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Hard Synonyms 2
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1. Fastidious - painstaking - fussy
Converge
adulterate
meticulous
punitive
2. Incriminate - entangle
implicate
squalid
intimation
altruistic
3. All-devouring - voracious
venal (adj)
squalid
omnivorous
diffident
4. Preplanned - rehearsed - calculated - prearranged
apprehensive
premeditated (adj)
ingenuous
tepid
5. Enlarge - supplement - amplify
augment
ironic (adj)
deride
stately (adj)
6. Malicious - wicked - sinister - malignant
ironic (adj)
malevolent
cursory
renegade
7. Composed - unruffled - indifferent - blase
Nonchalant
impervious
waive
musty (adj)
8. Break up - dispel
dearth
tentative
reprisal
Disperse
9. Decline - relinquish - forgo
waive
vociferous
musty (adj)
alienate
10. Sharp - spicy - piquant - caustic - racy
verbatim
suppress (v)
pungent
inclement
11. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric
ironic (adj)
delete
premeditated (adj)
Panacea
12. Rashness - boldness - recklessness - foolhardiness - effrontery
indomitable
unfeigned
assent
temerity
13. Applaud - entrust
altruistic
commend
cursory
diffident
14. Frugal - niggardly - penny-pinching - cheap
extol
parsimonious
inclement
vociferous
15. Dexterous - adroit - proficient - clever - masterful
reprisal
ambidextrous
Supercilious
deft (adj)
16. Elegant
cursory
urbane
repose
venal (adj)
17. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful
intimation
brandish (v)
tentative
virulent
18. Sincere - real - genuine - heartfelt
suppress (v)
deride
unfeigned
craven
19. Rich - lavish - plentiful - abundant
tentative
turbulent
retrogress
opulent
20. Consent - concur - comply - assent
benefactor
unfeigned
deploy
accede (v)
21. Wise - all-knowing
Omniscient
adversary
accede (v)
animosity
22. Tumultuous - unruly - agitated
turbulent
Panacea
Cogent
holocaust
23. Remove - cancel - expunge
ambidextrous
augment
reiterate
delete
24. Snobbish - patronizing - overbearing
Supercilious
ironic (adj)
dour
Venial
25. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject
squalid
Ascertain
compatible
martinet
26. Enmity - rancor - antipathy
dearth
vociferous
animosity
venal (adj)
27. Sloppy - disheveled - disordered - rough
jeopardy
stultify
animosity
unkempt
28. Unproductive - inert - dormant
fallow
retrogress
amicable
gibe
29. Compose - constitute - encompass
pungent
guise
comprise (v)
discern
30. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant
Scrupulous
supple (adj)
multifarious
altruistic
31. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness
clemency
coerce
pliable
somber
32. Supple - adaptable - resilient
pliable
compatible
ambidextrous
delete
33. Guide - tradition - model
Nonchalant
impetus
precedent
sojourn
34. Meddlesome - prying - impertinent - obtrusive
augment
officious (adj)
artifice
Omniscient
35. Anarchy - turmoil - pandemonium
comprise (v)
chaos
gibe
adulterate
36. Clamorous - uproarious - blustering
gibe
extol
vociferous
fallow
37. Rectify - correct - mitigate
bereft
solace (n/v)
destitute (adj)
redress
38. Modify - improve - correct
dearth
amend
suave
truculent
39. Insufficiency - want - paucity - a lack - a famine
scrutinize
adversary
quandary
dearth
40. Achievement - fulfillment
altruistic
suppress (v)
Attainment
decrepit
41. Infirm - broken-down - rickety - dilapidated
decrepit
Bequeath
insidious
turbulent
42. Antiquated - hackneyed
benefactor
extant
Panacea
musty (adj)
43. Discover - determine - establish
dearth
Ascertain
martinet
Venial
44. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous
adversary
brandish (v)
ominous (adj)
malevolent
45. Quick - superficial - perfunctory
voluminous
cursory
tentative
Esteem
46. Swing - shake
compatible
amend
Scrupulous
brandish (v)
47. Lumber - trudge
reprehensible
fallow
plod
Affiliated
48. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution
tepid
reprisal
demise
urbane
49. Harmonious - in agreement - like-minded
coerce
negligible
cursory
compatible
50. Commiseration - solace - sympathy
condolence
comprise (v)
ironic (adj)
fortitude