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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. Smother - stifle - neutralize - negate






2. Disincline - loath






3. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious






4. Detest - despise - abominate






5. Sincere - real - genuine - heartfelt






6. Negligent - lax - slack - careless






7. Widespread - unrestrained - extravagant - prevalent






8. Excusable - forgivable






9. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






10. Lurk - slink - prowl






11. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






12. Clamorous - uproarious - blustering






13. Achievement - fulfillment






14. Commence - launch - begin - board






15. Rectify - correct - mitigate






16. Meet - unite - intersect - merge






17. Surviving - in existence






18. Snobbish - patronizing - overbearing






19. Sooth - reassure - cheer up






20. Distinct - forthright - unambiguous - clear






21. Dishonest - bribable - corruptible - mercenary






22. Malicious - wicked - sinister - malignant






23. Break up - dispel






24. Infirm - broken-down - rickety - dilapidated






25. Outmoded - antiquated - passe - old hat






26. Continue - preserve - prolong indefinitely






27. Preclude - forestall - ward off






28. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant






29. Unruly - obstinate - contrary - ornery






30. Exact - precisely






31. Impulse - incentive - spur






32. Impassive - phlegmatic






33. Enlarge - supplement - amplify






34. Enmity - rancor - antipathy






35. Restate - rehash - recapitulate






36. Anarchy - turmoil - pandemonium






37. Unproductive - inert - dormant






38. Applaud - entrust






39. Pained expression - facial contortion






40. Benign - well meaning






41. Apex - acme - summit - apogee






42. Gawk - ogle






43. Eerie - inexplicable






44. Separate - drive apart - estrange






45. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery






46. Provisional - inconclusive






47. Clue - indication - inkling






48. Impregnable - impervious - immune






49. Grand - magnificent - imposing






50. Harmonious - in agreement - like-minded