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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. Gawk - ogle






2. Wise - all-knowing






3. Mournful - dismal






4. Sooth - reassure - cheer up






5. Risk - hazard - peril






6. Negligent - lax - slack - careless






7. Bulky - massive - copious - plentiful






8. Contaminate - pollute - sully






9. Discover - determine - establish






10. Disincline - loath






11. Indifference - disinterest - detachment






12. Lurk - slink - prowl






13. Guide - tradition - model






14. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer






15. Perceive - detect - distinguish






16. Bereaved






17. Pained expression - facial contortion






18. Break up - dispel






19. To relish - savor - back in - carouse






20. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric






21. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious






22. Congenial - neighborly - cordial






23. Attached - related - joined






24. All-devouring - voracious






25. Impenetrable - resistant - proof against






26. Excusable - forgivable






27. Subdue - crush - stifle - squelch - quash - silence






28. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






29. Snobbish - patronizing - overbearing






30. Devote - dedicate - sanctify






31. Respect - admire - honor - revere






32. Pressure - bully - intimidate - constrain






33. Consent - concur - comply - assent






34. Composed - unruffled - indifferent - blase






35. Unproductive - inert - dormant






36. Confusion - dilemma - predicament






37. Clue - indication - inkling






38. Elegant






39. Persuasive - compelling






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






41. Rectify - correct - mitigate






42. Uproot - eradicate - wipe out - excise






43. Tumultuous - unruly - agitated






44. Wanting - devoid - impoverished - penniless






45. Quick - superficial - perfunctory






46. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution






47. Smother - stifle - neutralize - negate






48. Malicious - wicked - sinister - malignant






49. Incriminate - entangle






50. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle