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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. Restate - rehash - recapitulate






2. Decrease - passing away






3. Disagreement - divergence - inconsistency






4. Glorify - applaud - acclaim - hail






5. Delete - efface - annihilate






6. Fastidious - painstaking - fussy






7. Supple - adaptable - resilient






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






9. Objectionable - blameworthy - culpable - odious






10. Taskmaster - slave driver






11. Incriminate - entangle






12. Commence - launch - begin - board






13. Swing - shake






14. Preclude - forestall - ward off






15. Remove - cancel - expunge






16. Surviving - in existence






17. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric






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






19. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer






20. Sophisticated - urbane -polished






21. Wanting - devoid - impoverished - penniless






22. Continue - preserve - prolong indefinitely






23. Versatile - facile






24. Meddlesome - prying - impertinent - obtrusive






25. Guide - tradition - model






26. Recline - sleep - (n) tranquility - respite - calmness






27. Carefully - prudently - gingerly






28. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery






29. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






30. Pained expression - facial contortion






31. Consent - concur - comply - assent






32. Antagonist - rival - foe






33. Respect - admire - honor - revere






34. Naive - artless - guileless - candid






35. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






36. Persuasive - compelling






37. Preplanned - rehearsed - calculated - prearranged






38. Applaud - entrust






39. Indifference - disinterest - detachment






40. Separate - drive apart - estrange






41. Decline - relinquish - forgo






42. Workable - practicable - viable






43. Commiseration - solace - sympathy






44. Insipid - halfhearted - wishy washy






45. Blustery - tempestuous - implacable






46. Varied - manifold - heterogenous






47. Enlarge - supplement - amplify






48. Turncoat - defector - heretic






49. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable






50. Annoy - pester - bedevil - beleauger