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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. Objectionable - blameworthy - culpable - odious






2. Sharp - spicy - piquant - caustic - racy






3. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious






4. Bounded - measurable






5. Perceive - detect - distinguish






6. Apex - acme - summit - apogee






7. Blustery - tempestuous - implacable






8. Malicious - wicked - sinister - malignant






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






10. Unerring - certain - free from error






11. Snobbish - patronizing - overbearing






12. Antagonist - rival - foe






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






14. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject






15. Delete - efface - annihilate






16. Revert - degenerate - decline






17. Frugal - niggardly - penny-pinching - cheap






18. Smother - stifle - neutralize - negate






19. Unproductive - inert - dormant






20. Indifference - disinterest - detachment






21. Effortless - assured - poised - specious






22. Dishonest - bribable - corruptible - mercenary






23. Penalizing - retaliatory






24. Ruse - stratagem - contrivance






25. Enmity - rancor - antipathy






26. Guide - tradition - model






27. Contaminate - pollute - sully






28. Disagreement - divergence - inconsistency






29. Distinct - forthright - unambiguous - clear






30. Agree - concur - consent - accede






31. Remove - cancel - expunge






32. Swing - shake






33. Workable - practicable - viable






34. Impassive - phlegmatic






35. Carefully - prudently - gingerly






36. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery






37. Bulky - massive - copious - plentiful






38. Grand - magnificent - imposing






39. Exact - precisely






40. Versatile - facile






41. Mournful - dismal






42. Compose - constitute - encompass






43. Devote - dedicate - sanctify






44. Preclude - forestall - ward off






45. Stimulate - excite gladden






46. Insipid - halfhearted - wishy washy






47. Rectify - correct - mitigate






48. Varied - manifold - heterogenous






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






50. Clever - deft - dexterous - slick