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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. Penalizing - retaliatory






2. Indifference - disinterest - detachment






3. Station - organize






4. Decline - relinquish - forgo






5. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution






6. Universal cure - easy solution






7. Unerring - certain - free from error






8. Perceive - detect - distinguish






9. Sophisticated - urbane -polished






10. Supple - adaptable - resilient






11. Respect - admire - honor - revere






12. Impenetrable - resistant - proof against






13. Mediate - contemplate - daydream






14. Composed - unruffled - indifferent - blase






15. Consent - concur - comply - assent






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






17. Comfortable - ample - capacious






18. Bounded - measurable






19. Swing - shake






20. Meet - unite - intersect - merge






21. Taskmaster - slave driver






22. Glorify - applaud - acclaim - hail






23. Uproot - eradicate - wipe out - excise






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 Shy - timid - bashful - unassertive - withdrawn - modest






25. Versatile - facile






26. Costume - semblance - pretense






27. Dishonest - bribable - corruptible - mercenary






28. Gallant - civil - valiant - knightly






29. Painstaking - meticulous - conscientious






30. Gawk - ogle






31. Naive - artless - guileless - candid






32. Congenial - neighborly - cordial






33. Grand - magnificent - imposing






34. Paragon - exemplar






35. Malicious - wicked - sinister - malignant






36. Compose - constitute - encompass






37. Delete - efface - annihilate






38. Varied - manifold - heterogenous






39. Negligent - lax - slack - careless






40. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable






41. Workable - practicable - viable






42. Exact - precisely






43. Confusion - dilemma - predicament






44. Provisional - inconclusive






45. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery






46. Persuasive - compelling






47. Achievement - fulfillment






48. Turncoat - defector - heretic






49. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant






50. Contaminate - pollute - sully