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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. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant






2. Assertive - truculent - pugnacious






3. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious






4. Impenetrable - resistant - proof against






5. Infirm - broken-down - rickety - dilapidated






6. Mournful - dismal






7. Sharp - spicy - piquant - caustic - racy






8. Apex - acme - summit - apogee






9. Unruly - obstinate - contrary - ornery






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






11. Workable - practicable - viable






12. Devote - dedicate - sanctify






13. Restate - rehash - recapitulate






14. Commence - launch - begin - board






15. Benign - well meaning






16. Decrease - passing away






17. Sloppy - disheveled - disordered - rough






18. Guide - tradition - model






19. Separate - drive apart - estrange






20. Wanting - devoid - impoverished - penniless






21. Costume - semblance - pretense






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






23. Indifference - disinterest - detachment






24. Impassive - phlegmatic






25. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






26. Incriminate - entangle






27. Taskmaster - slave driver






28. Glorify - applaud - acclaim - hail






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






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






31. Comfortable - ample - capacious






32. Insipid - halfhearted - wishy washy






33. Rectify - correct - mitigate






34. Attached - related - joined






35. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful






36. Uproot - eradicate - wipe out - excise






37. Continue - preserve - prolong indefinitely






38. Meet - unite - intersect - merge






39. Malicious - wicked - sinister - malignant






40. Annoy - pester - bedevil - beleauger






41. Varied - manifold - heterogenous






42. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer






43. Consent - concur - comply - assent






44. Unproductive - inert - dormant






45. Bounded - measurable






46. Congenial - neighborly - cordial






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






48. Agree - concur - consent - accede






49. Sophisticated - urbane -polished






50. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful