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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. Unruly - obstinate - contrary - ornery






2. Antagonist - rival - foe






3. Negligent - lax - slack - careless






4. Unbeatable - invincible - unyielding






5. Clamorous - uproarious - blustering






6. Annoy - pester - bedevil - beleauger






7. Modify - improve - correct






8. Painstaking - meticulous - conscientious






9. Preclude - forestall - ward off






10. Respect - admire - honor - revere






11. Naive - artless - guileless - candid






12. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable






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






14. Break up - dispel






15. Mediate - contemplate - daydream






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






17. Unproductive - inert - dormant






18. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant






19. Objectionable - blameworthy - culpable - odious






20. Ruse - stratagem - contrivance






21. Outmoded - antiquated - passe - old hat






22. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






23. Visit - stop over - brief stay






24. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






25. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution






26. Distinct - forthright - unambiguous - clear






27. Unerring - certain - free from error






28. Commence - launch - begin - board






29. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful






30. Elegant






31. Anarchy - turmoil - pandemonium






32. Costume - semblance - pretense






33. Impulse - incentive - spur






34. Sooth - reassure - cheer up






35. Fearful - fainthearted - pusillanimous






36. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






37. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful






38. Mournful - dismal






39. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric






40. Bereaved






41. Detest - despise - abominate






42. Perceive - detect - distinguish






43. Carefully - prudently - gingerly






44. Tumultuous - unruly - agitated






45. Bulky - massive - copious - plentiful






46. Malicious - wicked - sinister - malignant






47. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






48. Effortless - assured - poised - specious






49. Quick - superficial - perfunctory






50. Decline - relinquish - forgo