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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. Universal cure - easy solution






2. Break up - dispel






3. Shy - timid - bashful - unassertive - withdrawn - modest






4. Exact - precisely






5. Wise - all-knowing






6. Guide - tradition - model






7. Elegant






8. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant






9. Antagonist - rival - foe






10. Annoy - pester - bedevil - beleauger






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






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






13. Agree - concur - consent - accede






14. Apex - acme - summit - apogee






15. Respect - admire - honor - revere






16. Swing - shake






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






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






19. Bereaved






20. Costume - semblance - pretense






21. Gallant - civil - valiant - knightly






22. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer






23. Enmity - rancor - antipathy






24. Grand - magnificent - imposing






25. Ruse - stratagem - contrivance






26. Perceive - detect - distinguish






27. Infirm - broken-down - rickety - dilapidated






28. Negligent - lax - slack - careless






29. Fearful - fainthearted - pusillanimous






30. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






31. Incriminate - entangle






32. Restate - rehash - recapitulate






33. Gawk - ogle






34. Unproductive - inert - dormant






35. Persuasive - compelling






36. Assertive - truculent - pugnacious






37. Confusion - dilemma - predicament






38. Unbeatable - invincible - unyielding






39. Versatile - facile






40. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious






41. Wanting - devoid - impoverished - penniless






42. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






43. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






44. Continue - preserve - prolong indefinitely






45. Provisional - inconclusive






46. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful






47. Meddlesome - prying - impertinent - obtrusive






48. Widespread - unrestrained - extravagant - prevalent






49. Turncoat - defector - heretic






50. Decline - relinquish - forgo