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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. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






2. Sooth - reassure - cheer up






3. Consent - concur - comply - assent






4. Perceive - detect - distinguish






5. Antagonist - rival - foe






6. Revert - degenerate - decline






7. Distinct - forthright - unambiguous - clear






8. Remove - cancel - expunge






9. Discover - determine - establish






10. Mediate - contemplate - daydream






11. Break up - dispel






12. Frugal - niggardly - penny-pinching - cheap






13. Impenetrable - resistant - proof against






14. Grand - magnificent - imposing






15. Swing - shake






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






17. Enlarge - supplement - amplify






18. Taskmaster - slave driver






19. Apex - acme - summit - apogee






20. Clever - deft - dexterous - slick






21. Persuasive - compelling






22. Clamorous - uproarious - blustering






23. Respect - admire - honor - revere






24. Impregnable - impervious - immune






25. Continue - preserve - prolong indefinitely






26. Benign - well meaning






27. Elegant






28. Tumultuous - unruly - agitated






29. Penalizing - retaliatory






30. Recline - sleep - (n) tranquility - respite - calmness






31. Bulky - massive - copious - plentiful






32. Uproot - eradicate - wipe out - excise






33. Unruly - obstinate - contrary - ornery






34. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






35. Paragon - exemplar






36. Costume - semblance - pretense






37. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious






38. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






39. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful






40. Glorify - applaud - acclaim - hail






41. Exact - precisely






42. Supple - adaptable - resilient






43. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution






44. Stimulate - excite gladden






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






46. Surviving - in existence






47. Varied - manifold - heterogenous






48. Rashness - boldness - recklessness - foolhardiness - effrontery






49. Ruse - stratagem - contrivance






50. Eerie - inexplicable