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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. Assertive - truculent - pugnacious






2. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant






3. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle






4. Pressure - bully - intimidate - constrain






5. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






6. Indifference - disinterest - detachment






7. Compose - constitute - encompass






8. Harmonious - in agreement - like-minded






9. Continue - preserve - prolong indefinitely






10. Attached - related - joined






11. Agree - concur - consent - accede






12. Delete - efface - annihilate






13. Painstaking - meticulous - conscientious






14. Sincere - real - genuine - heartfelt






15. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






16. Clever - deft - dexterous - slick






17. Gawk - ogle






18. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable






19. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery






20. Modify - improve - correct






21. Fastidious - painstaking - fussy






22. Achievement - fulfillment






23. Recline - sleep - (n) tranquility - respite - calmness






24. Persuasive - compelling






25. Elegant






26. Ruse - stratagem - contrivance






27. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject






28. Naive - artless - guileless - candid






29. Malicious - wicked - sinister - malignant






30. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful






31. Commence - launch - begin - board






32. Pained expression - facial contortion






33. Sooth - reassure - cheer up






34. Devote - dedicate - sanctify






35. Respect - admire - honor - revere






36. Decline - relinquish - forgo






37. Insufficiency - want - paucity - a lack - a famine






38. Taskmaster - slave driver






39. Annoy - pester - bedevil - beleauger






40. Uproot - eradicate - wipe out - excise






41. Penalizing - retaliatory






42. Station - organize






43. Carefully - prudently - gingerly






44. Antiquated - hackneyed






45. Visit - stop over - brief stay






46. Guide - tradition - model






47. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful






48. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious






49. Restate - rehash - recapitulate






50. Sharp - spicy - piquant - caustic - racy