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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. Commence - launch - begin - board






2. Anarchy - turmoil - pandemonium






3. To relish - savor - back in - carouse






4. Stimulate - excite gladden






5. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric






6. Painstaking - meticulous - conscientious






7. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






8. Restate - rehash - recapitulate






9. Dishonest - bribable - corruptible - mercenary






10. Exact - precisely






11. Bulky - massive - copious - plentiful






12. Impassive - phlegmatic






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






14. Insipid - halfhearted - wishy washy






15. Elegant






16. Preclude - forestall - ward off






17. Separate - drive apart - estrange






18. Snobbish - patronizing - overbearing






19. Swing - shake






20. Fearful - fainthearted - pusillanimous






21. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






22. Congenial - neighborly - cordial






23. Gawk - ogle






24. Apex - acme - summit - apogee






25. Carefully - prudently - gingerly






26. Infirm - broken-down - rickety - dilapidated






27. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






28. Compose - constitute - encompass






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 Shy - timid - bashful - unassertive - withdrawn - modest






30. Guide - tradition - model






31. Preplanned - rehearsed - calculated - prearranged






32. Station - organize






33. Decrease - passing away






34. Applaud - entrust






35. Frugal - niggardly - penny-pinching - cheap






36. Taskmaster - slave driver






37. Unerring - certain - free from error






38. Agree - concur - consent - accede






39. Bounded - measurable






40. Surviving - in existence






41. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant






42. Fastidious - painstaking - fussy






43. Sooth - reassure - cheer up






44. Indifference - disinterest - detachment






45. Assertive - truculent - pugnacious






46. Rich - lavish - plentiful - abundant






47. Unruly - obstinate - contrary - ornery






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






49. Decline - relinquish - forgo






50. Glorify - applaud - acclaim - hail