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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. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric






2. Antiquated - hackneyed






3. Wise - all-knowing






4. Stimulate - excite gladden






5. Preplanned - rehearsed - calculated - prearranged






6. Versatile - facile






7. Confusion - dilemma - predicament






8. Surviving - in existence






9. Apex - acme - summit - apogee






10. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






11. Excusable - forgivable






12. Meddlesome - prying - impertinent - obtrusive






13. Mediate - contemplate - daydream






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






15. Perceive - detect - distinguish






16. Continue - preserve - prolong indefinitely






17. Sincere - real - genuine - heartfelt






18. Pressure - bully - intimidate - constrain






19. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful






20. Quick - superficial - perfunctory






21. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer






22. Turncoat - defector - heretic






23. Preclude - forestall - ward off






24. Attached - related - joined






25. Incriminate - entangle






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






27. Effortless - assured - poised - specious






28. Objectionable - blameworthy - culpable - odious






29. Penalizing - retaliatory






30. Gawk - ogle






31. Naive - artless - guileless - candid






32. Agree - concur - consent - accede






33. Smother - stifle - neutralize - negate






34. Enmity - rancor - antipathy






35. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






36. Contaminate - pollute - sully






37. Respect - admire - honor - revere






38. Negligent - lax - slack - careless






39. Ruse - stratagem - contrivance






40. Blustery - tempestuous - implacable






41. Sharp - spicy - piquant - caustic - racy






42. Detest - despise - abominate






43. Unproductive - inert - dormant






44. Malicious - wicked - sinister - malignant






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






46. Exact - precisely






47. Unruly - obstinate - contrary - ornery






48. Swing - shake






49. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious






50. Remove - cancel - expunge