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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. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant






2. Enmity - rancor - antipathy






3. Commence - launch - begin - board






4. Painstaking - meticulous - conscientious






5. Unselfish - selfless - concerned with the welfare of others






6. Decrease - passing away






7. Recline - sleep - (n) tranquility - respite - calmness






8. Batter - sock - thump - pummel - toss about






9. Tumultuous - unruly - agitated






10. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness






11. Carefully - prudently - gingerly






12. To relish - savor - back in - carouse






13. Costume - semblance - pretense






14. Apex - acme - summit - apogee






15. Guide - tradition - model






16. Attached - related - joined






17. Break up - dispel






18. Respect - admire - honor - revere






19. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






20. Achievement - fulfillment






21. Commiseration - solace - sympathy






22. Meddlesome - prying - impertinent - obtrusive






23. Swing - shake






24. Impenetrable - resistant - proof against






25. Contaminate - pollute - sully






26. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant






27. Rashness - boldness - recklessness - foolhardiness - effrontery






28. Mediate - contemplate - daydream






29. Congenial - neighborly - cordial






30. Sloppy - disheveled - disordered - rough






31. Delete - efface - annihilate






32. Assertive - truculent - pugnacious






33. Surviving - in existence






34. Penalizing - retaliatory






35. Infirm - broken-down - rickety - dilapidated






36. Unproductive - inert - dormant






37. Impregnable - impervious - immune






38. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric






39. Gallant - civil - valiant - knightly






40. Mournful - dismal






41. Bulky - massive - copious - plentiful






42. Indifference - disinterest - detachment






43. Agree - concur - consent - accede






44. Effortless - assured - poised - specious






45. Naive - artless - guileless - candid






46. Grand - magnificent - imposing






47. Blustery - tempestuous - implacable






48. Insipid - halfhearted - wishy washy






49. Negligent - lax - slack - careless






50. Pressure - bully - intimidate - constrain