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Hard Synonyms 2
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english
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Ruse - stratagem - contrivance
deride
remiss
deft (adj)
artifice
2. Separate - drive apart - estrange
alienate
quandary
ingenuous
extant
3. Grand - magnificent - imposing
martinet
stately (adj)
chivalrous
redress
4. Unbeatable - invincible - unyielding
adversary
indomitable
Expunge
averse
5. Bereaved
precedent
infallible
bereft
benevolent
6. To relish - savor - back in - carouse
deride
revel
fortitude
Esteem
7. Uproot - eradicate - wipe out - excise
Disperse
solace (n/v)
tepid
extirpate (v)
8. Distinct - forthright - unambiguous - clear
Expunge
renegade
explicit (adj)
demise
9. Gawk - ogle
gape
exhilarate
Panacea
tentative
10. Harmonious - in agreement - like-minded
compatible
venal (adj)
abhor
omnivorous
11. Meet - unite - intersect - merge
feasible
Converge
delete
inopportune (adj)
12. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable
ingenuous
plod
adroit
inopportune (adj)
13. Composed - unruffled - indifferent - blase
discern
Nonchalant
duplicity
quintessence
14. Gallant - civil - valiant - knightly
urbane
commend
virulent
chivalrous
15. Inspect - pore over
scrutinize
officious (adj)
Cogent
decrepit
16. Incriminate - entangle
chaos
stolid
implicate
Attainment
17. Discover - determine - establish
Ascertain
Invulnerable
averse
redress
18. Eerie - inexplicable
extant
Uncanny
repose
somber
19. Unselfish - selfless - concerned with the welfare of others
cursory
ambidextrous
altruistic
tentative
20. Widespread - unrestrained - extravagant - prevalent
Skulk
rampant (adj)
fallow
guise
21. Anarchy - turmoil - pandemonium
Ascertain
bereft
chaos
warily
22. Sloppy - disheveled - disordered - rough
unkempt
punitive
infallible
bereft
23. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution
quintessence
harass
reprisal
ominous (adj)
24. Revert - degenerate - decline
facile
harass
retrogress
muse
25. Elegant
urbane
warily
repose
embark
26. Outmoded - antiquated - passe - old hat
impetus
obsolete
adulterate
opulent
27. Negligent - lax - slack - careless
remiss
premeditated (adj)
somber
discern
28. Comfortable - ample - capacious
commodious
adulterate
virulent
Esteem
29. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric
musty (adj)
ironic (adj)
dour
cursory
30. Sharp - spicy - piquant - caustic - racy
pungent
ingenuous
craven
apathy
31. Surviving - in existence
brandish (v)
temerity
grimace
extant
32. Unproductive - inert - dormant
apprehensive
fallow
stultify
pliable
33. Shy - timid - bashful - unassertive - withdrawn - modest
quandary
diffident
accede (v)
stately (adj)
34. Transmit - bestow - hand down
suave
plod
bereft
Bequeath
35. Impulse - incentive - spur
negligible
Converge
benefactor
impetus
36. Compose - constitute - encompass
facile
insidious
amicable
comprise (v)
37. Clamorous - uproarious - blustering
vociferous
Converge
Uncanny
Scrupulous
38. Station - organize
deploy
adversary
discrepancy
Skulk
39. Patron - humanitarian - one who does good to others
Skulk
benefactor
gibe
indomitable
40. Naive - artless - guileless - candid
pinnacle (n)
voluminous
Affiliated
ingenuous
41. Clue - indication - inkling
quandary
stolid
intimation
facile
42. Mediate - contemplate - daydream
abhor
brandish (v)
fallow
muse
43. Carefully - prudently - gingerly
ingenuous
warily
reiterate
Venial
44. Recline - sleep - (n) tranquility - respite - calmness
reiterate
clemency
repose
muse
45. Supple - adaptable - resilient
pliable
chivalrous
Converge
omnivorous
46. Agree - concur - consent - accede
assent
malevolent
gape
ambidextrous
47. Quick - superficial - perfunctory
implicate
revel
cursory
Bequeath
48. Swing - shake
guise
deft (adj)
musty (adj)
brandish (v)
49. Wise - all-knowing
Omniscient
benefactor
alienate
chivalrous
50. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious
unkempt
obsolete
insidious
Omniscient