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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. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






2. Quick - superficial - perfunctory






3. Applaud - entrust






4. Tumultuous - unruly - agitated






5. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






6. Uproot - eradicate - wipe out - excise






7. All-devouring - voracious






8. Distinct - forthright - unambiguous - clear






9. Compose - constitute - encompass






10. Inspect - pore over






11. Glorify - applaud - acclaim - hail






12. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful






13. Pained expression - facial contortion






14. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable






15. Sooth - reassure - cheer up






16. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






17. Unruly - obstinate - contrary - ornery






18. Lurk - slink - prowl






19. Antiquated - hackneyed






20. Bounded - measurable






21. Incriminate - entangle






22. Restate - rehash - recapitulate






23. Separate - drive apart - estrange






24. Elegant






25. Benign - well meaning






26. Negligent - lax - slack - careless






27. Annoy - pester - bedevil - beleauger






28. Decrease - passing away






29. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






30. Sloppy - disheveled - disordered - rough






31. Widespread - unrestrained - extravagant - prevalent






32. Taskmaster - slave driver






33. Transmit - bestow - hand down






34. Modify - improve - correct






35. Unbeatable - invincible - unyielding






36. Gallant - civil - valiant - knightly






37. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric






38. Enmity - rancor - antipathy






39. Anarchy - turmoil - pandemonium






40. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject






41. Carefully - prudently - gingerly






42. Blustery - tempestuous - implacable






43. Gawk - ogle






44. Rectify - correct - mitigate






45. Penalizing - retaliatory






46. Clamorous - uproarious - blustering






47. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle






48. Dexterous - adroit - proficient - clever - masterful






49. Insipid - halfhearted - wishy washy






50. Swing - shake