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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. Naive - artless - guileless - candid






2. Distinct - forthright - unambiguous - clear






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






4. Unerring - certain - free from error






5. Transmit - bestow - hand down






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






7. Harmonious - in agreement - like-minded






8. Dexterous - adroit - proficient - clever - masterful






9. All-devouring - voracious






10. Penalizing - retaliatory






11. Carefully - prudently - gingerly






12. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






13. Ruse - stratagem - contrivance






14. Detest - despise - abominate






15. Achievement - fulfillment






16. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






17. Exact - precisely






18. Effortless - assured - poised - specious






19. Gallant - civil - valiant - knightly






20. Consent - concur - comply - assent






21. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious






22. Lumber - trudge






23. Composed - unruffled - indifferent - blase






24. Fearful - fainthearted - pusillanimous






25. Stimulate - excite gladden






26. Guide - tradition - model






27. Smother - stifle - neutralize - negate






28. Gawk - ogle






29. Excusable - forgivable






30. Agree - concur - consent - accede






31. Negligent - lax - slack - careless






32. Station - organize






33. Impregnable - impervious - immune






34. Contaminate - pollute - sully






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






36. Remove - cancel - expunge






37. Antagonist - rival - foe






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






39. Infirm - broken-down - rickety - dilapidated






40. Impenetrable - resistant - proof against






41. Persuasive - compelling






42. Sincere - real - genuine - heartfelt






43. Meddlesome - prying - impertinent - obtrusive






44. Sooth - reassure - cheer up






45. Snobbish - patronizing - overbearing






46. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful






47. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric






48. Disagreement - divergence - inconsistency






49. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution






50. Universal cure - easy solution