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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. Frugal - niggardly - penny-pinching - cheap






2. Decrease - passing away






3. Swing - shake






4. Bulky - massive - copious - plentiful






5. Modify - improve - correct






6. Mediate - contemplate - daydream






7. Restate - rehash - recapitulate






8. Ruse - stratagem - contrivance






9. Detest - despise - abominate






10. Fastidious - painstaking - fussy






11. Compose - constitute - encompass






12. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful






13. Commiseration - solace - sympathy






14. Continue - preserve - prolong indefinitely






15. Patron - humanitarian - one who does good to others






16. Perceive - detect - distinguish






17. Meet - unite - intersect - merge






18. Agree - concur - consent - accede






19. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






20. Exact - precisely






21. Revert - degenerate - decline






22. Separate - drive apart - estrange






23. Confusion - dilemma - predicament






24. Persuasive - compelling






25. Universal cure - easy solution






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






27. Guide - tradition - model






28. Widespread - unrestrained - extravagant - prevalent






29. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






30. Quick - superficial - perfunctory






31. Annoy - pester - bedevil - beleauger






32. Gallant - civil - valiant - knightly






33. Antagonist - rival - foe






34. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle






35. Excusable - forgivable






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






37. Remove - cancel - expunge






38. Disincline - loath






39. Eerie - inexplicable






40. Preplanned - rehearsed - calculated - prearranged






41. Meddlesome - prying - impertinent - obtrusive






42. Grand - magnificent - imposing






43. Decline - relinquish - forgo






44. Clamorous - uproarious - blustering






45. Outmoded - antiquated - passe - old hat






46. Rashness - boldness - recklessness - foolhardiness - effrontery






47. Wanting - devoid - impoverished - penniless






48. Indifference - disinterest - detachment






49. Wise - all-knowing






50. Dexterous - adroit - proficient - clever - masterful