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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. Dexterous - adroit - proficient - clever - masterful






2. Ruse - stratagem - contrivance






3. Delete - efface - annihilate






4. Visit - stop over - brief stay






5. Commence - launch - begin - board






6. Detest - despise - abominate






7. Pained expression - facial contortion






8. Remove - cancel - expunge






9. Carefully - prudently - gingerly






10. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer






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






12. Bereaved






13. Wise - all-knowing






14. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric






15. Revert - degenerate - decline






16. Elegant






17. Sooth - reassure - cheer up






18. Impulse - incentive - spur






19. Frugal - niggardly - penny-pinching - cheap






20. Negligent - lax - slack - careless






21. Bounded - measurable






22. Fearful - fainthearted - pusillanimous






23. Preclude - forestall - ward off






24. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject






25. Sincere - real - genuine - heartfelt






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






27. Meddlesome - prying - impertinent - obtrusive






28. Clue - indication - inkling






29. Transmit - bestow - hand down






30. Sloppy - disheveled - disordered - rough






31. Insipid - halfhearted - wishy washy






32. Varied - manifold - heterogenous






33. Decline - relinquish - forgo






34. Rashness - boldness - recklessness - foolhardiness - effrontery






35. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful






36. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant






37. Gawk - ogle






38. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable






39. Disagreement - divergence - inconsistency






40. Composed - unruffled - indifferent - blase






41. Workable - practicable - viable






42. Apex - acme - summit - apogee






43. Bulky - massive - copious - plentiful






44. Snobbish - patronizing - overbearing






45. Stimulate - excite gladden






46. Eerie - inexplicable






47. Subdue - crush - stifle - squelch - quash - silence






48. All-devouring - voracious






49. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful






50. Consent - concur - comply - assent