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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. Excusable - forgivable






2. Transmit - bestow - hand down






3. Bereaved






4. Unbeatable - invincible - unyielding






5. Sloppy - disheveled - disordered - rough






6. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer






7. Delete - efface - annihilate






8. Smother - stifle - neutralize - negate






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






10. Gallant - civil - valiant - knightly






11. Guide - tradition - model






12. Enlarge - supplement - amplify






13. Sincere - real - genuine - heartfelt






14. Separate - drive apart - estrange






15. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric






16. Versatile - facile






17. Stimulate - excite gladden






18. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness






19. Tumultuous - unruly - agitated






20. Revert - degenerate - decline






21. Sooth - reassure - cheer up






22. Composed - unruffled - indifferent - blase






23. Widespread - unrestrained - extravagant - prevalent






24. Inspect - pore over






25. Congenial - neighborly - cordial






26. Taskmaster - slave driver






27. Paragon - exemplar






28. Annoy - pester - bedevil - beleauger






29. Naive - artless - guileless - candid






30. Lumber - trudge






31. Glorify - applaud - acclaim - hail






32. Preclude - forestall - ward off






33. Continue - preserve - prolong indefinitely






34. Indifference - disinterest - detachment






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 Shy - timid - bashful - unassertive - withdrawn - modest






36. Meet - unite - intersect - merge






37. Grand - magnificent - imposing






38. Enmity - rancor - antipathy






39. Eerie - inexplicable






40. Workable - practicable - viable






41. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery






42. Provisional - inconclusive






43. Harmonious - in agreement - like-minded






44. Clamorous - uproarious - blustering






45. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






46. Achievement - fulfillment






47. Insipid - halfhearted - wishy washy






48. Comfortable - ample - capacious






49. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful






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