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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. Harmonious - in agreement - like-minded






2. Confusion - dilemma - predicament






3. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






4. Uproot - eradicate - wipe out - excise






5. Clamorous - uproarious - blustering






6. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






7. Paragon - exemplar






8. Restate - rehash - recapitulate






9. Gawk - ogle






10. Antiquated - hackneyed






11. Turncoat - defector - heretic






12. Inspect - pore over






13. Rectify - correct - mitigate






14. Snobbish - patronizing - overbearing






15. Lumber - trudge






16. Applaud - entrust






17. Congenial - neighborly - cordial






18. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution






19. Provisional - inconclusive






20. Enlarge - supplement - amplify






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






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






23. Sharp - spicy - piquant - caustic - racy






24. Disincline - loath






25. To relish - savor - back in - carouse






26. Contaminate - pollute - sully






27. Preclude - forestall - ward off






28. Unproductive - inert - dormant






29. Frugal - niggardly - penny-pinching - cheap






30. Dexterous - adroit - proficient - clever - masterful






31. Wanting - devoid - impoverished - penniless






32. Revert - degenerate - decline






33. Sloppy - disheveled - disordered - rough






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 Shy - timid - bashful - unassertive - withdrawn - modest






35. Smother - stifle - neutralize - negate






36. Effortless - assured - poised - specious






37. Dishonest - bribable - corruptible - mercenary






38. Incriminate - entangle






39. Blustery - tempestuous - implacable






40. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful






41. Penalizing - retaliatory






42. Risk - hazard - peril






43. Impregnable - impervious - immune






44. Sooth - reassure - cheer up






45. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






46. All-devouring - voracious






47. Delete - efface - annihilate






48. Respect - admire - honor - revere






49. Discover - determine - establish






50. Ruse - stratagem - contrivance