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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. Devote - dedicate - sanctify






2. Benign - well meaning






3. Ruse - stratagem - contrivance






4. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery






5. Preplanned - rehearsed - calculated - prearranged






6. Decline - relinquish - forgo






7. Blustery - tempestuous - implacable






8. Inspect - pore over






9. Perceive - detect - distinguish






10. Quick - superficial - perfunctory






11. Meet - unite - intersect - merge






12. Disagreement - divergence - inconsistency






13. Remove - cancel - expunge






14. Stimulate - excite gladden






15. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






16. Enmity - rancor - antipathy






17. Persuasive - compelling






18. Glorify - applaud - acclaim - hail






19. Universal cure - easy solution






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






21. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer






22. Rectify - correct - mitigate






23. Bulky - massive - copious - plentiful






24. Confusion - dilemma - predicament






25. Brutal - savage - belligerent - vitriolic - aggressive - deadly






26. Revert - degenerate - decline






27. Wise - all-knowing






28. Sophisticated - urbane -polished






29. Preclude - forestall - ward off






30. Effortless - assured - poised - specious






31. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness






32. Clever - deft - dexterous - slick






33. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious






34. Painstaking - meticulous - conscientious






35. Objectionable - blameworthy - culpable - odious






36. Naive - artless - guileless - candid






37. Impassive - phlegmatic






38. Pained expression - facial contortion






39. Visit - stop over - brief stay






40. Impregnable - impervious - immune






41. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful






42. Malicious - wicked - sinister - malignant






43. Paragon - exemplar






44. Consent - concur - comply - assent






45. Transmit - bestow - hand down






46. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






47. Mournful - dismal






48. Detest - despise - abominate






49. Swing - shake






50. Workable - practicable - viable