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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. Decrease - passing away






2. All-devouring - voracious






3. Composed - unruffled - indifferent - blase






4. Lumber - trudge






5. Risk - hazard - peril






6. Excusable - forgivable






7. Inspect - pore over






8. Station - organize






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






10. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






11. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious






12. Bulky - massive - copious - plentiful






13. Respect - admire - honor - revere






14. Detest - despise - abominate






15. Surviving - in existence






16. Decline - relinquish - forgo






17. Gawk - ogle






18. Achievement - fulfillment






19. Antagonist - rival - foe






20. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






21. Unruly - obstinate - contrary - ornery






22. Objectionable - blameworthy - culpable - odious






23. Gallant - civil - valiant - knightly






24. Eerie - inexplicable






25. Swing - shake






26. Commence - launch - begin - board






27. Naive - artless - guileless - candid






28. Frugal - niggardly - penny-pinching - cheap






29. Effortless - assured - poised - specious






30. Dishonest - bribable - corruptible - mercenary






31. Commiseration - solace - sympathy






32. Compose - constitute - encompass






33. Painstaking - meticulous - conscientious






34. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject






35. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery






36. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






37. Separate - drive apart - estrange






38. Unerring - certain - free from error






39. Lurk - slink - prowl






40. Grand - magnificent - imposing






41. Impulse - incentive - spur






42. Apex - acme - summit - apogee






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






44. Disincline - loath






45. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful






46. Impenetrable - resistant - proof against






47. Sincere - real - genuine - heartfelt






48. Modify - improve - correct






49. Workable - practicable - viable






50. Carefully - prudently - gingerly