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






2. Quick - superficial - perfunctory






3. Turncoat - defector - heretic






4. Apex - acme - summit - apogee






5. Agree - concur - consent - accede






6. Unproductive - inert - dormant






7. Devote - dedicate - sanctify






8. Anarchy - turmoil - pandemonium






9. Pained expression - facial contortion






10. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric






11. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant






12. Wise - all-knowing






13. Achievement - fulfillment






14. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






15. Grand - magnificent - imposing






16. Clue - indication - inkling






17. Comfortable - ample - capacious






18. Lumber - trudge






19. Uproot - eradicate - wipe out - excise






20. Outmoded - antiquated - passe - old hat






21. Rich - lavish - plentiful - abundant






22. Blustery - tempestuous - implacable






23. Enmity - rancor - antipathy






24. Contaminate - pollute - sully






25. Decline - relinquish - forgo






26. Impenetrable - resistant - proof against






27. Impulse - incentive - spur






28. Delete - efface - annihilate






29. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject






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 Shy - timid - bashful - unassertive - withdrawn - modest






31. Painstaking - meticulous - conscientious






32. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery






33. Meet - unite - intersect - merge






34. Station - organize






35. Unerring - certain - free from error






36. Malicious - wicked - sinister - malignant






37. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






38. Versatile - facile






39. Lurk - slink - prowl






40. Ruse - stratagem - contrivance






41. Applaud - entrust






42. Congenial - neighborly - cordial






43. Universal cure - easy solution






44. Perceive - detect - distinguish






45. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable






46. Infirm - broken-down - rickety - dilapidated






47. Glorify - applaud - acclaim - hail






48. Dexterous - adroit - proficient - clever - masterful






49. Eerie - inexplicable






50. Attached - related - joined