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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. Lumber - trudge






2. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle






3. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant






4. Exact - precisely






5. Station - organize






6. Blustery - tempestuous - implacable






7. Restate - rehash - recapitulate






8. Antiquated - hackneyed






9. Decrease - passing away






10. Unerring - certain - free from error






11. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution






12. Perceive - detect - distinguish






13. Devote - dedicate - sanctify






14. Inspect - pore over






15. Outmoded - antiquated - passe - old hat






16. Unbeatable - invincible - unyielding






17. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness






18. Naive - artless - guileless - candid






19. Disincline - loath






20. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






21. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric






22. Painstaking - meticulous - conscientious






23. Mournful - dismal






24. Effortless - assured - poised - specious






25. Lurk - slink - prowl






26. Decline - relinquish - forgo






27. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






28. Excusable - forgivable






29. Annoy - pester - bedevil - beleauger






30. Continue - preserve - prolong indefinitely






31. Clue - indication - inkling






32. Consent - concur - comply - assent






33. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful






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






35. Impulse - incentive - spur






36. Sophisticated - urbane -polished






37. Harmonious - in agreement - like-minded






38. Pained expression - facial contortion






39. Visit - stop over - brief stay






40. Frugal - niggardly - penny-pinching - cheap






41. Rich - lavish - plentiful - abundant






42. Commence - launch - begin - board






43. Quick - superficial - perfunctory






44. Unruly - obstinate - contrary - ornery






45. Anarchy - turmoil - pandemonium






46. Enmity - rancor - antipathy






47. Transmit - bestow - hand down






48. Delete - efface - annihilate






49. Unproductive - inert - dormant






50. Impenetrable - resistant - proof against