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Hard Synonyms 2
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1. Decrease - passing away
buffet
demise
Panacea
Converge
2. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous
turbulent
chaos
pinnacle (n)
ominous (adj)
3. Consent - concur - comply - assent
diffident
pinnacle (n)
quandary
accede (v)
4. Apex - acme - summit - apogee
supple (adj)
facile
pinnacle (n)
fortitude
5. Turncoat - defector - heretic
deploy
quintessence
renegade
corrosive
6. Unbeatable - invincible - unyielding
indomitable
pinnacle (n)
gibe
implicate
7. Naive - artless - guileless - candid
ingenuous
inopportune (adj)
precedent
suave
8. Risk - hazard - peril
augment
pinnacle (n)
jeopardy
sojourn
9. Mediate - contemplate - daydream
muse
unkempt
negligible
warily
10. Impassive - phlegmatic
stolid
dour
grimace
harass
11. Patron - humanitarian - one who does good to others
discrepancy
buffet
stolid
benefactor
12. Anarchy - turmoil - pandemonium
chaos
dour
pungent
infallible
13. Separate - drive apart - estrange
plod
alienate
supple (adj)
Venial
14. Preplanned - rehearsed - calculated - prearranged
squalid
premeditated (adj)
deride
alienate
15. Outmoded - antiquated - passe - old hat
augment
repose
grimace
obsolete
16. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable
Esteem
obsolete
tentative
inopportune (adj)
17. Bereaved
multifarious
bereft
facile
chivalrous
18. Rectify - correct - mitigate
compatible
redress
comprise (v)
reprisal
19. Exact - precisely
verbatim
averse
meticulous
demise
20. Paragon - exemplar
quintessence
amend
repose
reprehensible
21. Indifference - disinterest - detachment
apathy
ironic (adj)
revel
Disperse
22. Elegant
amicable
Bequeath
urbane
Disperse
23. Sooth - reassure - cheer up
solace (n/v)
renegade
ingenuous
artifice
24. Shy - timid - bashful - unassertive - withdrawn - modest
diffident
Venial
chaos
extirpate (v)
25. Frugal - niggardly - penny-pinching - cheap
parsimonious
vociferous
harass
turbulent
26. Subdue - crush - stifle - squelch - quash - silence
suppress (v)
consecrate
Converge
renegade
27. Recline - sleep - (n) tranquility - respite - calmness
gibe
repose
premeditated (adj)
ingenuous
28. Lumber - trudge
facile
alienate
malevolent
plod
29. Ruse - stratagem - contrivance
artifice
perpetuate
Attainment
squalid
30. Dishonest - bribable - corruptible - mercenary
explicit (adj)
Expunge
ingenuous
venal (adj)
31. Malicious - wicked - sinister - malignant
malevolent
recalcitrant
apprehensive
supple (adj)
32. Glorify - applaud - acclaim - hail
grimace
reprisal
extol
vociferous
33. Quick - superficial - perfunctory
cursory
quintessence
reiterate
augment
34. Commence - launch - begin - board
embark
Scrupulous
insidious
chaos
35. Distinct - forthright - unambiguous - clear
multifarious
diffident
explicit (adj)
pliable
36. Blustery - tempestuous - implacable
brandish (v)
inclement
Attainment
grimace
37. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful
chaos
ambidextrous
adulterate
corrosive
38. Supple - adaptable - resilient
pliable
inopportune (adj)
verbatim
precedent
39. Persuasive - compelling
deride
Cogent
gibe
stultify
40. Provisional - inconclusive
altruistic
redress
tentative
embark
41. Negligent - lax - slack - careless
dearth
remiss
Finite
grimace
42. Rich - lavish - plentiful - abundant
extant
dour
opulent
verbatim
43. Costume - semblance - pretense
guise
duplicity
squalid
diffident
44. Annoy - pester - bedevil - beleauger
impetus
harass
renegade
chaos
45. Gawk - ogle
gape
solace (n/v)
embark
fortitude
46. Widespread - unrestrained - extravagant - prevalent
pungent
rampant (adj)
dearth
brandish (v)
47. Batter - sock - thump - pummel - toss about
plod
buffet
verbatim
renegade
48. Discover - determine - establish
altruistic
Omniscient
feasible
Ascertain
49. Disagreement - divergence - inconsistency
truculent
alienate
discrepancy
punitive
50. Break up - dispel
corrosive
multifarious
Disperse
cursory