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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. Dexterous - adroit - proficient - clever - masterful






2. Costume - semblance - pretense






3. Tumultuous - unruly - agitated






4. Annoy - pester - bedevil - beleauger






5. Anarchy - turmoil - pandemonium






6. Uproot - eradicate - wipe out - excise






7. Excusable - forgivable






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






9. Carefully - prudently - gingerly






10. Pressure - bully - intimidate - constrain






11. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious






12. Attached - related - joined






13. Snobbish - patronizing - overbearing






14. Incriminate - entangle






15. Swing - shake






16. Achievement - fulfillment






17. Rectify - correct - mitigate






18. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant






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






20. Smother - stifle - neutralize - negate






21. Pained expression - facial contortion






22. Decline - relinquish - forgo






23. Provisional - inconclusive






24. Sincere - real - genuine - heartfelt






25. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






26. Clever - deft - dexterous - slick






27. Persuasive - compelling






28. Patron - humanitarian - one who does good to others






29. Workable - practicable - viable






30. Dishonest - bribable - corruptible - mercenary






31. Disincline - loath






32. Mediate - contemplate - daydream






33. Devote - dedicate - sanctify






34. Fearful - fainthearted - pusillanimous






35. Perceive - detect - distinguish






36. Decrease - passing away






37. Apex - acme - summit - apogee






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






39. Consent - concur - comply - assent






40. Negligent - lax - slack - careless






41. Stimulate - excite gladden






42. Lurk - slink - prowl






43. Infirm - broken-down - rickety - dilapidated






44. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






45. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness






46. Effortless - assured - poised - specious






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






48. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






49. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle






50. Wanting - devoid - impoverished - penniless