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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. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






2. Unproductive - inert - dormant






3. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






4. Sincere - real - genuine - heartfelt






5. Attached - related - joined






6. Harmonious - in agreement - like-minded






7. Anarchy - turmoil - pandemonium






8. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






9. Workable - practicable - viable






10. Bulky - massive - copious - plentiful






11. Sharp - spicy - piquant - caustic - racy






12. Versatile - facile






13. Inspect - pore over






14. Dexterous - adroit - proficient - clever - masterful






15. Transmit - bestow - hand down






16. Enmity - rancor - antipathy






17. Carefully - prudently - gingerly






18. Paragon - exemplar






19. Preplanned - rehearsed - calculated - prearranged






20. Benign - well meaning






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






22. Visit - stop over - brief stay






23. Restate - rehash - recapitulate






24. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






25. Snobbish - patronizing - overbearing






26. Disagreement - divergence - inconsistency






27. Applaud - entrust






28. Universal cure - easy solution






29. Confusion - dilemma - predicament






30. Impregnable - impervious - immune






31. Clever - deft - dexterous - slick






32. Rashness - boldness - recklessness - foolhardiness - effrontery






33. Apex - acme - summit - apogee






34. Commence - launch - begin - board






35. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle






36. Mournful - dismal






37. Negligent - lax - slack - careless






38. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant






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 Shy - timid - bashful - unassertive - withdrawn - modest






40. Fastidious - painstaking - fussy






41. Costume - semblance - pretense






42. Unbeatable - invincible - unyielding






43. Agree - concur - consent - accede






44. Varied - manifold - heterogenous






45. Incriminate - entangle






46. Impassive - phlegmatic






47. Delete - efface - annihilate






48. Contaminate - pollute - sully






49. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious






50. Subdue - crush - stifle - squelch - quash - silence