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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. Antagonist - rival - foe






2. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






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






4. Inspect - pore over






5. Congenial - neighborly - cordial






6. Discover - determine - establish






7. Detest - despise - abominate






8. Delete - efface - annihilate






9. Outmoded - antiquated - passe - old hat






10. Modify - improve - correct






11. Preclude - forestall - ward off






12. Transmit - bestow - hand down






13. Lumber - trudge






14. Contaminate - pollute - sully






15. Respect - admire - honor - revere






16. Malicious - wicked - sinister - malignant






17. Eerie - inexplicable






18. Station - organize






19. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery






20. Exact - precisely






21. Meet - unite - intersect - merge






22. Rich - lavish - plentiful - abundant






23. Confusion - dilemma - predicament






24. Disincline - loath






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






26. Unerring - certain - free from error






27. Distinct - forthright - unambiguous - clear






28. Wise - all-knowing






29. Benign - well meaning






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






31. Dishonest - bribable - corruptible - mercenary






32. Sophisticated - urbane -polished






33. Frugal - niggardly - penny-pinching - cheap






34. Attached - related - joined






35. Naive - artless - guileless - candid






36. Insipid - halfhearted - wishy washy






37. Unruly - obstinate - contrary - ornery






38. Apex - acme - summit - apogee






39. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant






40. Objectionable - blameworthy - culpable - odious






41. Recline - sleep - (n) tranquility - respite - calmness






42. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric






43. Clamorous - uproarious - blustering






44. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






45. Pained expression - facial contortion






46. All-devouring - voracious






47. Disagreement - divergence - inconsistency






48. Surviving - in existence






49. Impassive - phlegmatic






50. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious