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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. Penalizing - retaliatory






2. Objectionable - blameworthy - culpable - odious






3. Break up - dispel






4. Annoy - pester - bedevil - beleauger






5. Distinct - forthright - unambiguous - clear






6. Carefully - prudently - gingerly






7. Snobbish - patronizing - overbearing






8. Unerring - certain - free from error






9. Sharp - spicy - piquant - caustic - racy






10. Enlarge - supplement - amplify






11. Quick - superficial - perfunctory






12. Enmity - rancor - antipathy






13. Fearful - fainthearted - pusillanimous






14. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution






15. Ruse - stratagem - contrivance






16. Surviving - in existence






17. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle






18. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






19. Benign - well meaning






20. Impassive - phlegmatic






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






22. Incriminate - entangle






23. Wanting - devoid - impoverished - penniless






24. Assertive - truculent - pugnacious






25. Rectify - correct - mitigate






26. Decline - relinquish - forgo






27. Varied - manifold - heterogenous






28. Paragon - exemplar






29. Painstaking - meticulous - conscientious






30. Outmoded - antiquated - passe - old hat






31. Comfortable - ample - capacious






32. Insipid - halfhearted - wishy washy






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






34. Universal cure - easy solution






35. Sooth - reassure - cheer up






36. Naive - artless - guileless - candid






37. Delete - efface - annihilate






38. Glorify - applaud - acclaim - hail






39. Persuasive - compelling






40. Respect - admire - honor - revere






41. Widespread - unrestrained - extravagant - prevalent






42. Grand - magnificent - imposing






43. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful






44. Attached - related - joined






45. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious






46. Elegant






47. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness






48. Exact - precisely






49. Lurk - slink - prowl






50. Fastidious - painstaking - fussy