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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. Contaminate - pollute - sully






2. Malicious - wicked - sinister - malignant






3. Mediate - contemplate - daydream






4. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful






5. Elegant






6. Pressure - bully - intimidate - constrain






7. Naive - artless - guileless - candid






8. Commence - launch - begin - board






9. Guide - tradition - model






10. Clever - deft - dexterous - slick






11. Revert - degenerate - decline






12. Turncoat - defector - heretic






13. Annoy - pester - bedevil - beleauger






14. Inspect - pore over






15. Paragon - exemplar






16. Persuasive - compelling






17. Assertive - truculent - pugnacious






18. Swing - shake






19. Indifference - disinterest - detachment






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






21. Unbeatable - invincible - unyielding






22. Bulky - massive - copious - plentiful






23. Impulse - incentive - spur






24. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject






25. Grand - magnificent - imposing






26. Comfortable - ample - capacious






27. Outmoded - antiquated - passe - old hat






28. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






29. Impregnable - impervious - immune






30. Workable - practicable - viable






31. Universal cure - easy solution






32. Insipid - halfhearted - wishy washy






33. Attached - related - joined






34. Carefully - prudently - gingerly






35. Decrease - passing away






36. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious






37. Provisional - inconclusive






38. Blustery - tempestuous - implacable






39. Unruly - obstinate - contrary - ornery






40. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable






41. Unerring - certain - free from error






42. Gawk - ogle






43. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness






44. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer






45. Uproot - eradicate - wipe out - excise






46. Tumultuous - unruly - agitated






47. Clue - indication - inkling






48. Painstaking - meticulous - conscientious






49. Widespread - unrestrained - extravagant - prevalent






50. Bounded - measurable