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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. Preclude - forestall - ward off






2. Clue - indication - inkling






3. Impulse - incentive - spur






4. Modify - improve - correct






5. Taskmaster - slave driver






6. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant






7. Sincere - real - genuine - heartfelt






8. Fastidious - painstaking - fussy






9. Lurk - slink - prowl






10. Commence - launch - begin - board






11. Insipid - halfhearted - wishy washy






12. Pained expression - facial contortion






13. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness






14. Exact - precisely






15. Provisional - inconclusive






16. Bereaved






17. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






18. Uproot - eradicate - wipe out - excise






19. Stimulate - excite gladden






20. Smother - stifle - neutralize - negate






21. Sophisticated - urbane -polished






22. Agree - concur - consent - accede






23. Elegant






24. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful






25. Decrease - passing away






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






27. Unproductive - inert - dormant






28. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






29. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful






30. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant






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






32. Dishonest - bribable - corruptible - mercenary






33. Perceive - detect - distinguish






34. Remove - cancel - expunge






35. Compose - constitute - encompass






36. Inspect - pore over






37. Apex - acme - summit - apogee






38. Decline - relinquish - forgo






39. Attached - related - joined






40. Commiseration - solace - sympathy






41. Swing - shake






42. To relish - savor - back in - carouse






43. Dexterous - adroit - proficient - clever - masterful






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






45. Lumber - trudge






46. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject






47. Outmoded - antiquated - passe - old hat






48. Continue - preserve - prolong indefinitely






49. Malicious - wicked - sinister - malignant






50. Snobbish - patronizing - overbearing