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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. Meddlesome - prying - impertinent - obtrusive






2. Naive - artless - guileless - candid






3. Sophisticated - urbane -polished






4. Unproductive - inert - dormant






5. Batter - sock - thump - pummel - toss about






6. Enmity - rancor - antipathy






7. Antagonist - rival - foe






8. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject






9. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






10. All-devouring - voracious






11. Eerie - inexplicable






12. Lurk - slink - prowl






13. Turncoat - defector - heretic






14. Disincline - loath






15. Dishonest - bribable - corruptible - mercenary






16. Clever - deft - dexterous - slick






17. Revert - degenerate - decline






18. Insipid - halfhearted - wishy washy






19. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery






20. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant






21. Achievement - fulfillment






22. Rich - lavish - plentiful - abundant






23. Antiquated - hackneyed






24. Decline - relinquish - forgo






25. Discover - determine - establish






26. Bulky - massive - copious - plentiful






27. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer






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






29. Persuasive - compelling






30. Surviving - in existence






31. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness






32. Impulse - incentive - spur






33. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant






34. Clamorous - uproarious - blustering






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 Shy - timid - bashful - unassertive - withdrawn - modest






36. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric






37. Compose - constitute - encompass






38. Grand - magnificent - imposing






39. Provisional - inconclusive






40. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






41. Indifference - disinterest - detachment






42. Snobbish - patronizing - overbearing






43. Penalizing - retaliatory






44. Tumultuous - unruly - agitated






45. Stimulate - excite gladden






46. Sincere - real - genuine - heartfelt






47. Preclude - forestall - ward off






48. Enlarge - supplement - amplify






49. Fearful - fainthearted - pusillanimous






50. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable