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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. Confusion - dilemma - predicament






2. Pressure - bully - intimidate - constrain






3. Commence - launch - begin - board






4. Impassive - phlegmatic






5. Decrease - passing away






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






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






8. Fearful - fainthearted - pusillanimous






9. Persuasive - compelling






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






11. Excusable - forgivable






12. Devote - dedicate - sanctify






13. Snobbish - patronizing - overbearing






14. Agree - concur - consent - accede






15. Brutal - savage - belligerent - vitriolic - aggressive - deadly






16. Unerring - certain - free from error






17. Distinct - forthright - unambiguous - clear






18. Sincere - real - genuine - heartfelt






19. Wanting - devoid - impoverished - penniless






20. Revert - degenerate - decline






21. Risk - hazard - peril






22. Surviving - in existence






23. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






24. Visit - stop over - brief stay






25. Rich - lavish - plentiful - abundant






26. Taskmaster - slave driver






27. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution






28. Unproductive - inert - dormant






29. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






30. Assertive - truculent - pugnacious






31. Uproot - eradicate - wipe out - excise






32. Mediate - contemplate - daydream






33. Outmoded - antiquated - passe - old hat






34. Remove - cancel - expunge






35. Impulse - incentive - spur






36. Eerie - inexplicable






37. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery






38. Painstaking - meticulous - conscientious






39. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






40. Meddlesome - prying - impertinent - obtrusive






41. Effortless - assured - poised - specious






42. Widespread - unrestrained - extravagant - prevalent






43. Sharp - spicy - piquant - caustic - racy






44. Delete - efface - annihilate






45. Lumber - trudge






46. Provisional - inconclusive






47. Malicious - wicked - sinister - malignant






48. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






49. Incriminate - entangle






50. Impenetrable - resistant - proof against