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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. Gawk - ogle






2. Detest - despise - abominate






3. Transmit - bestow - hand down






4. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious






5. Glorify - applaud - acclaim - hail






6. Incriminate - entangle






7. Antagonist - rival - foe






8. Rashness - boldness - recklessness - foolhardiness - effrontery






9. Impassive - phlegmatic






10. Eerie - inexplicable






11. Ruse - stratagem - contrivance






12. Painstaking - meticulous - conscientious






13. Consent - concur - comply - assent






14. Provisional - inconclusive






15. Attached - related - joined






16. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful






17. Negligent - lax - slack - careless






18. Perceive - detect - distinguish






19. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle






20. Visit - stop over - brief stay






21. Wanting - devoid - impoverished - penniless






22. Unruly - obstinate - contrary - ornery






23. Fastidious - painstaking - fussy






24. Preclude - forestall - ward off






25. Lurk - slink - prowl






26. To relish - savor - back in - carouse






27. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






28. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery






29. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant






30. Composed - unruffled - indifferent - blase






31. Guide - tradition - model






32. Clamorous - uproarious - blustering






33. Sooth - reassure - cheer up






34. Sloppy - disheveled - disordered - rough






35. Sharp - spicy - piquant - caustic - racy






36. Inspect - pore over






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






38. Commence - launch - begin - board






39. Separate - drive apart - estrange






40. Pained expression - facial contortion






41. Objectionable - blameworthy - culpable - odious






42. Unproductive - inert - dormant






43. Revert - degenerate - decline






44. Surviving - in existence






45. Decline - relinquish - forgo






46. Applaud - entrust






47. Workable - practicable - viable






48. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable






49. Clever - deft - dexterous - slick






50. Mournful - dismal