Test your basic knowledge |

Hard Synonyms 2

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • 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. Rashness - boldness - recklessness - foolhardiness - effrontery






2. Grand - magnificent - imposing






3. Wanting - devoid - impoverished - penniless






4. Attached - related - joined






5. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious






6. Subdue - crush - stifle - squelch - quash - silence






7. Quick - superficial - perfunctory






8. Persuasive - compelling






9. Frugal - niggardly - penny-pinching - cheap






10. Outmoded - antiquated - passe - old hat






11. Fastidious - painstaking - fussy






12. Provisional - inconclusive






13. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric






14. Agree - concur - consent - accede






15. Costume - semblance - pretense






16. Devote - dedicate - sanctify






17. Dexterous - adroit - proficient - clever - masterful






18. Impenetrable - resistant - proof against






19. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






20. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution






21. Antiquated - hackneyed






22. Effortless - assured - poised - specious






23. Composed - unruffled - indifferent - blase






24. Preplanned - rehearsed - calculated - prearranged






25. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer






26. Impassive - phlegmatic






27. Annoy - pester - bedevil - beleauger






28. Unproductive - inert - dormant






29. Apex - acme - summit - apogee






30. Visit - stop over - brief stay






31. Rich - lavish - plentiful - abundant






32. Revert - degenerate - decline






33. Turncoat - defector - heretic






34. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle






35. Painstaking - meticulous - conscientious






36. Widespread - unrestrained - extravagant - prevalent






37. Restate - rehash - recapitulate






38. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant






39. All-devouring - voracious






40. Detest - despise - abominate






41. Mediate - contemplate - daydream






42. Comfortable - ample - capacious






43. Penalizing - retaliatory






44. Break up - dispel






45. Lumber - trudge






46. Negligent - lax - slack - careless






47. Infirm - broken-down - rickety - dilapidated






48. Tumultuous - unruly - agitated






49. Taskmaster - slave driver






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