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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. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






2. Provisional - inconclusive






3. Mediate - contemplate - daydream






4. Widespread - unrestrained - extravagant - prevalent






5. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant






6. Disincline - loath






7. Risk - hazard - peril






8. Respect - admire - honor - revere






9. Bulky - massive - copious - plentiful






10. Eerie - inexplicable






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






12. Clue - indication - inkling






13. Modify - improve - correct






14. Malicious - wicked - sinister - malignant






15. Sophisticated - urbane -polished






16. Antagonist - rival - foe






17. Gallant - civil - valiant - knightly






18. Frugal - niggardly - penny-pinching - cheap






19. Outmoded - antiquated - passe - old hat






20. Devote - dedicate - sanctify






21. Enlarge - supplement - amplify






22. Glorify - applaud - acclaim - hail






23. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






24. Fearful - fainthearted - pusillanimous






25. Meet - unite - intersect - merge






26. Versatile - facile






27. Smother - stifle - neutralize - negate






28. Attached - related - joined






29. Gawk - ogle






30. Turncoat - defector - heretic






31. Antiquated - hackneyed






32. Commence - launch - begin - board






33. Bereaved






34. Mock - scorn - disparage - jeer at






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






36. Unerring - certain - free from error






37. Objectionable - blameworthy - culpable - odious






38. Impulse - incentive - spur






39. Varied - manifold - heterogenous






40. Incriminate - entangle






41. Visit - stop over - brief stay






42. Taskmaster - slave driver






43. Unruly - obstinate - contrary - ornery






44. Unbeatable - invincible - unyielding






45. Quick - superficial - perfunctory






46. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful






47. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






48. Rectify - correct - mitigate






49. Pained expression - facial contortion






50. Costume - semblance - pretense