Test your basic knowledge |

Hard Synonyms 2

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • 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. Pressure - bully - intimidate - constrain






2. Commiseration - solace - sympathy






3. Naive - artless - guileless - candid






4. Assertive - truculent - pugnacious






5. Delete - efface - annihilate






6. Incriminate - entangle






7. Benign - well meaning






8. Insipid - halfhearted - wishy washy






9. Modify - improve - correct






10. Revert - degenerate - decline






11. Remove - cancel - expunge






12. Exact - precisely






13. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness






14. Effortless - assured - poised - specious






15. Dishonest - bribable - corruptible - mercenary






16. Rashness - boldness - recklessness - foolhardiness - effrontery






17. Uproot - eradicate - wipe out - excise






18. Disagreement - divergence - inconsistency






19. Harmonious - in agreement - like-minded






20. Preplanned - rehearsed - calculated - prearranged






21. Clever - deft - dexterous - slick






22. Painstaking - meticulous - conscientious






23. Consent - concur - comply - assent






24. Stimulate - excite gladden






25. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery






26. Detest - despise - abominate






27. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer






28. Quick - superficial - perfunctory






29. Antiquated - hackneyed






30. Gawk - ogle






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






32. Sloppy - disheveled - disordered - rough






33. Contaminate - pollute - sully






34. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject






35. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful






36. Glorify - applaud - acclaim - hail






37. Pained expression - facial contortion






38. To relish - savor - back in - carouse






39. Outmoded - antiquated - passe - old hat






40. Supple - adaptable - resilient






41. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant






42. Visit - stop over - brief stay






43. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle






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






45. Costume - semblance - pretense






46. Unproductive - inert - dormant






47. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






48. Bounded - measurable






49. Rich - lavish - plentiful - abundant






50. Achievement - fulfillment