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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. Unselfish - selfless - concerned with the welfare of others






2. Negligent - lax - slack - careless






3. Naive - artless - guileless - candid






4. Meet - unite - intersect - merge






5. Risk - hazard - peril






6. Snobbish - patronizing - overbearing






7. Enmity - rancor - antipathy






8. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful






9. Surviving - in existence






10. Grand - magnificent - imposing






11. Impulse - incentive - spur






12. Remove - cancel - expunge






13. Glorify - applaud - acclaim - hail






14. All-devouring - voracious






15. Malicious - wicked - sinister - malignant






16. Revert - degenerate - decline






17. Sloppy - disheveled - disordered - rough






18. Decline - relinquish - forgo






19. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness






20. Inspect - pore over






21. Unbeatable - invincible - unyielding






22. Impenetrable - resistant - proof against






23. Gallant - civil - valiant - knightly






24. Sophisticated - urbane -polished






25. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious






26. Bulky - massive - copious - plentiful






27. Smother - stifle - neutralize - negate






28. Annoy - pester - bedevil - beleauger






29. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






30. Detest - despise - abominate






31. Sincere - real - genuine - heartfelt






32. Frugal - niggardly - penny-pinching - cheap






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






34. Perceive - detect - distinguish






35. Applaud - entrust






36. Guide - tradition - model






37. Unerring - certain - free from error






38. Mediate - contemplate - daydream






39. Swing - shake






40. Clever - deft - dexterous - slick






41. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






42. Penalizing - retaliatory






43. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable






44. Provisional - inconclusive






45. Respect - admire - honor - revere






46. Quick - superficial - perfunctory






47. Fearful - fainthearted - pusillanimous






48. Restate - rehash - recapitulate






49. Turncoat - defector - heretic






50. Harmonious - in agreement - like-minded