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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. Meddlesome - prying - impertinent - obtrusive






2. Detest - despise - abominate






3. Annoy - pester - bedevil - beleauger






4. Preclude - forestall - ward off






5. Insipid - halfhearted - wishy washy






6. Fastidious - painstaking - fussy






7. Outmoded - antiquated - passe - old hat






8. Revert - degenerate - decline






9. Clamorous - uproarious - blustering






10. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






11. Exact - precisely






12. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric






13. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness






14. Separate - drive apart - estrange






15. Confusion - dilemma - predicament






16. Smother - stifle - neutralize - negate






17. Gallant - civil - valiant - knightly






18. Lumber - trudge






19. Dexterous - adroit - proficient - clever - masterful






20. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle






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






22. Wanting - devoid - impoverished - penniless






23. Taskmaster - slave driver






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






25. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant






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






27. Infirm - broken-down - rickety - dilapidated






28. Compose - constitute - encompass






29. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious






30. Blustery - tempestuous - implacable






31. Indifference - disinterest - detachment






32. Versatile - facile






33. Uproot - eradicate - wipe out - excise






34. Stimulate - excite gladden






35. Contaminate - pollute - sully






36. Elegant






37. Swing - shake






38. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






39. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant






40. Penalizing - retaliatory






41. Impulse - incentive - spur






42. Harmonious - in agreement - like-minded






43. Unruly - obstinate - contrary - ornery






44. Decline - relinquish - forgo






45. Eerie - inexplicable






46. Malicious - wicked - sinister - malignant






47. Clue - indication - inkling






48. Unerring - certain - free from error






49. Snobbish - patronizing - overbearing






50. Consent - concur - comply - assent