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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. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle






2. Taskmaster - slave driver






3. Costume - semblance - pretense






4. Preplanned - rehearsed - calculated - prearranged






5. Inspect - pore over






6. Disincline - loath






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






8. Carefully - prudently - gingerly






9. Outmoded - antiquated - passe - old hat






10. Respect - admire - honor - revere






11. Meddlesome - prying - impertinent - obtrusive






12. Elegant






13. Decrease - passing away






14. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






15. Lurk - slink - prowl






16. Fastidious - painstaking - fussy






17. Restate - rehash - recapitulate






18. Impregnable - impervious - immune






19. Incriminate - entangle






20. Pressure - bully - intimidate - constrain






21. Persuasive - compelling






22. Rashness - boldness - recklessness - foolhardiness - effrontery






23. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject






24. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric






25. Assertive - truculent - pugnacious






26. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution






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






28. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery






29. Excusable - forgivable






30. Wanting - devoid - impoverished - penniless






31. Sooth - reassure - cheer up






32. Detest - despise - abominate






33. Applaud - entrust






34. Discover - determine - establish






35. Impenetrable - resistant - proof against






36. Remove - cancel - expunge






37. Mournful - dismal






38. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful






39. Modify - improve - correct






40. Sharp - spicy - piquant - caustic - racy






41. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant






42. Guide - tradition - model






43. Lumber - trudge






44. Penalizing - retaliatory






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






46. Meet - unite - intersect - merge






47. Continue - preserve - prolong indefinitely






48. Fearful - fainthearted - pusillanimous






49. Unruly - obstinate - contrary - ornery






50. All-devouring - voracious