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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. Fastidious - painstaking - fussy






2. Remove - cancel - expunge






3. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






4. Applaud - entrust






5. Discover - determine - establish






6. Apex - acme - summit - apogee






7. Dishonest - bribable - corruptible - mercenary






8. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject






9. Snobbish - patronizing - overbearing






10. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution






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






12. Universal cure - easy solution






13. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






14. Sincere - real - genuine - heartfelt






15. Elegant






16. Carefully - prudently - gingerly






17. Preclude - forestall - ward off






18. Respect - admire - honor - revere






19. Commiseration - solace - sympathy






20. Rashness - boldness - recklessness - foolhardiness - effrontery






21. Inspect - pore over






22. Annoy - pester - bedevil - beleauger






23. Clamorous - uproarious - blustering






24. Impassive - phlegmatic






25. Impregnable - impervious - immune






26. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer






27. Enlarge - supplement - amplify






28. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






29. Excusable - forgivable






30. Dexterous - adroit - proficient - clever - masterful






31. Clue - indication - inkling






32. Gallant - civil - valiant - knightly






33. Quick - superficial - perfunctory






34. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle






35. Ruse - stratagem - contrivance






36. Break up - dispel






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






38. Antiquated - hackneyed






39. Decline - relinquish - forgo






40. Unproductive - inert - dormant






41. Disagreement - divergence - inconsistency






42. Antagonist - rival - foe






43. Insipid - halfhearted - wishy washy






44. Swing - shake






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






46. Versatile - facile






47. Indifference - disinterest - detachment






48. Penalizing - retaliatory






49. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful






50. Assertive - truculent - pugnacious