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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. Tumultuous - unruly - agitated






2. Indifference - disinterest - detachment






3. Composed - unruffled - indifferent - blase






4. Lurk - slink - prowl






5. Sophisticated - urbane -polished






6. Rectify - correct - mitigate






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






8. Supple - adaptable - resilient






9. Restate - rehash - recapitulate






10. Persuasive - compelling






11. Gawk - ogle






12. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric






13. Transmit - bestow - hand down






14. Risk - hazard - peril






15. Pressure - bully - intimidate - constrain






16. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






17. Universal cure - easy solution






18. Lumber - trudge






19. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant






20. Mournful - dismal






21. Sooth - reassure - cheer up






22. Break up - dispel






23. Bounded - measurable






24. Impassive - phlegmatic






25. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution






26. Anarchy - turmoil - pandemonium






27. Delete - efface - annihilate






28. Infirm - broken-down - rickety - dilapidated






29. Glorify - applaud - acclaim - hail






30. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






31. Impenetrable - resistant - proof against






32. Excusable - forgivable






33. Enmity - rancor - antipathy






34. Frugal - niggardly - penny-pinching - cheap






35. Unbeatable - invincible - unyielding






36. Clue - indication - inkling






37. Wise - all-knowing






38. Bereaved






39. Comfortable - ample - capacious






40. Decrease - passing away






41. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant






42. Remove - cancel - expunge






43. Mediate - contemplate - daydream






44. Meet - unite - intersect - merge






45. To relish - savor - back in - carouse






46. Impregnable - impervious - immune






47. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






48. Distinct - forthright - unambiguous - clear






49. Smother - stifle - neutralize - negate






50. Disagreement - divergence - inconsistency