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Hard Synonyms 2
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english
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Outmoded - antiquated - passe - old hat
assent
unkempt
buffet
obsolete
2. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness
clemency
reprehensible
adroit
coerce
3. Discover - determine - establish
dearth
officious (adj)
Converge
Ascertain
4. Antiquated - hackneyed
Scrupulous
ironic (adj)
musty (adj)
ingenuous
5. Unselfish - selfless - concerned with the welfare of others
revel
altruistic
repose
Affiliated
6. Bereaved
bereft
parsimonious
impervious
obsolete
7. Visit - stop over - brief stay
Converge
quintessence
Venial
sojourn
8. Sloppy - disheveled - disordered - rough
commend
solace (n/v)
premeditated (adj)
unkempt
9. Turncoat - defector - heretic
clemency
renegade
urbane
premeditated (adj)
10. Impenetrable - resistant - proof against
reiterate
abhor
impervious
commend
11. Wise - all-knowing
retrogress
ironic (adj)
Omniscient
pliable
12. Shy - timid - bashful - unassertive - withdrawn - modest
pliable
cursory
Supercilious
diffident
13. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer
reiterate
dearth
premeditated (adj)
gibe
14. Attached - related - joined
remiss
meticulous
reprisal
Affiliated
15. Bulky - massive - copious - plentiful
extant
coerce
voluminous
Converge
16. Respect - admire - honor - revere
Esteem
pinnacle (n)
muse
Skulk
17. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery
apprehensive
squalid
suave
Supercilious
18. Malicious - wicked - sinister - malignant
extant
malevolent
scrutinize
augment
19. Varied - manifold - heterogenous
belligerent
redress
multifarious
bereft
20. Snobbish - patronizing - overbearing
redress
verbatim
Supercilious
augment
21. Impulse - incentive - spur
jeopardy
malevolent
tentative
impetus
22. Consent - concur - comply - assent
accede (v)
Skulk
stultify
malevolent
23. Inspect - pore over
scrutinize
condolence
feasible
assent
24. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution
venal (adj)
decrepit
reprisal
Disperse
25. Workable - practicable - viable
dour
venal (adj)
feasible
officious (adj)
26. Lumber - trudge
adroit
truculent
stultify
plod
27. Unerring - certain - free from error
waive
infallible
craven
Uncanny
28. Harmonious - in agreement - like-minded
compatible
temerity
recalcitrant
punitive
29. Insufficiency - want - paucity - a lack - a famine
unkempt
inclement
warily
dearth
30. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at
accede (v)
deride
venal (adj)
chivalrous
31. Commence - launch - begin - board
opulent
quandary
verbatim
embark
32. Mournful - dismal
truculent
somber
Ascertain
exhilarate
33. Ruse - stratagem - contrivance
adroit
artifice
Nonchalant
redress
34. Costume - semblance - pretense
martinet
adulterate
rampant (adj)
guise
35. Apex - acme - summit - apogee
pinnacle (n)
musty (adj)
duplicity
comprise (v)
36. Recline - sleep - (n) tranquility - respite - calmness
stultify
amend
repose
reprisal
37. Clever - deft - dexterous - slick
suave
adroit
malevolent
omnivorous
38. Sharp - spicy - piquant - caustic - racy
multifarious
truculent
pungent
verbatim
39. Taskmaster - slave driver
martinet
comprise (v)
commend
Scrupulous
40. Carefully - prudently - gingerly
deft (adj)
quintessence
warily
reprisal
41. Unbeatable - invincible - unyielding
ambidextrous
pliable
indomitable
Converge
42. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant
Converge
supple (adj)
feasible
somber
43. Quick - superficial - perfunctory
Ascertain
intimation
infallible
cursory
44. Benign - well meaning
benevolent
Esteem
Venial
omnivorous
45. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable
officious (adj)
inopportune (adj)
indomitable
Omniscient
46. Perceive - detect - distinguish
apathy
discern
benevolent
tentative
47. Supple - adaptable - resilient
Attainment
pliable
diffident
altruistic
48. Meet - unite - intersect - merge
ambidextrous
grimace
benevolent
Converge
49. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful
infallible
clemency
martinet
corrosive
50. Transmit - bestow - hand down
perpetuate
tentative
coerce
Bequeath