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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. Supple - adaptable - resilient






2. Smother - stifle - neutralize - negate






3. Versatile - facile






4. Decline - relinquish - forgo






5. Costume - semblance - pretense






6. Widespread - unrestrained - extravagant - prevalent






7. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant






8. Achievement - fulfillment






9. Fastidious - painstaking - fussy






10. Station - organize






11. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness






12. Infirm - broken-down - rickety - dilapidated






13. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






14. Eerie - inexplicable






15. Tumultuous - unruly - agitated






16. Congenial - neighborly - cordial






17. Preclude - forestall - ward off






18. Pained expression - facial contortion






19. Distinct - forthright - unambiguous - clear






20. Sooth - reassure - cheer up






21. Swing - shake






22. Turncoat - defector - heretic






23. Penalizing - retaliatory






24. Taskmaster - slave driver






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






26. Revert - degenerate - decline






27. Bounded - measurable






28. Rashness - boldness - recklessness - foolhardiness - effrontery






29. Delete - efface - annihilate






30. Inspect - pore over






31. Mournful - dismal






32. Disagreement - divergence - inconsistency






33. Perceive - detect - distinguish






34. Paragon - exemplar






35. Respect - admire - honor - revere






36. Bulky - massive - copious - plentiful






37. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle






38. To relish - savor - back in - carouse






39. Disincline - loath






40. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery






41. Sophisticated - urbane -polished






42. Confusion - dilemma - predicament






43. Painstaking - meticulous - conscientious






44. Impulse - incentive - spur






45. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






46. Impregnable - impervious - immune






47. Gawk - ogle






48. Exact - precisely






49. Objectionable - blameworthy - culpable - odious






50. Snobbish - patronizing - overbearing