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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. Achievement - fulfillment






2. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant






3. Outmoded - antiquated - passe - old hat






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






5. Commence - launch - begin - board






6. Apex - acme - summit - apogee






7. Snobbish - patronizing - overbearing






8. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful






9. Respect - admire - honor - revere






10. Lumber - trudge






11. Paragon - exemplar






12. Congenial - neighborly - cordial






13. Impulse - incentive - spur






14. Smother - stifle - neutralize - negate






15. Lurk - slink - prowl






16. Enmity - rancor - antipathy






17. Carefully - prudently - gingerly






18. Turncoat - defector - heretic






19. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






20. Preplanned - rehearsed - calculated - prearranged






21. Revert - degenerate - decline






22. Perceive - detect - distinguish






23. Fastidious - painstaking - fussy






24. Benign - well meaning






25. Workable - practicable - viable






26. Devote - dedicate - sanctify






27. Varied - manifold - heterogenous






28. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric






29. Enlarge - supplement - amplify






30. Pained expression - facial contortion






31. Risk - hazard - peril






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






33. Swing - shake






34. Objectionable - blameworthy - culpable - odious






35. Remove - cancel - expunge






36. Costume - semblance - pretense






37. Visit - stop over - brief stay






38. Bounded - measurable






39. Taskmaster - slave driver






40. Compose - constitute - encompass






41. Disagreement - divergence - inconsistency






42. Exact - precisely






43. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful






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






45. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle






46. Station - organize






47. Rectify - correct - mitigate






48. Wanting - devoid - impoverished - penniless






49. Pressure - bully - intimidate - constrain






50. Elegant