bedevil - beleauger






16. Station - organize






17. All-devouring - voracious






18. Rectify - correct - mitigate






19. Universal cure - easy solution






20. Preplanned - rehearsed - calculated - prearranged






21. Remove - cancel - expunge






22. Composed - unruffled - indifferent - blase






23. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious






24. Restate - rehash - recapitulate






25. Bounded - measurable






26. Benign - well meaning






27. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






28. Glorify - applaud - acclaim - hail






29. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable






30. Naive - artless - guileless - candid






31. Gallant - civil - valiant - knightly






32. Negligent - lax - slack - careless






33. Paragon - exemplar






34. Distinct - forthright - unambiguous - clear






35. Penalizing - retaliatory






36. Stimulate - excite gladden






37. Sharp - spicy - piquant - caustic - racy






38. Break up - dispel






39. Pressure - bully - intimidate - constrain






40. Transmit - bestow - hand down






41. Effortless - assured - poised - specious






42. Provisional - inconclusive






43. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution






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






45. Comfortable - ample - capacious






46. Recline - sleep - (n) tranquility - respite - calmness






47. Wise - all-knowing






48. Surviving - in existence






49. Contaminate - pollute - sully






50. Turncoat - defector - heretic