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Hard Synonyms 2
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english
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Sincere - real - genuine - heartfelt
unfeigned
coerce
stately (adj)
augment
2. Devote - dedicate - sanctify
Cogent
Bequeath
Attainment
consecrate
3. Harmonious - in agreement - like-minded
compatible
inopportune (adj)
adversary
reiterate
4. All-devouring - voracious
omnivorous
averse
Bequeath
abhor
5. Benign - well meaning
inopportune (adj)
supple (adj)
diffident
benevolent
6. Carefully - prudently - gingerly
cursory
jeopardy
obviate
warily
7. Compose - constitute - encompass
precedent
comprise (v)
alienate
sojourn
8. Restate - rehash - recapitulate
reiterate
obsolete
deride
harass
9. Uproot - eradicate - wipe out - excise
animosity
fallow
extirpate (v)
deride
10. Achievement - fulfillment
vociferous
Attainment
reprehensible
redress
11. Guide - tradition - model
perpetuate
ominous (adj)
precedent
Bequeath
12. Confusion - dilemma - predicament
quandary
omnivorous
Nonchalant
Esteem
13. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject
squalid
precedent
premeditated (adj)
dearth
14. Impenetrable - resistant - proof against
tentative
impervious
warily
exhilarate
15. Patron - humanitarian - one who does good to others
Cogent
indomitable
accede (v)
benefactor
16. Sooth - reassure - cheer up
abhor
Omniscient
artifice
solace (n/v)
17. Unerring - certain - free from error
opulent
ironic (adj)
infallible
negligible
18. Taskmaster - slave driver
martinet
discrepancy
fallow
grimace
19. Wise - all-knowing
Omniscient
discern
Expunge
fortitude
20. Unbeatable - invincible - unyielding
animosity
multifarious
supple (adj)
indomitable
21. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness
clemency
vociferous
destitute (adj)
precedent
22. Bulky - massive - copious - plentiful
Supercilious
benevolent
Bequeath
voluminous
23. Preplanned - rehearsed - calculated - prearranged
adulterate
truculent
animosity
premeditated (adj)
24. Sloppy - disheveled - disordered - rough
explicit (adj)
holocaust
unkempt
apprehensive
25. Rectify - correct - mitigate
redress
chaos
duplicity
deride
26. Supple - adaptable - resilient
Affiliated
impervious
buffet
pliable
27. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful
martinet
deride
corrosive
fortitude
28. Lumber - trudge
solace (n/v)
plod
Finite
demise
29. Blustery - tempestuous - implacable
harass
truculent
unkempt
inclement
30. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery
malevolent
apathy
amend
apprehensive
31. Indifference - disinterest - detachment
apathy
abhor
dour
deft (adj)
32. Unproductive - inert - dormant
facile
fallow
demise
benefactor
33. Mediate - contemplate - daydream
muse
gibe
opulent
Disperse
34. Versatile - facile
ominous (adj)
ambidextrous
Cogent
somber
35. Rich - lavish - plentiful - abundant
opulent
meticulous
amend
chivalrous
36. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution
gibe
feasible
reprisal
augment
37. Incriminate - entangle
chaos
consecrate
implicate
embark
38. Meet - unite - intersect - merge
buffet
sojourn
Converge
deft (adj)
39. Composed - unruffled - indifferent - blase
belligerent
demise
premeditated (adj)
Nonchalant
40. Commiseration - solace - sympathy
amicable
impetus
extant
condolence
41. Continue - preserve - prolong indefinitely
dearth
perpetuate
extant
ironic (adj)
42. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric
ironic (adj)
virulent
averse
harass
43. Frugal - niggardly - penny-pinching - cheap
parsimonious
negligible
commend
quintessence
44. Shy - timid - bashful - unassertive - withdrawn - modest
unkempt
destitute (adj)
stultify
diffident
45. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle
Nonchalant
venal (adj)
muse
fortitude
46. Bereaved
bereft
multifarious
gape
dearth
47. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious
consecrate
chivalrous
obviate
insidious
48. Detest - despise - abominate
reprisal
muse
abhor
condolence
49. Respect - admire - honor - revere
warily
pinnacle (n)
Esteem
deride
50. Painstaking - meticulous - conscientious
truculent
gibe
meticulous
Scrupulous