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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. Sooth - reassure - cheer up






2. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious






3. Assertive - truculent - pugnacious






4. Distinct - forthright - unambiguous - clear






5. Sloppy - disheveled - disordered - rough






6. Incriminate - entangle






7. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






8. Visit - stop over - brief stay






9. Turncoat - defector - heretic






10. Objectionable - blameworthy - culpable - odious






11. Sharp - spicy - piquant - caustic - racy






12. Break up - dispel






13. Mournful - dismal






14. Insufficiency - want - paucity - a lack - a famine






15. Unbeatable - invincible - unyielding






16. To relish - savor - back in - carouse






17. Commiseration - solace - sympathy






18. Antiquated - hackneyed






19. Penalizing - retaliatory






20. Malicious - wicked - sinister - malignant






21. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






22. Dishonest - bribable - corruptible - mercenary






23. Restate - rehash - recapitulate






24. Lumber - trudge






25. Workable - practicable - viable






26. Unruly - obstinate - contrary - ornery






27. Decrease - passing away






28. Composed - unruffled - indifferent - blase






29. Insipid - halfhearted - wishy washy






30. Exact - precisely






31. Uproot - eradicate - wipe out - excise






32. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful






33. Sincere - real - genuine - heartfelt






34. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant






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






36. Stimulate - excite gladden






37. Perceive - detect - distinguish






38. Eerie - inexplicable






39. Risk - hazard - peril






40. Benign - well meaning






41. Snobbish - patronizing - overbearing






42. Guide - tradition - model






43. Quick - superficial - perfunctory






44. Clue - indication - inkling






45. Disincline - loath






46. Harmonious - in agreement - like-minded






47. Patron - humanitarian - one who does good to others






48. Impassive - phlegmatic






49. Versatile - facile






50. Gallant - civil - valiant - knightly