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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. Sloppy - disheveled - disordered - rough






2. Insufficiency - want - paucity - a lack - a famine






3. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery






4. Malicious - wicked - sinister - malignant






5. Meddlesome - prying - impertinent - obtrusive






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






7. Wise - all-knowing






8. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious






9. Preplanned - rehearsed - calculated - prearranged






10. Taskmaster - slave driver






11. Remove - cancel - expunge






12. Lumber - trudge






13. Rashness - boldness - recklessness - foolhardiness - effrontery






14. Risk - hazard - peril






15. Carefully - prudently - gingerly






16. Glorify - applaud - acclaim - hail






17. Fastidious - painstaking - fussy






18. Fearful - fainthearted - pusillanimous






19. Infirm - broken-down - rickety - dilapidated






20. Agree - concur - consent - accede






21. Impenetrable - resistant - proof against






22. Achievement - fulfillment






23. Incriminate - entangle






24. Grand - magnificent - imposing






25. Elegant






26. Disagreement - divergence - inconsistency






27. Sincere - real - genuine - heartfelt






28. Penalizing - retaliatory






29. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric






30. Continue - preserve - prolong indefinitely






31. Gawk - ogle






32. Enmity - rancor - antipathy






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






34. Break up - dispel






35. Impulse - incentive - spur






36. Separate - drive apart - estrange






37. Turncoat - defector - heretic






38. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer






39. Respect - admire - honor - revere






40. Transmit - bestow - hand down






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






42. Swing - shake






43. Blustery - tempestuous - implacable






44. Widespread - unrestrained - extravagant - prevalent






45. Mournful - dismal






46. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful






47. Inspect - pore over






48. Workable - practicable - viable






49. Contaminate - pollute - sully






50. Uproot - eradicate - wipe out - excise