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Hard Synonyms 2
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful
grimace
martinet
premeditated (adj)
corrosive
2. Outmoded - antiquated - passe - old hat
obsolete
adversary
Skulk
ominous (adj)
3. Visit - stop over - brief stay
impetus
extant
precedent
sojourn
4. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject
obsolete
Omniscient
Invulnerable
squalid
5. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric
Panacea
ironic (adj)
dour
benefactor
6. Insufficiency - want - paucity - a lack - a famine
impervious
suave
dearth
gibe
7. Unselfish - selfless - concerned with the welfare of others
Disperse
implicate
altruistic
rampant (adj)
8. Costume - semblance - pretense
guise
multifarious
suave
Esteem
9. Dexterous - adroit - proficient - clever - masterful
impetus
deft (adj)
sojourn
apprehensive
10. Snobbish - patronizing - overbearing
Supercilious
multifarious
Omniscient
quintessence
11. Subdue - crush - stifle - squelch - quash - silence
suppress (v)
repose
revel
averse
12. Respect - admire - honor - revere
averse
indomitable
Esteem
accede (v)
13. Negligent - lax - slack - careless
quintessence
officious (adj)
parsimonious
remiss
14. Preclude - forestall - ward off
perpetuate
Attainment
obviate
omnivorous
15. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer
adversary
gibe
compatible
Finite
16. Remove - cancel - expunge
remiss
delete
verbatim
assent
17. Carefully - prudently - gingerly
decrepit
warily
impervious
assent
18. Elegant
decrepit
accede (v)
urbane
repose
19. Commence - launch - begin - board
commend
negligible
bereft
embark
20. Penalizing - retaliatory
assent
punitive
inclement
ambidextrous
21. Devote - dedicate - sanctify
Finite
Affiliated
ambidextrous
consecrate
22. Wise - all-knowing
supple (adj)
Omniscient
Affiliated
obsolete
23. Rich - lavish - plentiful - abundant
vociferous
opulent
Panacea
assent
24. Impenetrable - resistant - proof against
benevolent
impervious
fortitude
Finite
25. Annoy - pester - bedevil - beleauger
vociferous
discrepancy
harass
consecrate
26. Supple - adaptable - resilient
abhor
pliable
tepid
reprisal
27. Decrease - passing away
demise
Skulk
duplicity
indomitable
28. All-devouring - voracious
ambidextrous
omnivorous
assent
Converge
29. Unerring - certain - free from error
delete
pinnacle (n)
infallible
buffet
30. Bereaved
altruistic
implicate
bereft
dour
31. Apex - acme - summit - apogee
pinnacle (n)
cursory
vociferous
reiterate
32. Pained expression - facial contortion
benevolent
grimace
condolence
amend
33. Universal cure - easy solution
impetus
Panacea
Supercilious
comprise (v)
34. Sharp - spicy - piquant - caustic - racy
pungent
craven
turbulent
bereft
35. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness
obsolete
deft (adj)
clemency
reprisal
36. Rashness - boldness - recklessness - foolhardiness - effrontery
temerity
explicit (adj)
negligible
urbane
37. Station - organize
extant
deploy
harass
pinnacle (n)
38. Quick - superficial - perfunctory
cursory
revel
omnivorous
Scrupulous
39. Enlarge - supplement - amplify
augment
brandish (v)
officious (adj)
squalid
40. Detest - despise - abominate
Ascertain
grimace
demise
abhor
41. Compose - constitute - encompass
extirpate (v)
suppress (v)
comprise (v)
parsimonious
42. Disagreement - divergence - inconsistency
discrepancy
Omniscient
Finite
consecrate
43. Brutal - savage - belligerent - vitriolic - aggressive - deadly
truculent
obviate
dearth
alienate
44. To relish - savor - back in - carouse
obviate
jeopardy
revel
reprisal
45. Antagonist - rival - foe
Expunge
stolid
consecrate
adversary
46. Indifference - disinterest - detachment
Disperse
virulent
precedent
apathy
47. Gallant - civil - valiant - knightly
infallible
facile
chivalrous
Converge
48. Antiquated - hackneyed
stolid
musty (adj)
recalcitrant
repose
49. Meddlesome - prying - impertinent - obtrusive
supple (adj)
squalid
Expunge
officious (adj)
50. Modify - improve - correct
amend
truculent
Uncanny
extirpate (v)