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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. Enmity - rancor - antipathy






2. Effortless - assured - poised - specious






3. Lurk - slink - prowl






4. Contaminate - pollute - sully






5. Impregnable - impervious - immune






6. Varied - manifold - heterogenous






7. Separate - drive apart - estrange






8. Universal cure - easy solution






9. Respect - admire - honor - revere






10. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






11. Decline - relinquish - forgo






12. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric






13. Risk - hazard - peril






14. Bounded - measurable






15. Benign - well meaning






16. Antiquated - hackneyed






17. Mediate - contemplate - daydream






18. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious






19. Bereaved






20. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle






21. Rectify - correct - mitigate






22. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful






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






24. Disincline - loath






25. All-devouring - voracious






26. Commence - launch - begin - board






27. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






28. Persuasive - compelling






29. Sophisticated - urbane -polished






30. Meddlesome - prying - impertinent - obtrusive






31. Smother - stifle - neutralize - negate






32. Impassive - phlegmatic






33. Elegant






34. Turncoat - defector - heretic






35. Gawk - ogle






36. Pressure - bully - intimidate - constrain






37. Indifference - disinterest - detachment






38. Decrease - passing away






39. Objectionable - blameworthy - culpable - odious






40. Versatile - facile






41. Wanting - devoid - impoverished - penniless






42. Negligent - lax - slack - careless






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






44. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery






45. Surviving - in existence






46. Distinct - forthright - unambiguous - clear






47. Meet - unite - intersect - merge






48. Workable - practicable - viable






49. Preclude - forestall - ward off






50. Devote - dedicate - sanctify