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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. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful






2. Mediate - contemplate - daydream






3. Disincline - loath






4. Eerie - inexplicable






5. Remove - cancel - expunge






6. Carefully - prudently - gingerly






7. Versatile - facile






8. Transmit - bestow - hand down






9. Impassive - phlegmatic






10. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant






11. Frugal - niggardly - penny-pinching - cheap






12. Wanting - devoid - impoverished - penniless






13. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






14. Antagonist - rival - foe






15. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant






16. Lumber - trudge






17. Guide - tradition - model






18. Unerring - certain - free from error






19. Supple - adaptable - resilient






20. Effortless - assured - poised - specious






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






22. Perceive - detect - distinguish






23. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful






24. Sloppy - disheveled - disordered - rough






25. Penalizing - retaliatory






26. Inspect - pore over






27. Preplanned - rehearsed - calculated - prearranged






28. Sharp - spicy - piquant - caustic - racy






29. Painstaking - meticulous - conscientious






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






31. All-devouring - voracious






32. Attached - related - joined






33. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness






34. Station - organize






35. Indifference - disinterest - detachment






36. Pressure - bully - intimidate - constrain






37. Sooth - reassure - cheer up






38. Compose - constitute - encompass






39. Sophisticated - urbane -polished






40. Outmoded - antiquated - passe - old hat






41. Dishonest - bribable - corruptible - mercenary






42. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






43. Provisional - inconclusive






44. Anarchy - turmoil - pandemonium






45. Swing - shake






46. Unproductive - inert - dormant






47. Break up - dispel






48. Visit - stop over - brief stay






49. Antiquated - hackneyed






50. Rich - lavish - plentiful - abundant