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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. Malicious - wicked - sinister - malignant






2. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






3. Universal cure - easy solution






4. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable






5. Bereaved






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






7. Restate - rehash - recapitulate






8. Paragon - exemplar






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






10. Inspect - pore over






11. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






12. Gawk - ogle






13. Impregnable - impervious - immune






14. Penalizing - retaliatory






15. Supple - adaptable - resilient






16. Sincere - real - genuine - heartfelt






17. Lumber - trudge






18. Agree - concur - consent - accede






19. Comfortable - ample - capacious






20. Assertive - truculent - pugnacious






21. Remove - cancel - expunge






22. Rich - lavish - plentiful - abundant






23. To relish - savor - back in - carouse






24. Bounded - measurable






25. Congenial - neighborly - cordial






26. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery






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






28. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness






29. All-devouring - voracious






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






31. Uproot - eradicate - wipe out - excise






32. Blustery - tempestuous - implacable






33. Clue - indication - inkling






34. Visit - stop over - brief stay






35. Quick - superficial - perfunctory






36. Fearful - fainthearted - pusillanimous






37. Revert - degenerate - decline






38. Lurk - slink - prowl






39. Bulky - massive - copious - plentiful






40. Versatile - facile






41. Anarchy - turmoil - pandemonium






42. Applaud - entrust






43. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious






44. Unerring - certain - free from error






45. Disincline - loath






46. Wanting - devoid - impoverished - penniless






47. Modify - improve - correct






48. Sloppy - disheveled - disordered - rough






49. Pressure - bully - intimidate - constrain






50. Stimulate - excite gladden