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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. Lumber - trudge






2. Clue - indication - inkling






3. Restate - rehash - recapitulate






4. Contaminate - pollute - sully






5. Ruse - stratagem - contrivance






6. Smother - stifle - neutralize - negate






7. Unproductive - inert - dormant






8. Anarchy - turmoil - pandemonium






9. Unerring - certain - free from error






10. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful






11. Visit - stop over - brief stay






12. Station - organize






13. Break up - dispel






14. Decline - relinquish - forgo






15. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject






16. Rectify - correct - mitigate






17. Respect - admire - honor - revere






18. Perceive - detect - distinguish






19. Guide - tradition - model






20. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution






21. Decrease - passing away






22. Bereaved






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






24. Painstaking - meticulous - conscientious






25. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious






26. Lurk - slink - prowl






27. Mediate - contemplate - daydream






28. Persuasive - compelling






29. Outmoded - antiquated - passe - old hat






30. Separate - drive apart - estrange






31. Unruly - obstinate - contrary - ornery






32. Swing - shake






33. Provisional - inconclusive






34. All-devouring - voracious






35. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






36. Excusable - forgivable






37. Preclude - forestall - ward off






38. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle






39. Stimulate - excite gladden






40. Rashness - boldness - recklessness - foolhardiness - effrontery






41. Quick - superficial - perfunctory






42. Disagreement - divergence - inconsistency






43. Achievement - fulfillment






44. Bulky - massive - copious - plentiful






45. Grand - magnificent - imposing






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






47. Annoy - pester - bedevil - beleauger






48. Preplanned - rehearsed - calculated - prearranged






49. Agree - concur - consent - accede






50. Tumultuous - unruly - agitated