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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. Clamorous - uproarious - blustering






2. Widespread - unrestrained - extravagant - prevalent






3. Composed - unruffled - indifferent - blase






4. Enlarge - supplement - amplify






5. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






6. All-devouring - voracious






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






8. Clue - indication - inkling






9. Harmonious - in agreement - like-minded






10. Sharp - spicy - piquant - caustic - racy






11. Carefully - prudently - gingerly






12. Surviving - in existence






13. Bounded - measurable






14. Sooth - reassure - cheer up






15. Retaliation - revenge - redistribution






16. Clever - deft - dexterous - slick






17. Remove - cancel - expunge






18. Station - organize






19. Varied - manifold - heterogenous






20. Naive - artless - guileless - candid






21. Apex - acme - summit - apogee






22. Taskmaster - slave driver






23. Agree - concur - consent - accede






24. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






25. Swing - shake






26. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful






27. Disincline - loath






28. Excusable - forgivable






29. Penalizing - retaliatory






30. Smother - stifle - neutralize - negate






31. Attached - related - joined






32. Sloppy - disheveled - disordered - rough






33. Meddlesome - prying - impertinent - obtrusive






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






35. Bereaved






36. Effortless - assured - poised - specious






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






38. Devote - dedicate - sanctify






39. Commence - launch - begin - board






40. Rashness - boldness - recklessness - foolhardiness - effrontery






41. Restate - rehash - recapitulate






42. Unproductive - inert - dormant






43. Snobbish - patronizing - overbearing






44. Insipid - halfhearted - wishy washy






45. Frugal - niggardly - penny-pinching - cheap






46. Delete - efface - annihilate






47. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






48. Risk - hazard - peril






49. Detest - despise - abominate






50. Rectify - correct - mitigate