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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. Indifference - disinterest - detachment






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






3. Quick - superficial - perfunctory






4. Persuasive - compelling






5. Commence - launch - begin - board






6. Fearful - fainthearted - pusillanimous






7. Snobbish - patronizing - overbearing






8. Rashness - boldness - recklessness - foolhardiness - effrontery






9. Bounded - measurable






10. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful






11. Apex - acme - summit - apogee






12. Costume - semblance - pretense






13. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






14. Attached - related - joined






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






16. Decrease - passing away






17. Malicious - wicked - sinister - malignant






18. Mediate - contemplate - daydream






19. Surviving - in existence






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






21. Clever - deft - dexterous - slick






22. Bereaved






23. Incriminate - entangle






24. Delete - efface - annihilate






25. Worried - nervous - fretful - jittery






26. Sharp - spicy - piquant - caustic - racy






27. Provisional - inconclusive






28. Impassive - phlegmatic






29. Grand - magnificent - imposing






30. Exact - precisely






31. Confusion - dilemma - predicament






32. Achievement - fulfillment






33. Dishonest - bribable - corruptible - mercenary






34. Fastidious - painstaking - fussy






35. Varied - manifold - heterogenous






36. Elegant






37. Remove - cancel - expunge






38. Assertive - truculent - pugnacious






39. Workable - practicable - viable






40. Meet - unite - intersect - merge






41. Disagreement - divergence - inconsistency






42. Unruly - obstinate - contrary - ornery






43. Excusable - forgivable






44. Disincline - loath






45. Enmity - rancor - antipathy






46. Preclude - forestall - ward off






47. Glorify - applaud - acclaim - hail






48. Wise - all-knowing






49. Devote - dedicate - sanctify






50. Anarchy - turmoil - pandemonium