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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. Visit - stop over - brief stay






2. Applaud - entrust






3. Benign - well meaning






4. Devote - dedicate - sanctify






5. Remove - cancel - expunge






6. Uproot - eradicate - wipe out - excise






7. Break up - dispel






8. Brutal - savage - belligerent - vitriolic - aggressive - deadly






9. Grand - magnificent - imposing






10. Costume - semblance - pretense






11. Exact - precisely






12. Modify - improve - correct






13. Smother - stifle - neutralize - negate






14. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






15. Turncoat - defector - heretic






16. Pressure - bully - intimidate - constrain






17. Preclude - forestall - ward off






18. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer






19. Sophisticated - urbane -polished






20. Impregnable - impervious - immune






21. Rashness - boldness - recklessness - foolhardiness - effrontery






22. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






23. Perceive - detect - distinguish






24. Annoy - pester - bedevil - beleauger






25. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






26. Varied - manifold - heterogenous






27. Gawk - ogle






28. Decline - relinquish - forgo






29. Glorify - applaud - acclaim - hail






30. Objectionable - blameworthy - culpable - odious






31. Agree - concur - consent - accede






32. Commiseration - solace - sympathy






33. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness






34. Detest - despise - abominate






35. Tumultuous - unruly - agitated






36. Widespread - unrestrained - extravagant - prevalent






37. Impulse - incentive - spur






38. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful






39. Unproductive - inert - dormant






40. Consent - concur - comply - assent






41. Sharp - spicy - piquant - caustic - racy






42. Compose - constitute - encompass






43. All-devouring - voracious






44. Wanting - devoid - impoverished - penniless






45. Versatile - facile






46. To relish - savor - back in - carouse






47. Mediate - contemplate - daydream






48. Inspect - pore over






49. Contaminate - pollute - sully






50. Snobbish - patronizing - overbearing