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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.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. Naive - artless - guileless - candid






2. Contaminate - pollute - sully






3. Clever - deft - dexterous - slick






4. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle






5. Pained expression - facial contortion






6. Remove - cancel - expunge






7. Impulse - incentive - spur






8. Devote - dedicate - sanctify






9. Sophisticated - urbane -polished






10. Detest - despise - abominate






11. Impassive - phlegmatic






12. Objectionable - blameworthy - culpable - odious






13. Unproductive - inert - dormant






14. Lurk - slink - prowl






15. Rectify - correct - mitigate






16. Perceive - detect - distinguish






17. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution






18. Painstaking - meticulous - conscientious






19. Respect - admire - honor - revere






20. Enmity - rancor - antipathy






21. Preplanned - rehearsed - calculated - prearranged






22. Varied - manifold - heterogenous






23. Discover - determine - establish






24. Paragon - exemplar






25. Compose - constitute - encompass






26. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






27. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






28. Fearful - fainthearted - pusillanimous






29. Harmonious - in agreement - like-minded






30. Bereaved






31. Composed - unruffled - indifferent - blase






32. Consent - concur - comply - assent






33. Antiquated - hackneyed






34. Meddlesome - prying - impertinent - obtrusive






35. Unruly - obstinate - contrary - ornery






36. Patron - humanitarian - one who does good to others






37. Sloppy - disheveled - disordered - rough






38. Visit - stop over - brief stay






39. Risk - hazard - peril






40. Surviving - in existence






41. Impregnable - impervious - immune






42. Widespread - unrestrained - extravagant - prevalent






43. Grand - magnificent - imposing






44. Unselfish - selfless - concerned with the welfare of others






45. Assertive - truculent - pugnacious






46. Quick - superficial - perfunctory






47. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






48. Wanting - devoid - impoverished - penniless






49. Gallant - civil - valiant - knightly






50. Enlarge - supplement - amplify