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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. Impulse - incentive - spur






2. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






3. Negligent - lax - slack - careless






4. Outmoded - antiquated - passe - old hat






5. Quick - superficial - perfunctory






6. Costume - semblance - pretense






7. Antagonist - rival - foe






8. Gallant - civil - valiant - knightly






9. All-devouring - voracious






10. Pressure - bully - intimidate - constrain






11. Indifference - disinterest - detachment






12. Impassive - phlegmatic






13. Supple - adaptable - resilient






14. Commiseration - solace - sympathy






15. Apex - acme - summit - apogee






16. Station - organize






17. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant






18. Stimulate - excite gladden






19. Compose - constitute - encompass






20. Enlarge - supplement - amplify






21. Objectionable - blameworthy - culpable - odious






22. Unbeatable - invincible - unyielding






23. Sooth - reassure - cheer up






24. Versatile - facile






25. Sloppy - disheveled - disordered - rough






26. Malicious - wicked - sinister - malignant






27. Discover - determine - establish






28. Decline - relinquish - forgo






29. Sincere - real - genuine - heartfelt






30. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious






31. Batter - sock - thump - pummel - toss about






32. Separate - drive apart - estrange






33. Meet - unite - intersect - merge






34. Break up - dispel






35. Enmity - rancor - antipathy






36. Attached - related - joined






37. Gawk - ogle






38. Composed - unruffled - indifferent - blase






39. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable






40. Achievement - fulfillment






41. Glorify - applaud - acclaim - hail






42. Inspect - pore over






43. Preclude - forestall - ward off






44. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






45. Painstaking - meticulous - conscientious






46. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle






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






48. Meddlesome - prying - impertinent - obtrusive






49. Rectify - correct - mitigate






50. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric