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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. Benign - well meaning






2. Effortless - assured - poised - specious






3. Universal cure - easy solution






4. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject






5. Excusable - forgivable






6. Apex - acme - summit - apogee






7. Station - organize






8. Swing - shake






9. Unselfish - selfless - concerned with the welfare of others






10. Confusion - dilemma - predicament






11. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer






12. Assertive - truculent - pugnacious






13. Detest - despise - abominate






14. Break up - dispel






15. Meet - unite - intersect - merge






16. Comfortable - ample - capacious






17. Sophisticated - urbane -polished






18. Rashness - boldness - recklessness - foolhardiness - effrontery






19. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution






20. Unproductive - inert - dormant






21. Transmit - bestow - hand down






22. Disincline - loath






23. Ruse - stratagem - contrivance






24. Gawk - ogle






25. Painstaking - meticulous - conscientious






26. Varied - manifold - heterogenous






27. Inspect - pore over






28. Pressure - bully - intimidate - constrain






29. Unerring - certain - free from error






30. Commence - launch - begin - board






31. Applaud - entrust






32. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






33. Outmoded - antiquated - passe - old hat






34. Exact - precisely






35. Respect - admire - honor - revere






36. Persuasive - compelling






37. Restate - rehash - recapitulate






38. Naive - artless - guileless - candid






39. Antiquated - hackneyed






40. Stimulate - excite gladden






41. Unruly - obstinate - contrary - ornery






42. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious






43. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






44. Carefully - prudently - gingerly






45. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






46. Visit - stop over - brief stay






47. Guide - tradition - model






48. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant






49. Bulky - massive - copious - plentiful






50. Decrease - passing away