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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. Congenial - neighborly - cordial






2. Contaminate - pollute - sully






3. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






4. Bulky - massive - copious - plentiful






5. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






6. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer






7. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant






8. Penalizing - retaliatory






9. Consent - concur - comply - assent






10. Insipid - halfhearted - wishy washy






11. Elegant






12. Clue - indication - inkling






13. Delete - efface - annihilate






14. Discover - determine - establish






15. Infirm - broken-down - rickety - dilapidated






16. Revert - degenerate - decline






17. Applaud - entrust






18. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable






19. Impenetrable - resistant - proof against






20. Ruse - stratagem - contrivance






21. Guide - tradition - model






22. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant






23. Clamorous - uproarious - blustering






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






25. Exact - precisely






26. Detest - despise - abominate






27. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric






28. Pressure - bully - intimidate - constrain






29. Restate - rehash - recapitulate






30. Impulse - incentive - spur






31. Wanting - devoid - impoverished - penniless






32. Tumultuous - unruly - agitated






33. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful






34. Excusable - forgivable






35. Attached - related - joined






36. Distinct - forthright - unambiguous - clear






37. Dishonest - bribable - corruptible - mercenary






38. Transmit - bestow - hand down






39. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






40. Gallant - civil - valiant - knightly






41. Provisional - inconclusive






42. Sophisticated - urbane -polished






43. Surviving - in existence






44. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness






45. Effortless - assured - poised - specious






46. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






47. Impassive - phlegmatic






48. Risk - hazard - peril






49. Unbeatable - invincible - unyielding






50. Turncoat - defector - heretic