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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.
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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. Versatile - facile






2. Elegant






3. Stimulate - excite gladden






4. Naive - artless - guileless - candid






5. Unproductive - inert - dormant






6. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness






7. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






8. Lumber - trudge






9. Gawk - ogle






10. Universal cure - easy solution






11. Annoy - pester - bedevil - beleauger






12. Impassive - phlegmatic






13. Transmit - bestow - hand down






14. Dishonest - bribable - corruptible - mercenary






15. Station - organize






16. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle






17. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






18. Penalizing - retaliatory






19. Meet - unite - intersect - merge






20. Shy - timid - bashful - unassertive - withdrawn - modest






21. Workable - practicable - viable






22. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful






23. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution






24. Contaminate - pollute - sully






25. Impulse - incentive - spur






26. Compose - constitute - encompass






27. Objectionable - blameworthy - culpable - odious






28. Inspect - pore over






29. Gallant - civil - valiant - knightly






30. Smother - stifle - neutralize - negate






31. Visit - stop over - brief stay






32. Harmonious - in agreement - like-minded






33. Blustery - tempestuous - implacable






34. Continue - preserve - prolong indefinitely






35. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






36. Composed - unruffled - indifferent - blase






37. Unbeatable - invincible - unyielding






38. Indifference - disinterest - detachment






39. Distinct - forthright - unambiguous - clear






40. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject






41. Impregnable - impervious - immune






42. Revert - degenerate - decline






43. Swing - shake






44. Clever - deft - dexterous - slick






45. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful






46. Ruse - stratagem - contrivance






47. Rectify - correct - mitigate






48. Preclude - forestall - ward off






49. Separate - drive apart - estrange






50. Provisional - inconclusive