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Hard Synonyms 2
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Clamorous - uproarious - blustering
Ascertain
deft (adj)
ominous (adj)
vociferous
2. Patron - humanitarian - one who does good to others
benefactor
fallow
facile
clemency
3. Wanting - devoid - impoverished - penniless
temerity
destitute (adj)
vociferous
amend
4. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject
inclement
martinet
squalid
suave
5. Remove - cancel - expunge
delete
musty (adj)
Attainment
perpetuate
6. Gawk - ogle
gape
Converge
embark
turbulent
7. Carefully - prudently - gingerly
warily
Ascertain
belligerent
commend
8. Painstaking - meticulous - conscientious
fortitude
alienate
Scrupulous
artifice
9. Rectify - correct - mitigate
supple (adj)
artifice
redress
chivalrous
10. Smother - stifle - neutralize - negate
insidious
brandish (v)
reiterate
stultify
11. Taskmaster - slave driver
martinet
gape
repose
perpetuate
12. Provisional - inconclusive
pungent
tentative
precedent
discrepancy
13. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful
malevolent
corrosive
comprise (v)
officious (adj)
14. Recline - sleep - (n) tranquility - respite - calmness
tentative
Finite
repose
pungent
15. Swing - shake
deft (adj)
tepid
Attainment
brandish (v)
16. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation
artifice
holocaust
tentative
guise
17. Consent - concur - comply - assent
pinnacle (n)
accede (v)
retrogress
benevolent
18. Insufficiency - want - paucity - a lack - a famine
grimace
unkempt
dearth
amicable
19. To relish - savor - back in - carouse
Skulk
discrepancy
revel
indomitable
20. Insipid - halfhearted - wishy washy
compatible
tepid
exhilarate
deploy
21. Clever - deft - dexterous - slick
martinet
impervious
parsimonious
adroit
22. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric
discrepancy
venal (adj)
ironic (adj)
averse
23. Grand - magnificent - imposing
warily
obsolete
stately (adj)
assent
24. Impenetrable - resistant - proof against
venal (adj)
suave
inclement
impervious
25. Disagreement - divergence - inconsistency
tentative
parsimonious
discrepancy
apathy
26. Distinct - forthright - unambiguous - clear
plod
reprisal
recalcitrant
explicit (adj)
27. Perceive - detect - distinguish
intimation
discern
benevolent
duplicity
28. Applaud - entrust
commend
impervious
punitive
repose
29. Glorify - applaud - acclaim - hail
extol
guise
belligerent
urbane
30. Confusion - dilemma - predicament
tepid
alienate
apathy
quandary
31. Benign - well meaning
Disperse
benevolent
quandary
vociferous
32. Respect - admire - honor - revere
Expunge
Esteem
diffident
temerity
33. Brutal - savage - belligerent - vitriolic - aggressive - deadly
recalcitrant
squalid
truculent
perpetuate
34. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution
reprisal
craven
exhilarate
omnivorous
35. Unerring - certain - free from error
infallible
condolence
sojourn
benefactor
36. Indifference - disinterest - detachment
extirpate (v)
apathy
chivalrous
opulent
37. Varied - manifold - heterogenous
demise
impetus
multifarious
martinet
38. Compose - constitute - encompass
delete
meticulous
ambidextrous
comprise (v)
39. Commiseration - solace - sympathy
venal (adj)
guise
condolence
destitute (adj)
40. Wise - all-knowing
Omniscient
squalid
impervious
revel
41. Enlarge - supplement - amplify
ironic (adj)
warily
corrosive
augment
42. Unselfish - selfless - concerned with the welfare of others
altruistic
scrutinize
punitive
ironic (adj)
43. Outmoded - antiquated - passe - old hat
clemency
destitute (adj)
obsolete
ingenuous
44. Preclude - forestall - ward off
fortitude
perpetuate
cursory
obviate
45. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful
obviate
virulent
indomitable
quintessence
46. Contaminate - pollute - sully
adulterate
officious (adj)
accede (v)
comprise (v)
47. Sooth - reassure - cheer up
solace (n/v)
rampant (adj)
fortitude
feasible
48. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness
Affiliated
adulterate
clemency
malevolent
49. Naive - artless - guileless - candid
unkempt
ingenuous
indomitable
remiss
50. Incriminate - entangle
repose
precedent
implicate
virulent