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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. Uproot - eradicate - wipe out - excise






2. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject






3. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution






4. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






5. Naive - artless - guileless - candid






6. Bereaved






7. Guide - tradition - model






8. Insipid - halfhearted - wishy washy






9. Turncoat - defector - heretic






10. Consent - concur - comply - assent






11. Clever - deft - dexterous - slick






12. Pressure - bully - intimidate - constrain






13. Gawk - ogle






14. Impassive - phlegmatic






15. Exact - precisely






16. Assertive - truculent - pugnacious






17. Perceive - detect - distinguish






18. Decrease - passing away






19. Unbeatable - invincible - unyielding






20. Unerring - certain - free from error






21. Grand - magnificent - imposing






22. Delete - efface - annihilate






23. Excusable - forgivable






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






25. Compose - constitute - encompass






26. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle






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






28. Separate - drive apart - estrange






29. Confusion - dilemma - predicament






30. Bounded - measurable






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






32. Eerie - inexplicable






33. Dexterous - adroit - proficient - clever - masterful






34. Meddlesome - prying - impertinent - obtrusive






35. Infirm - broken-down - rickety - dilapidated






36. Disincline - loath






37. Discover - determine - establish






38. Lumber - trudge






39. Rashness - boldness - recklessness - foolhardiness - effrontery






40. Anarchy - turmoil - pandemonium






41. Disagreement - divergence - inconsistency






42. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious






43. Elegant






44. Clamorous - uproarious - blustering






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






46. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness






47. Penalizing - retaliatory






48. Smother - stifle - neutralize - negate






49. Snobbish - patronizing - overbearing






50. Visit - stop over - brief stay