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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. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful






2. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






3. Commence - launch - begin - board






4. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






5. Indifference - disinterest - detachment






6. Mournful - dismal






7. Fastidious - painstaking - fussy






8. Devote - dedicate - sanctify






9. Contaminate - pollute - sully






10. Guide - tradition - model






11. Modify - improve - correct






12. Continue - preserve - prolong indefinitely






13. Disincline - loath






14. Composed - unruffled - indifferent - blase






15. Achievement - fulfillment






16. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






17. Detest - despise - abominate






18. Clamorous - uproarious - blustering






19. Incriminate - entangle






20. Penalizing - retaliatory






21. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






22. Naive - artless - guileless - candid






23. Harmonious - in agreement - like-minded






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






25. Effortless - assured - poised - specious






26. Rich - lavish - plentiful - abundant






27. Paragon - exemplar






28. Sincere - real - genuine - heartfelt






29. Negligent - lax - slack - careless






30. Swing - shake






31. Sooth - reassure - cheer up






32. Gallant - civil - valiant - knightly






33. Varied - manifold - heterogenous






34. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric






35. Elegant






36. Discover - determine - establish






37. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness






38. Inspect - pore over






39. Dexterous - adroit - proficient - clever - masterful






40. Malicious - wicked - sinister - malignant






41. Costume - semblance - pretense






42. Annoy - pester - bedevil - beleauger






43. Risk - hazard - peril






44. Rectify - correct - mitigate






45. Impassive - phlegmatic






46. Clue - indication - inkling






47. Commiseration - solace - sympathy






48. Wanting - devoid - impoverished - penniless






49. Antagonist - rival - foe






50. Break up - dispel