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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. Carefully - prudently - gingerly






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






3. Infirm - broken-down - rickety - dilapidated






4. Paragon - exemplar






5. Shy - timid - bashful - unassertive - withdrawn - modest






6. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric






7. Restate - rehash - recapitulate






8. Unproductive - inert - dormant






9. Elegant






10. Unerring - certain - free from error






11. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant






12. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






13. Delete - efface - annihilate






14. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution






15. Lumber - trudge






16. Impregnable - impervious - immune






17. Break up - dispel






18. Separate - drive apart - estrange






19. Painstaking - meticulous - conscientious






20. Stimulate - excite gladden






21. Disagreement - divergence - inconsistency






22. Rashness - boldness - recklessness - foolhardiness - effrontery






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






24. Widespread - unrestrained - extravagant - prevalent






25. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject






26. Effortless - assured - poised - specious






27. Preclude - forestall - ward off






28. Ruse - stratagem - contrivance






29. Discover - determine - establish






30. Enmity - rancor - antipathy






31. Surviving - in existence






32. Mediate - contemplate - daydream






33. Comfortable - ample - capacious






34. Frugal - niggardly - penny-pinching - cheap






35. Universal cure - easy solution






36. Applaud - entrust






37. Confusion - dilemma - predicament






38. Station - organize






39. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






40. Excusable - forgivable






41. Meddlesome - prying - impertinent - obtrusive






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






43. Naive - artless - guileless - candid






44. Benign - well meaning






45. All-devouring - voracious






46. Decline - relinquish - forgo






47. Commiseration - solace - sympathy






48. Exact - precisely






49. Uproot - eradicate - wipe out - excise






50. Objectionable - blameworthy - culpable - odious