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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. Transmit - bestow - hand down






2. Excusable - forgivable






3. Quick - superficial - perfunctory






4. Congenial - neighborly - cordial






5. Bounded - measurable






6. Remove - cancel - expunge






7. Rectify - correct - mitigate






8. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful






9. Sophisticated - urbane -polished






10. Sooth - reassure - cheer up






11. Achievement - fulfillment






12. Clever - deft - dexterous - slick






13. Impassive - phlegmatic






14. Elegant






15. Guide - tradition - model






16. Meet - unite - intersect - merge






17. Rashness - boldness - recklessness - foolhardiness - effrontery






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






19. Lurk - slink - prowl






20. Contaminate - pollute - sully






21. Pressure - bully - intimidate - constrain






22. Mediate - contemplate - daydream






23. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






24. Impenetrable - resistant - proof against






25. Workable - practicable - viable






26. Provisional - inconclusive






27. Brutal - savage - belligerent - vitriolic - aggressive - deadly






28. Detest - despise - abominate






29. Assertive - truculent - pugnacious






30. Turncoat - defector - heretic






31. Commiseration - solace - sympathy






32. Impulse - incentive - spur






33. Incriminate - entangle






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






35. Snobbish - patronizing - overbearing






36. Swing - shake






37. Mournful - dismal






38. Discover - determine - establish






39. Shy - timid - bashful - unassertive - withdrawn - modest






40. Stimulate - excite gladden






41. Visit - stop over - brief stay






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






43. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery






44. Continue - preserve - prolong indefinitely






45. Universal cure - easy solution






46. Clue - indication - inkling






47. Wanting - devoid - impoverished - penniless






48. Decrease - passing away






49. Sharp - spicy - piquant - caustic - racy






50. Station - organize