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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. Impulse - incentive - spur






2. Inspect - pore over






3. Glorify - applaud - acclaim - hail






4. Unproductive - inert - dormant






5. Insipid - halfhearted - wishy washy






6. Sharp - spicy - piquant - caustic - racy






7. Anarchy - turmoil - pandemonium






8. Persuasive - compelling






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






10. All-devouring - voracious






11. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






12. Preplanned - rehearsed - calculated - prearranged






13. Restate - rehash - recapitulate






14. Wise - all-knowing






15. Lurk - slink - prowl






16. Congenial - neighborly - cordial






17. Sophisticated - urbane -polished






18. Sooth - reassure - cheer up






19. Naive - artless - guileless - candid






20. Antagonist - rival - foe






21. Detest - despise - abominate






22. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful






23. Impregnable - impervious - immune






24. Benign - well meaning






25. Break up - dispel






26. Meet - unite - intersect - merge






27. Bereaved






28. Assertive - truculent - pugnacious






29. Penalizing - retaliatory






30. Perceive - detect - distinguish






31. Fastidious - painstaking - fussy






32. Painstaking - meticulous - conscientious






33. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle






34. Grand - magnificent - imposing






35. Agree - concur - consent - accede






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






37. Lumber - trudge






38. Quick - superficial - perfunctory






39. Transmit - bestow - hand down






40. Paragon - exemplar






41. Pained expression - facial contortion






42. Gallant - civil - valiant - knightly






43. Confusion - dilemma - predicament






44. Unbeatable - invincible - unyielding






45. Exact - precisely






46. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious






47. Enmity - rancor - antipathy






48. Delete - efface - annihilate






49. Unruly - obstinate - contrary - ornery






50. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject