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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. Outmoded - antiquated - passe - old hat






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






3. Workable - practicable - viable






4. Dexterous - adroit - proficient - clever - masterful






5. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






6. Transmit - bestow - hand down






7. Modify - improve - correct






8. Widespread - unrestrained - extravagant - prevalent






9. Effortless - assured - poised - specious






10. Unproductive - inert - dormant






11. Applaud - entrust






12. Pressure - bully - intimidate - constrain






13. Malicious - wicked - sinister - malignant






14. Harmonious - in agreement - like-minded






15. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious






16. Infirm - broken-down - rickety - dilapidated






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






18. Sloppy - disheveled - disordered - rough






19. Distinct - forthright - unambiguous - clear






20. Delete - efface - annihilate






21. Agree - concur - consent - accede






22. Station - organize






23. Bulky - massive - copious - plentiful






24. Glorify - applaud - acclaim - hail






25. Ruse - stratagem - contrivance






26. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful






27. Sophisticated - urbane -polished






28. Insipid - halfhearted - wishy washy






29. Compose - constitute - encompass






30. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant






31. Gallant - civil - valiant - knightly






32. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






33. Impulse - incentive - spur






34. Paragon - exemplar






35. Penalizing - retaliatory






36. Impenetrable - resistant - proof against






37. Sharp - spicy - piquant - caustic - racy






38. Bereaved






39. Guide - tradition - model






40. Separate - drive apart - estrange






41. Remove - cancel - expunge






42. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






43. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






44. Commiseration - solace - sympathy






45. Unruly - obstinate - contrary - ornery






46. Objectionable - blameworthy - culpable - odious






47. Apex - acme - summit - apogee






48. Fastidious - painstaking - fussy






49. Meet - unite - intersect - merge






50. Negligent - lax - slack - careless