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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. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer






2. Smother - stifle - neutralize - negate






3. Elegant






4. Varied - manifold - heterogenous






5. Impassive - phlegmatic






6. Paragon - exemplar






7. Taskmaster - slave driver






8. Commiseration - solace - sympathy






9. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant






10. Sincere - real - genuine - heartfelt






11. Turncoat - defector - heretic






12. Transmit - bestow - hand down






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






14. Impulse - incentive - spur






15. Perceive - detect - distinguish






16. Consent - concur - comply - assent






17. Exact - precisely






18. Uproot - eradicate - wipe out - excise






19. Respect - admire - honor - revere






20. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject






21. Attached - related - joined






22. Fastidious - painstaking - fussy






23. Decrease - passing away






24. Comfortable - ample - capacious






25. Station - organize






26. Wanting - devoid - impoverished - penniless






27. Gawk - ogle






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






29. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






30. Carefully - prudently - gingerly






31. Annoy - pester - bedevil - beleauger






32. Antiquated - hackneyed






33. Shy - timid - bashful - unassertive - withdrawn - modest






34. Frugal - niggardly - penny-pinching - cheap






35. Universal cure - easy solution






36. Painstaking - meticulous - conscientious






37. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery






38. Rich - lavish - plentiful - abundant






39. Disincline - loath






40. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle






41. Separate - drive apart - estrange






42. Glorify - applaud - acclaim - hail






43. Versatile - facile






44. Assertive - truculent - pugnacious






45. Distinct - forthright - unambiguous - clear






46. Disagreement - divergence - inconsistency






47. Persuasive - compelling






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






49. Wise - all-knowing






50. Congenial - neighborly - cordial