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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. Costume - semblance - pretense






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






3. Carefully - prudently - gingerly






4. All-devouring - voracious






5. Sharp - spicy - piquant - caustic - racy






6. Visit - stop over - brief stay






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






8. Composed - unruffled - indifferent - blase






9. Malicious - wicked - sinister - malignant






10. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery






11. Assertive - truculent - pugnacious






12. Painstaking - meticulous - conscientious






13. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject






14. Frugal - niggardly - penny-pinching - cheap






15. Wise - all-knowing






16. Risk - hazard - peril






17. Guide - tradition - model






18. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer






19. Penalizing - retaliatory






20. Stimulate - excite gladden






21. Unbeatable - invincible - unyielding






22. Transmit - bestow - hand down






23. Smother - stifle - neutralize - negate






24. Continue - preserve - prolong indefinitely






25. Incriminate - entangle






26. Effortless - assured - poised - specious






27. Indifference - disinterest - detachment






28. Impassive - phlegmatic






29. Naive - artless - guileless - candid






30. Versatile - facile






31. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant






32. Fastidious - painstaking - fussy






33. Unerring - certain - free from error






34. Preplanned - rehearsed - calculated - prearranged






35. Tumultuous - unruly - agitated






36. Anarchy - turmoil - pandemonium






37. Unproductive - inert - dormant






38. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






39. Sophisticated - urbane -polished






40. Fearful - fainthearted - pusillanimous






41. Commence - launch - begin - board






42. Inspect - pore over






43. Enmity - rancor - antipathy






44. Universal cure - easy solution






45. Taskmaster - slave driver






46. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful






47. Rectify - correct - mitigate






48. Infirm - broken-down - rickety - dilapidated






49. Swing - shake






50. Confusion - dilemma - predicament