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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.
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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. Pained expression - facial contortion






2. Transmit - bestow - hand down






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






4. Indifference - disinterest - detachment






5. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution






6. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant






7. Mediate - contemplate - daydream






8. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






9. Malicious - wicked - sinister - malignant






10. Negligent - lax - slack - careless






11. Continue - preserve - prolong indefinitely






12. Comfortable - ample - capacious






13. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant






14. Dexterous - adroit - proficient - clever - masterful






15. Discover - determine - establish






16. Bulky - massive - copious - plentiful






17. Wise - all-knowing






18. Revert - degenerate - decline






19. Risk - hazard - peril






20. Unerring - certain - free from error






21. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer






22. Impassive - phlegmatic






23. Eerie - inexplicable






24. Persuasive - compelling






25. Applaud - entrust






26. Break up - dispel






27. Infirm - broken-down - rickety - dilapidated






28. Guide - tradition - model






29. Paragon - exemplar






30. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric






31. Ruse - stratagem - contrivance






32. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






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






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






35. Clamorous - uproarious - blustering






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






37. Gawk - ogle






38. Modify - improve - correct






39. Composed - unruffled - indifferent - blase






40. Visit - stop over - brief stay






41. Impulse - incentive - spur






42. Perceive - detect - distinguish






43. Annoy - pester - bedevil - beleauger






44. To relish - savor - back in - carouse






45. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful






46. Tumultuous - unruly - agitated






47. Contaminate - pollute - sully






48. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious






49. Restate - rehash - recapitulate






50. Widespread - unrestrained - extravagant - prevalent