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Hard Synonyms 2
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english
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1. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation
venal (adj)
holocaust
apprehensive
Esteem
2. Quick - superficial - perfunctory
condolence
redress
premeditated (adj)
cursory
3. Applaud - entrust
feasible
redress
commend
cursory
4. Tumultuous - unruly - agitated
revel
Uncanny
turbulent
corrosive
5. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at
adroit
deride
ambidextrous
harass
6. Uproot - eradicate - wipe out - excise
officious (adj)
extirpate (v)
obsolete
repose
7. All-devouring - voracious
omnivorous
voluminous
reprisal
demise
8. Distinct - forthright - unambiguous - clear
feasible
negligible
Cogent
explicit (adj)
9. Compose - constitute - encompass
Attainment
comprise (v)
belligerent
decrepit
10. Inspect - pore over
meticulous
Esteem
inclement
scrutinize
11. Glorify - applaud - acclaim - hail
Supercilious
waive
commodious
extol
12. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful
corrosive
virulent
plod
Disperse
13. Pained expression - facial contortion
vociferous
grimace
voluminous
inclement
14. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable
inclement
Attainment
opulent
inopportune (adj)
15. Sooth - reassure - cheer up
Omniscient
obviate
pinnacle (n)
solace (n/v)
16. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine
stolid
malevolent
dour
stately (adj)
17. Unruly - obstinate - contrary - ornery
opulent
Supercilious
tentative
recalcitrant
18. Lurk - slink - prowl
adulterate
dearth
turbulent
Skulk
19. Antiquated - hackneyed
deploy
jeopardy
musty (adj)
infallible
20. Bounded - measurable
cursory
deride
dearth
Finite
21. Incriminate - entangle
supple (adj)
implicate
precedent
extirpate (v)
22. Restate - rehash - recapitulate
fortitude
pinnacle (n)
reiterate
amicable
23. Separate - drive apart - estrange
alienate
impetus
dearth
ironic (adj)
24. Elegant
tentative
urbane
vociferous
averse
25. Benign - well meaning
Esteem
intimation
quandary
benevolent
26. Negligent - lax - slack - careless
duplicity
reprisal
remiss
meticulous
27. Annoy - pester - bedevil - beleauger
harass
artifice
brandish (v)
truculent
28. Decrease - passing away
tepid
benefactor
demise
extol
29. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous
suppress (v)
quandary
ironic (adj)
ominous (adj)
30. Sloppy - disheveled - disordered - rough
Attainment
unkempt
gibe
revel
31. Widespread - unrestrained - extravagant - prevalent
inopportune (adj)
rampant (adj)
discrepancy
bereft
32. Taskmaster - slave driver
adulterate
Attainment
martinet
embark
33. Transmit - bestow - hand down
omnivorous
Bequeath
redress
exhilarate
34. Modify - improve - correct
obviate
grimace
amend
extirpate (v)
35. Unbeatable - invincible - unyielding
Ascertain
augment
Cogent
indomitable
36. Gallant - civil - valiant - knightly
chivalrous
sojourn
Venial
dour
37. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric
intimation
quintessence
extant
ironic (adj)
38. Enmity - rancor - antipathy
punitive
animosity
tentative
inopportune (adj)
39. Anarchy - turmoil - pandemonium
chaos
jeopardy
squalid
perpetuate
40. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject
squalid
Attainment
adroit
duplicity
41. Carefully - prudently - gingerly
tentative
exhilarate
demise
warily
42. Blustery - tempestuous - implacable
embark
Ascertain
omnivorous
inclement
43. Gawk - ogle
gape
Scrupulous
belligerent
plod
44. Rectify - correct - mitigate
redress
perpetuate
obsolete
augment
45. Penalizing - retaliatory
Scrupulous
delete
punitive
muse
46. Clamorous - uproarious - blustering
vociferous
gibe
comprise (v)
buffet
47. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle
coerce
condolence
fortitude
scrutinize
48. Dexterous - adroit - proficient - clever - masterful
assent
deft (adj)
pungent
benevolent
49. Insipid - halfhearted - wishy washy
tepid
virulent
explicit (adj)
opulent
50. Swing - shake
intimation
brandish (v)
officious (adj)
Expunge