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Hard Synonyms 2
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1. Impassive - phlegmatic
Ascertain
obsolete
stolid
intimation
2. Disagreement - divergence - inconsistency
dour
discrepancy
abhor
Omniscient
3. Anarchy - turmoil - pandemonium
temerity
chaos
verbatim
harass
4. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution
reprisal
Supercilious
temerity
amicable
5. Penalizing - retaliatory
cursory
punitive
truculent
Invulnerable
6. Disincline - loath
Esteem
holocaust
Affiliated
averse
7. Delete - efface - annihilate
tentative
Expunge
extol
infallible
8. Unproductive - inert - dormant
dour
fallow
negligible
feasible
9. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric
tepid
ironic (adj)
negligible
warily
10. Impregnable - impervious - immune
Invulnerable
adroit
parsimonious
repose
11. Modify - improve - correct
dour
Affiliated
amend
remiss
12. Revert - degenerate - decline
premeditated (adj)
voluminous
retrogress
decrepit
13. All-devouring - voracious
coerce
omnivorous
buffet
animosity
14. Clever - deft - dexterous - slick
squalid
destitute (adj)
adroit
Expunge
15. Fearful - fainthearted - pusillanimous
craven
ingenuous
inopportune (adj)
recalcitrant
16. Recline - sleep - (n) tranquility - respite - calmness
officious (adj)
repose
Bequeath
holocaust
17. Continue - preserve - prolong indefinitely
Venial
perpetuate
inopportune (adj)
ominous (adj)
18. Dishonest - bribable - corruptible - mercenary
commodious
extol
gibe
venal (adj)
19. Wanting - devoid - impoverished - penniless
duplicity
destitute (adj)
multifarious
reprisal
20. Sincere - real - genuine - heartfelt
unfeigned
precedent
exhilarate
craven
21. Station - organize
deploy
dearth
Scrupulous
parsimonious
22. Taskmaster - slave driver
martinet
delete
Panacea
deft (adj)
23. Remove - cancel - expunge
delete
discern
pinnacle (n)
renegade
24. Infirm - broken-down - rickety - dilapidated
grimace
augment
decrepit
Bequeath
25. Assertive - truculent - pugnacious
belligerent
impetus
augment
unkempt
26. Exact - precisely
bereft
verbatim
consecrate
Expunge
27. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness
Panacea
discrepancy
clemency
consecrate
28. Compose - constitute - encompass
extol
adulterate
guise
comprise (v)
29. Swing - shake
scrutinize
fortitude
brandish (v)
omnivorous
30. Frugal - niggardly - penny-pinching - cheap
discern
belligerent
parsimonious
virulent
31. Negligent - lax - slack - careless
reiterate
reprisal
remiss
martinet
32. Annoy - pester - bedevil - beleauger
compatible
harass
grimace
Uncanny
33. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle
Panacea
fortitude
insidious
Uncanny
34. Varied - manifold - heterogenous
temerity
inopportune (adj)
quintessence
multifarious
35. Excusable - forgivable
malevolent
apathy
Venial
parsimonious
36. Provisional - inconclusive
Finite
tentative
renegade
unfeigned
37. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant
quintessence
intimation
Cogent
negligible
38. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer
omnivorous
indomitable
gibe
extirpate (v)
39. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable
inopportune (adj)
solace (n/v)
Nonchalant
waive
40. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious
cursory
insidious
plod
Ascertain
41. Shy - timid - bashful - unassertive - withdrawn - modest
truculent
rampant (adj)
diffident
feasible
42. Sharp - spicy - piquant - caustic - racy
muse
supple (adj)
jeopardy
pungent
43. Break up - dispel
impetus
recalcitrant
Disperse
obsolete
44. Sooth - reassure - cheer up
solace (n/v)
discrepancy
comprise (v)
rampant (adj)
45. Tumultuous - unruly - agitated
redress
reprehensible
turbulent
Nonchalant
46. Pained expression - facial contortion
decrepit
discern
warily
grimace
47. Mediate - contemplate - daydream
precedent
stolid
demise
muse
48. Achievement - fulfillment
chaos
Attainment
inopportune (adj)
Invulnerable
49. Commiseration - solace - sympathy
clemency
grimace
condolence
Expunge
50. Commence - launch - begin - board
brandish (v)
explicit (adj)
embark
benefactor