Test your basic knowledge |

Hard Synonyms 2

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • 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. Infirm - broken-down - rickety - dilapidated






2. Benign - well meaning






3. Revert - degenerate - decline






4. Devote - dedicate - sanctify






5. All-devouring - voracious






6. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






7. Frugal - niggardly - penny-pinching - cheap






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






9. Exact - precisely






10. Incriminate - entangle






11. Clever - deft - dexterous - slick






12. Fastidious - painstaking - fussy






13. Blustery - tempestuous - implacable






14. Insipid - halfhearted - wishy washy






15. Annoy - pester - bedevil - beleauger






16. Confusion - dilemma - predicament






17. Antagonist - rival - foe






18. Wise - all-knowing






19. Restate - rehash - recapitulate






20. Tumultuous - unruly - agitated






21. Unproductive - inert - dormant






22. Provisional - inconclusive






23. Mediate - contemplate - daydream






24. Applaud - entrust






25. Unbeatable - invincible - unyielding






26. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution






27. Remove - cancel - expunge






28. Persuasive - compelling






29. Visit - stop over - brief stay






30. Costume - semblance - pretense






31. Perceive - detect - distinguish






32. Grand - magnificent - imposing






33. Attached - related - joined






34. Uproot - eradicate - wipe out - excise






35. Separate - drive apart - estrange






36. Pained expression - facial contortion






37. Guide - tradition - model






38. Risk - hazard - peril






39. Brutal - savage - belligerent - vitriolic - aggressive - deadly






40. Paragon - exemplar






41. Lurk - slink - prowl






42. Continue - preserve - prolong indefinitely






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






44. Clue - indication - inkling






45. Supple - adaptable - resilient






46. Gawk - ogle






47. Unruly - obstinate - contrary - ornery






48. Penalizing - retaliatory






49. Wanting - devoid - impoverished - penniless






50. Swing - shake