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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. Delete - efface - annihilate






2. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject






3. Workable - practicable - viable






4. Antiquated - hackneyed






5. Confusion - dilemma - predicament






6. Malicious - wicked - sinister - malignant






7. Versatile - facile






8. Consent - concur - comply - assent






9. Infirm - broken-down - rickety - dilapidated






10. Wise - all-knowing






11. Frugal - niggardly - penny-pinching - cheap






12. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant






13. Preplanned - rehearsed - calculated - prearranged






14. Batter - sock - thump - pummel - toss about






15. Clever - deft - dexterous - slick






16. Pressure - bully - intimidate - constrain






17. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable






18. All-devouring - voracious






19. Meddlesome - prying - impertinent - obtrusive






20. Unbeatable - invincible - unyielding






21. Mediate - contemplate - daydream






22. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery






23. Indifference - disinterest - detachment






24. Contaminate - pollute - sully






25. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful






26. Break up - dispel






27. Preclude - forestall - ward off






28. Stimulate - excite gladden






29. Enmity - rancor - antipathy






30. Glorify - applaud - acclaim - hail






31. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious






32. Discover - determine - establish






33. Transmit - bestow - hand down






34. Dishonest - bribable - corruptible - mercenary






35. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






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






37. Impassive - phlegmatic






38. Achievement - fulfillment






39. Naive - artless - guileless - candid






40. Eerie - inexplicable






41. Applaud - entrust






42. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer






43. Dexterous - adroit - proficient - clever - masterful






44. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






45. Modify - improve - correct






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






47. Assertive - truculent - pugnacious






48. Uproot - eradicate - wipe out - excise






49. Carefully - prudently - gingerly






50. Sophisticated - urbane -polished