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Hard Synonyms 2
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1. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness
clemency
malevolent
impetus
tentative
2. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant
clemency
voluminous
supple (adj)
Invulnerable
3. Apex - acme - summit - apogee
pinnacle (n)
retrogress
belligerent
extirpate (v)
4. Discover - determine - establish
Ascertain
gibe
somber
Converge
5. Consent - concur - comply - assent
meticulous
stately (adj)
discern
accede (v)
6. Eerie - inexplicable
pliable
Uncanny
consecrate
apathy
7. Clue - indication - inkling
intimation
reprisal
embark
deft (adj)
8. Insipid - halfhearted - wishy washy
inclement
tepid
deft (adj)
grimace
9. Indifference - disinterest - detachment
grimace
apathy
plod
solace (n/v)
10. Recline - sleep - (n) tranquility - respite - calmness
commodious
gibe
Cogent
repose
11. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine
Skulk
chaos
voluminous
dour
12. Negligent - lax - slack - careless
apathy
unkempt
commodious
remiss
13. Fastidious - painstaking - fussy
pinnacle (n)
recalcitrant
fallow
meticulous
14. Annoy - pester - bedevil - beleauger
tentative
obviate
harass
belligerent
15. Taskmaster - slave driver
verbatim
martinet
ambidextrous
precedent
16. Devote - dedicate - sanctify
precedent
consecrate
assent
supple (adj)
17. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution
reprisal
Uncanny
adulterate
stultify
18. Antiquated - hackneyed
exhilarate
benevolent
musty (adj)
somber
19. Inspect - pore over
cursory
commodious
coerce
scrutinize
20. Decline - relinquish - forgo
Ascertain
waive
redress
impetus
21. Rashness - boldness - recklessness - foolhardiness - effrontery
temerity
Cogent
remiss
Finite
22. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable
inopportune (adj)
benefactor
fortitude
alienate
23. Achievement - fulfillment
stultify
Attainment
clemency
ironic (adj)
24. Quick - superficial - perfunctory
venal (adj)
cursory
Attainment
assent
25. Clamorous - uproarious - blustering
revel
vociferous
Expunge
Uncanny
26. Penalizing - retaliatory
punitive
quintessence
feasible
discern
27. Patron - humanitarian - one who does good to others
turbulent
benefactor
amicable
altruistic
28. Bereaved
extant
condolence
venal (adj)
bereft
29. Disincline - loath
Converge
averse
perpetuate
Nonchalant
30. Guide - tradition - model
sojourn
precedent
Venial
martinet
31. Provisional - inconclusive
abhor
brandish (v)
Venial
tentative
32. Objectionable - blameworthy - culpable - odious
destitute (adj)
consecrate
abhor
reprehensible
33. Exact - precisely
abhor
verbatim
infallible
guise
34. Mournful - dismal
intimation
somber
Cogent
quandary
35. Elegant
Omniscient
infallible
warily
urbane
36. Rectify - correct - mitigate
discrepancy
redress
pinnacle (n)
impervious
37. Outmoded - antiquated - passe - old hat
obsolete
embark
Scrupulous
altruistic
38. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle
musty (adj)
augment
repose
fortitude
39. Surviving - in existence
exhilarate
accede (v)
Converge
extant
40. Dishonest - bribable - corruptible - mercenary
dour
suppress (v)
rampant (adj)
venal (adj)
41. Supple - adaptable - resilient
venal (adj)
condolence
pliable
chivalrous
42. Meet - unite - intersect - merge
duplicity
Converge
coerce
corrosive
43. To relish - savor - back in - carouse
coerce
martinet
animosity
revel
44. Carefully - prudently - gingerly
explicit (adj)
warily
tentative
intimation
45. Bulky - massive - copious - plentiful
remiss
voluminous
Venial
negligible
46. Dexterous - adroit - proficient - clever - masterful
deploy
alienate
ambidextrous
deft (adj)
47. Attached - related - joined
Affiliated
commend
punitive
squalid
48. Disagreement - divergence - inconsistency
verbatim
Converge
chaos
discrepancy
49. Mediate - contemplate - daydream
chivalrous
harass
muse
reprisal
50. Preplanned - rehearsed - calculated - prearranged
squalid
premeditated (adj)
extant
Bequeath