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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. Impulse - incentive - spur






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






3. Tumultuous - unruly - agitated






4. Contaminate - pollute - sully






5. Blustery - tempestuous - implacable






6. Grand - magnificent - imposing






7. Composed - unruffled - indifferent - blase






8. Confusion - dilemma - predicament






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






10. Versatile - facile






11. Lurk - slink - prowl






12. Infirm - broken-down - rickety - dilapidated






13. Insipid - halfhearted - wishy washy






14. Gallant - civil - valiant - knightly






15. Disagreement - divergence - inconsistency






16. Attached - related - joined






17. Naive - artless - guileless - candid






18. Paragon - exemplar






19. Compose - constitute - encompass






20. Unerring - certain - free from error






21. Achievement - fulfillment






22. Sloppy - disheveled - disordered - rough






23. Negligent - lax - slack - careless






24. Unproductive - inert - dormant






25. Uproot - eradicate - wipe out - excise






26. Rashness - boldness - recklessness - foolhardiness - effrontery






27. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






28. Smother - stifle - neutralize - negate






29. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant






30. Respect - admire - honor - revere






31. Unruly - obstinate - contrary - ornery






32. Pained expression - facial contortion






33. Painstaking - meticulous - conscientious






34. Modify - improve - correct






35. Rectify - correct - mitigate






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






37. Delete - efface - annihilate






38. All-devouring - voracious






39. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant






40. Dishonest - bribable - corruptible - mercenary






41. Enlarge - supplement - amplify






42. Swing - shake






43. Impassive - phlegmatic






44. Stimulate - excite gladden






45. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable






46. Clamorous - uproarious - blustering






47. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer






48. Disincline - loath






49. Frugal - niggardly - penny-pinching - cheap






50. Shy - timid - bashful - unassertive - withdrawn - modest