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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. Penalizing - retaliatory






2. Discover - determine - establish






3. Fearful - fainthearted - pusillanimous






4. Painstaking - meticulous - conscientious






5. Malicious - wicked - sinister - malignant






6. Attached - related - joined






7. Stimulate - excite gladden






8. Elegant






9. To relish - savor - back in - carouse






10. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant






11. Visit - stop over - brief stay






12. Dexterous - adroit - proficient - clever - masterful






13. Carefully - prudently - gingerly






14. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






15. Mediate - contemplate - daydream






16. Outmoded - antiquated - passe - old hat






17. Bereaved






18. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution






19. Surviving - in existence






20. Disincline - loath






21. Perceive - detect - distinguish






22. Benign - well meaning






23. Bulky - massive - copious - plentiful






24. Sharp - spicy - piquant - caustic - racy






25. Naive - artless - guileless - candid






26. Disagreement - divergence - inconsistency






27. Detest - despise - abominate






28. Preclude - forestall - ward off






29. Incriminate - entangle






30. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable






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






32. Eerie - inexplicable






33. Meddlesome - prying - impertinent - obtrusive






34. Pressure - bully - intimidate - constrain






35. Applaud - entrust






36. Guide - tradition - model






37. Enlarge - supplement - amplify






38. Antiquated - hackneyed






39. Turncoat - defector - heretic






40. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful






41. Mournful - dismal






42. Frugal - niggardly - penny-pinching - cheap






43. Grand - magnificent - imposing






44. Universal cure - easy solution






45. Fastidious - painstaking - fussy






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






47. Impassive - phlegmatic






48. Varied - manifold - heterogenous






49. Lurk - slink - prowl






50. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous