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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. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious






2. Mournful - dismal






3. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness






4. Revert - degenerate - decline






5. Separate - drive apart - estrange






6. Blustery - tempestuous - implacable






7. Comfortable - ample - capacious






8. Antiquated - hackneyed






9. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject






10. Excusable - forgivable






11. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution






12. Break up - dispel






13. Antagonist - rival - foe






14. Clue - indication - inkling






15. Wise - all-knowing






16. Attached - related - joined






17. Transmit - bestow - hand down






18. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer






19. Gawk - ogle






20. Pained expression - facial contortion






21. Anarchy - turmoil - pandemonium






22. Surviving - in existence






23. Discover - determine - establish






24. Eerie - inexplicable






25. Sincere - real - genuine - heartfelt






26. Impulse - incentive - spur






27. Mediate - contemplate - daydream






28. Disagreement - divergence - inconsistency






29. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






30. Versatile - facile






31. Risk - hazard - peril






32. Perceive - detect - distinguish






33. Lurk - slink - prowl






34. Confusion - dilemma - predicament






35. Continue - preserve - prolong indefinitely






36. Detest - despise - abominate






37. Incriminate - entangle






38. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






39. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful






40. Varied - manifold - heterogenous






41. Congenial - neighborly - cordial






42. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






43. Costume - semblance - pretense






44. Impregnable - impervious - immune






45. All-devouring - voracious






46. Meddlesome - prying - impertinent - obtrusive






47. Smother - stifle - neutralize - negate






48. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






49. Guide - tradition - model






50. Grand - magnificent - imposing