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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. Commiseration - solace - sympathy






2. Visit - stop over - brief stay






3. Supple - adaptable - resilient






4. Enlarge - supplement - amplify






5. Remove - cancel - expunge






6. Taskmaster - slave driver






7. Impenetrable - resistant - proof against






8. Versatile - facile






9. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant






10. Paragon - exemplar






11. Insipid - halfhearted - wishy washy






12. Contaminate - pollute - sully






13. Guide - tradition - model






14. Lurk - slink - prowl






15. Unproductive - inert - dormant






16. Elegant






17. Grand - magnificent - imposing






18. Decrease - passing away






19. Quick - superficial - perfunctory






20. Universal cure - easy solution






21. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant






22. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric






23. Sooth - reassure - cheer up






24. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






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






26. Smother - stifle - neutralize - negate






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 Shy - timid - bashful - unassertive - withdrawn - modest






28. Devote - dedicate - sanctify






29. Eerie - inexplicable






30. Applaud - entrust






31. Uproot - eradicate - wipe out - excise






32. Sincere - real - genuine - heartfelt






33. Respect - admire - honor - revere






34. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






35. Impregnable - impervious - immune






36. Mediate - contemplate - daydream






37. Painstaking - meticulous - conscientious






38. Agree - concur - consent - accede






39. Antagonist - rival - foe






40. Dishonest - bribable - corruptible - mercenary






41. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






42. Sloppy - disheveled - disordered - rough






43. Pained expression - facial contortion






44. Assertive - truculent - pugnacious






45. Separate - drive apart - estrange






46. Apex - acme - summit - apogee






47. Achievement - fulfillment






48. To relish - savor - back in - carouse






49. Swing - shake






50. Attached - related - joined