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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. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle






2. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution






3. Ruse - stratagem - contrivance






4. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






5. Gallant - civil - valiant - knightly






6. Station - organize






7. Enmity - rancor - antipathy






8. Sooth - reassure - cheer up






9. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness






10. Pained expression - facial contortion






11. Composed - unruffled - indifferent - blase






12. Achievement - fulfillment






13. Decline - relinquish - forgo






14. Frugal - niggardly - penny-pinching - cheap






15. Respect - admire - honor - revere






16. Separate - drive apart - estrange






17. Naive - artless - guileless - candid






18. Congenial - neighborly - cordial






19. Provisional - inconclusive






20. Sophisticated - urbane -polished






21. Agree - concur - consent - accede






22. Antagonist - rival - foe






23. Gawk - ogle






24. Devote - dedicate - sanctify






25. Transmit - bestow - hand down






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






27. Comfortable - ample - capacious






28. Mournful - dismal






29. Universal cure - easy solution






30. Contaminate - pollute - sully






31. Exact - precisely






32. To relish - savor - back in - carouse






33. Modify - improve - correct






34. Discover - determine - establish






35. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant






36. Surviving - in existence






37. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject






38. Perceive - detect - distinguish






39. Wise - all-knowing






40. Eerie - inexplicable






41. Compose - constitute - encompass






42. Benign - well meaning






43. Painstaking - meticulous - conscientious






44. Confusion - dilemma - predicament






45. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable






46. Harmonious - in agreement - like-minded






47. Unselfish - selfless - concerned with the welfare of others






48. Decrease - passing away






49. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






50. Uproot - eradicate - wipe out - excise