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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. Enlarge - supplement - amplify






2. Composed - unruffled - indifferent - blase






3. Preplanned - rehearsed - calculated - prearranged






4. Continue - preserve - prolong indefinitely






5. Costume - semblance - pretense






6. Sincere - real - genuine - heartfelt






7. Disagreement - divergence - inconsistency






8. Infirm - broken-down - rickety - dilapidated






9. Exact - precisely






10. All-devouring - voracious






11. Disincline - loath






12. Apex - acme - summit - apogee






13. Enmity - rancor - antipathy






14. Glorify - applaud - acclaim - hail






15. Recline - sleep - (n) tranquility - respite - calmness






16. Antiquated - hackneyed






17. Harmonious - in agreement - like-minded






18. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






19. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant






20. Meet - unite - intersect - merge






21. Wanting - devoid - impoverished - penniless






22. Risk - hazard - peril






23. Inspect - pore over






24. Gallant - civil - valiant - knightly






25. Achievement - fulfillment






26. Contaminate - pollute - sully






27. Frugal - niggardly - penny-pinching - cheap






28. Eerie - inexplicable






29. Pained expression - facial contortion






30. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject






31. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






32. Modify - improve - correct






33. Elegant






34. Detest - despise - abominate






35. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness






36. Commiseration - solace - sympathy






37. Smother - stifle - neutralize - negate






38. Impulse - incentive - spur






39. Distinct - forthright - unambiguous - clear






40. Remove - cancel - expunge






41. Clue - indication - inkling






42. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious






43. Varied - manifold - heterogenous






44. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer






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 Shy - timid - bashful - unassertive - withdrawn - modest






46. Clamorous - uproarious - blustering






47. Mournful - dismal






48. Agree - concur - consent - accede






49. Commence - launch - begin - board






50. Turncoat - defector - heretic