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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. Persuasive - compelling






2. Restate - rehash - recapitulate






3. All-devouring - voracious






4. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






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






6. Workable - practicable - viable






7. Clue - indication - inkling






8. Rectify - correct - mitigate






9. Mediate - contemplate - daydream






10. Disincline - loath






11. Sophisticated - urbane -polished






12. Carefully - prudently - gingerly






13. Preplanned - rehearsed - calculated - prearranged






14. Infirm - broken-down - rickety - dilapidated






15. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject






16. Attached - related - joined






17. Snobbish - patronizing - overbearing






18. Uproot - eradicate - wipe out - excise






19. Remove - cancel - expunge






20. Applaud - entrust






21. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery






22. Frugal - niggardly - penny-pinching - cheap






23. Detest - despise - abominate






24. Perceive - detect - distinguish






25. Bereaved






26. Enlarge - supplement - amplify






27. Quick - superficial - perfunctory






28. Shy - timid - bashful - unassertive - withdrawn - modest






29. Blustery - tempestuous - implacable






30. Smother - stifle - neutralize - negate






31. Gawk - ogle






32. Harmonious - in agreement - like-minded






33. Discover - determine - establish






34. Lurk - slink - prowl






35. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle






36. Continue - preserve - prolong indefinitely






37. Guide - tradition - model






38. Station - organize






39. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness






40. Negligent - lax - slack - careless






41. Glorify - applaud - acclaim - hail






42. Annoy - pester - bedevil - beleauger






43. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant






44. Consent - concur - comply - assent






45. Apex - acme - summit - apogee






46. Mournful - dismal






47. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer






48. Exact - precisely






49. Delete - efface - annihilate






50. Antiquated - hackneyed