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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. Clamorous - uproarious - blustering






2. Grand - magnificent - imposing






3. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






4. Bereaved






5. Malicious - wicked - sinister - malignant






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






7. Attached - related - joined






8. Mediate - contemplate - daydream






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






10. Painstaking - meticulous - conscientious






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






12. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant






13. Sophisticated - urbane -polished






14. Sharp - spicy - piquant - caustic - racy






15. Harmonious - in agreement - like-minded






16. Persuasive - compelling






17. Enlarge - supplement - amplify






18. Contaminate - pollute - sully






19. Pained expression - facial contortion






20. Elegant






21. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






22. Gawk - ogle






23. Meddlesome - prying - impertinent - obtrusive






24. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject






25. Annoy - pester - bedevil - beleauger






26. Unproductive - inert - dormant






27. Commiseration - solace - sympathy






28. Dishonest - bribable - corruptible - mercenary






29. Rich - lavish - plentiful - abundant






30. Disincline - loath






31. Decrease - passing away






32. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






33. Excusable - forgivable






34. Fastidious - painstaking - fussy






35. Snobbish - patronizing - overbearing






36. Varied - manifold - heterogenous






37. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric






38. Insipid - halfhearted - wishy washy






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






40. Mournful - dismal






41. Unruly - obstinate - contrary - ornery






42. Continue - preserve - prolong indefinitely






43. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant






44. Lurk - slink - prowl






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 Shy - timid - bashful - unassertive - withdrawn - modest






46. Break up - dispel






47. Sincere - real - genuine - heartfelt






48. Blustery - tempestuous - implacable






49. Unerring - certain - free from error






50. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness