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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. Gawk - ogle






2. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






3. Achievement - fulfillment






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






5. Annoy - pester - bedevil - beleauger






6. Comfortable - ample - capacious






7. Disagreement - divergence - inconsistency






8. Rectify - correct - mitigate






9. Discover - determine - establish






10. Decrease - passing away






11. Devote - dedicate - sanctify






12. Frugal - niggardly - penny-pinching - cheap






13. Negligent - lax - slack - careless






14. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle






15. Attached - related - joined






16. Versatile - facile






17. Preclude - forestall - ward off






18. Unproductive - inert - dormant






19. Sooth - reassure - cheer up






20. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant






21. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable






22. Indifference - disinterest - detachment






23. Tumultuous - unruly - agitated






24. Elegant






25. Incriminate - entangle






26. Quick - superficial - perfunctory






27. Confusion - dilemma - predicament






28. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness






29. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






30. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant






31. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject






32. Impenetrable - resistant - proof against






33. Exact - precisely






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






35. Costume - semblance - pretense






36. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious






37. Outmoded - antiquated - passe - old hat






38. Clamorous - uproarious - blustering






39. Supple - adaptable - resilient






40. Lumber - trudge






41. Impassive - phlegmatic






42. Gallant - civil - valiant - knightly






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






44. Transmit - bestow - hand down






45. Visit - stop over - brief stay






46. Provisional - inconclusive






47. Malicious - wicked - sinister - malignant






48. Mournful - dismal






49. Antagonist - rival - foe






50. Modify - improve - correct