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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. Sharp - spicy - piquant - caustic - racy






2. Annoy - pester - bedevil - beleauger






3. Sincere - real - genuine - heartfelt






4. All-devouring - voracious






5. Universal cure - easy solution






6. Quick - superficial - perfunctory






7. Insipid - halfhearted - wishy washy






8. Gawk - ogle






9. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness






10. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery






11. Applaud - entrust






12. Meddlesome - prying - impertinent - obtrusive






13. Antiquated - hackneyed






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






15. Contaminate - pollute - sully






16. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant






17. Risk - hazard - peril






18. Clue - indication - inkling






19. Comfortable - ample - capacious






20. Stimulate - excite gladden






21. Rectify - correct - mitigate






22. Eerie - inexplicable






23. Harmonious - in agreement - like-minded






24. Anarchy - turmoil - pandemonium






25. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






26. Visit - stop over - brief stay






27. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful






28. Penalizing - retaliatory






29. Naive - artless - guileless - candid






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






31. Costume - semblance - pretense






32. Transmit - bestow - hand down






33. Wanting - devoid - impoverished - penniless






34. Restate - rehash - recapitulate






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 Shy - timid - bashful - unassertive - withdrawn - modest






36. Respect - admire - honor - revere






37. Turncoat - defector - heretic






38. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution






39. Carefully - prudently - gingerly






40. Confusion - dilemma - predicament






41. Revert - degenerate - decline






42. Swing - shake






43. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






44. Glorify - applaud - acclaim - hail






45. Rashness - boldness - recklessness - foolhardiness - effrontery






46. Pained expression - facial contortion






47. Infirm - broken-down - rickety - dilapidated






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






49. Composed - unruffled - indifferent - blase






50. Unerring - certain - free from error