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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. Universal cure - easy solution






2. Bounded - measurable






3. Unproductive - inert - dormant






4. Enmity - rancor - antipathy






5. Clever - deft - dexterous - slick






6. Transmit - bestow - hand down






7. Restate - rehash - recapitulate






8. Supple - adaptable - resilient






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 Shy - timid - bashful - unassertive - withdrawn - modest






10. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer






11. Delete - efface - annihilate






12. Preclude - forestall - ward off






13. Dishonest - bribable - corruptible - mercenary






14. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant






15. Versatile - facile






16. Impassive - phlegmatic






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






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






19. Ruse - stratagem - contrivance






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






21. Bereaved






22. Impulse - incentive - spur






23. Incriminate - entangle






24. Respect - admire - honor - revere






25. Perceive - detect - distinguish






26. Meet - unite - intersect - merge






27. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness






28. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric






29. Smother - stifle - neutralize - negate






30. Composed - unruffled - indifferent - blase






31. Guide - tradition - model






32. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable






33. Risk - hazard - peril






34. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






35. Snobbish - patronizing - overbearing






36. Confusion - dilemma - predicament






37. Antiquated - hackneyed






38. Agree - concur - consent - accede






39. Decrease - passing away






40. Uproot - eradicate - wipe out - excise






41. Clamorous - uproarious - blustering






42. Mediate - contemplate - daydream






43. Widespread - unrestrained - extravagant - prevalent






44. Antagonist - rival - foe






45. Unruly - obstinate - contrary - ornery






46. Surviving - in existence






47. Devote - dedicate - sanctify






48. Insipid - halfhearted - wishy washy






49. Turncoat - defector - heretic






50. Provisional - inconclusive