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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. Smother - stifle - neutralize - negate






2. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant






3. Dishonest - bribable - corruptible - mercenary






4. Perceive - detect - distinguish






5. Decline - relinquish - forgo






6. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery






7. Elegant






8. Costume - semblance - pretense






9. Meddlesome - prying - impertinent - obtrusive






10. Restate - rehash - recapitulate






11. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






12. Detest - despise - abominate






13. Decrease - passing away






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






15. Apex - acme - summit - apogee






16. Ruse - stratagem - contrivance






17. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable






18. Pressure - bully - intimidate - constrain






19. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness






20. Rich - lavish - plentiful - abundant






21. Unbeatable - invincible - unyielding






22. Taskmaster - slave driver






23. Compose - constitute - encompass






24. Malicious - wicked - sinister - malignant






25. Composed - unruffled - indifferent - blase






26. Devote - dedicate - sanctify






27. Distinct - forthright - unambiguous - clear






28. Harmonious - in agreement - like-minded






29. Lumber - trudge






30. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






31. Impregnable - impervious - immune






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 Shy - timid - bashful - unassertive - withdrawn - modest






33. Infirm - broken-down - rickety - dilapidated






34. Impassive - phlegmatic






35. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject






36. Grand - magnificent - imposing






37. Painstaking - meticulous - conscientious






38. Gallant - civil - valiant - knightly






39. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful






40. Exact - precisely






41. Assertive - truculent - pugnacious






42. Indifference - disinterest - detachment






43. Universal cure - easy solution






44. Fearful - fainthearted - pusillanimous






45. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle






46. Disagreement - divergence - inconsistency






47. Lurk - slink - prowl






48. All-devouring - voracious






49. Congenial - neighborly - cordial






50. Enlarge - supplement - amplify