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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. Modify - improve - correct






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 Shy - timid - bashful - unassertive - withdrawn - modest






3. Break up - dispel






4. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful






5. Excusable - forgivable






6. Preplanned - rehearsed - calculated - prearranged






7. Preclude - forestall - ward off






8. Perceive - detect - distinguish






9. Sophisticated - urbane -polished






10. Contaminate - pollute - sully






11. Varied - manifold - heterogenous






12. Eerie - inexplicable






13. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






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






15. Wise - all-knowing






16. Mournful - dismal






17. Snobbish - patronizing - overbearing






18. Delete - efface - annihilate






19. Surviving - in existence






20. Patron - humanitarian - one who does good to others






21. Provisional - inconclusive






22. Lurk - slink - prowl






23. Uproot - eradicate - wipe out - excise






24. Guide - tradition - model






25. Gawk - ogle






26. Unselfish - selfless - concerned with the welfare of others






27. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject






28. Harmonious - in agreement - like-minded






29. Glorify - applaud - acclaim - hail






30. Assertive - truculent - pugnacious






31. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant






32. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






33. Exact - precisely






34. Frugal - niggardly - penny-pinching - cheap






35. Congenial - neighborly - cordial






36. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






37. Impulse - incentive - spur






38. Attached - related - joined






39. Annoy - pester - bedevil - beleauger






40. Wanting - devoid - impoverished - penniless






41. Clue - indication - inkling






42. Sincere - real - genuine - heartfelt






43. Risk - hazard - peril






44. Respect - admire - honor - revere






45. Incriminate - entangle






46. Impassive - phlegmatic






47. Separate - drive apart - estrange






48. Sharp - spicy - piquant - caustic - racy






49. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle






50. Transmit - bestow - hand down