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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. Modify - improve - correct






2. Unbeatable - invincible - unyielding






3. Restate - rehash - recapitulate






4. Enlarge - supplement - amplify






5. Compose - constitute - encompass






6. Rashness - boldness - recklessness - foolhardiness - effrontery






7. Attached - related - joined






8. Versatile - facile






9. Taskmaster - slave driver






10. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






11. Unerring - certain - free from error






12. Congenial - neighborly - cordial






13. Snobbish - patronizing - overbearing






14. Risk - hazard - peril






15. Fastidious - painstaking - fussy






16. Commence - launch - begin - board






17. Apex - acme - summit - apogee






18. Costume - semblance - pretense






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






20. Impenetrable - resistant - proof against






21. Bulky - massive - copious - plentiful






22. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






23. Widespread - unrestrained - extravagant - prevalent






24. Inspect - pore over






25. Clue - indication - inkling






26. Penalizing - retaliatory






27. Provisional - inconclusive






28. Commiseration - solace - sympathy






29. Objectionable - blameworthy - culpable - odious






30. Uproot - eradicate - wipe out - excise






31. Continue - preserve - prolong indefinitely






32. Impulse - incentive - spur






33. Confusion - dilemma - predicament






34. Swing - shake






35. Discover - determine - establish






36. Ruse - stratagem - contrivance






37. Mournful - dismal






38. Turncoat - defector - heretic






39. Unruly - obstinate - contrary - ornery






40. Assertive - truculent - pugnacious






41. Sloppy - disheveled - disordered - rough






42. Indifference - disinterest - detachment






43. Mediate - contemplate - daydream






44. Visit - stop over - brief stay






45. Antiquated - hackneyed






46. Rich - lavish - plentiful - abundant






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






48. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable






49. Disagreement - divergence - inconsistency






50. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery