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Hard Synonyms 2
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english
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1. Persuasive - compelling
Cogent
omnivorous
squalid
Panacea
2. Restate - rehash - recapitulate
deft (adj)
dour
Attainment
reiterate
3. All-devouring - voracious
extol
omnivorous
gape
inclement
4. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous
punitive
fortitude
obsolete
ominous (adj)
5. Batter - sock - thump - pummel - toss about
adroit
Bequeath
ironic (adj)
buffet
6. Workable - practicable - viable
recalcitrant
meticulous
feasible
suave
7. Clue - indication - inkling
rampant (adj)
intimation
exhilarate
jeopardy
8. Rectify - correct - mitigate
redress
unkempt
alienate
augment
9. Mediate - contemplate - daydream
multifarious
muse
dearth
duplicity
10. Disincline - loath
fortitude
averse
infallible
venal (adj)
11. Sophisticated - urbane -polished
decrepit
urbane
officious (adj)
suave
12. Carefully - prudently - gingerly
recalcitrant
feasible
warily
inclement
13. Preplanned - rehearsed - calculated - prearranged
jeopardy
virulent
premeditated (adj)
clemency
14. Infirm - broken-down - rickety - dilapidated
buffet
Panacea
decrepit
grimace
15. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject
extant
officious (adj)
squalid
stately (adj)
16. Attached - related - joined
unkempt
Affiliated
gibe
feasible
17. Snobbish - patronizing - overbearing
Omniscient
belligerent
amend
Supercilious
18. Uproot - eradicate - wipe out - excise
tentative
warily
extirpate (v)
revel
19. Remove - cancel - expunge
apprehensive
Bequeath
reprisal
delete
20. Applaud - entrust
commend
reprisal
repose
apathy
21. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery
benefactor
apprehensive
inclement
amend
22. Frugal - niggardly - penny-pinching - cheap
parsimonious
martinet
deride
embark
23. Detest - despise - abominate
reprehensible
abhor
multifarious
holocaust
24. Perceive - detect - distinguish
diffident
virulent
indomitable
discern
25. Bereaved
Bequeath
bereft
revel
Invulnerable
26. Enlarge - supplement - amplify
quintessence
verbatim
apathy
augment
27. Quick - superficial - perfunctory
Uncanny
Omniscient
benevolent
cursory
28. Shy - timid - bashful - unassertive - withdrawn - modest
apprehensive
Nonchalant
deploy
diffident
29. Blustery - tempestuous - implacable
feasible
cursory
recalcitrant
inclement
30. Smother - stifle - neutralize - negate
ambidextrous
stultify
Venial
insidious
31. Gawk - ogle
gape
delete
condolence
jeopardy
32. Harmonious - in agreement - like-minded
compatible
Panacea
squalid
discern
33. Discover - determine - establish
corrosive
fallow
Ascertain
extant
34. Lurk - slink - prowl
adulterate
Skulk
virulent
Omniscient
35. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle
adroit
stately (adj)
stultify
fortitude
36. Continue - preserve - prolong indefinitely
amicable
extant
perpetuate
corrosive
37. Guide - tradition - model
Invulnerable
precedent
assent
verbatim
38. Station - organize
solace (n/v)
Nonchalant
deploy
craven
39. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness
martinet
clemency
pungent
Bequeath
40. Negligent - lax - slack - careless
Disperse
remiss
scrutinize
negligible
41. Glorify - applaud - acclaim - hail
extol
Invulnerable
adversary
pungent
42. Annoy - pester - bedevil - beleauger
harass
dearth
ominous (adj)
artifice
43. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant
inclement
deft (adj)
punitive
supple (adj)
44. Consent - concur - comply - assent
reiterate
accede (v)
extirpate (v)
decrepit
45. Apex - acme - summit - apogee
fallow
brandish (v)
pliable
pinnacle (n)
46. Mournful - dismal
squalid
retrogress
somber
alienate
47. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer
impetus
gibe
parsimonious
deride
48. Exact - precisely
duplicity
feasible
verbatim
squalid
49. Delete - efface - annihilate
Supercilious
Expunge
Scrupulous
embark
50. Antiquated - hackneyed
musty (adj)
commodious
amend
reiterate