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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. Unbeatable - invincible - unyielding






2. Incriminate - entangle






3. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle






4. Eerie - inexplicable






5. Break up - dispel






6. Tumultuous - unruly - agitated






7. Mournful - dismal






8. Assertive - truculent - pugnacious






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






10. Commiseration - solace - sympathy






11. Clever - deft - dexterous - slick






12. Fastidious - painstaking - fussy






13. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






14. Excusable - forgivable






15. To relish - savor - back in - carouse






16. Cunning - underhanded - perfidious






17. Impregnable - impervious - immune






18. Penalizing - retaliatory






19. Frugal - niggardly - penny-pinching - cheap






20. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful






21. Provisional - inconclusive






22. Preclude - forestall - ward off






23. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant






24. Dishonest - bribable - corruptible - mercenary






25. Smother - stifle - neutralize - negate






26. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






27. Unruly - obstinate - contrary - ornery






28. Outmoded - antiquated - passe - old hat






29. Varied - manifold - heterogenous






30. Recline - sleep - (n) tranquility - respite - calmness






31. Ruse - stratagem - contrivance






32. Unproductive - inert - dormant






33. Apex - acme - summit - apogee






34. Bounded - measurable






35. Clue - indication - inkling






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 Shy - timid - bashful - unassertive - withdrawn - modest






37. Indifference - disinterest - detachment






38. Comfortable - ample - capacious






39. Taskmaster - slave driver






40. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness






41. Bereaved






42. Meet - unite - intersect - merge






43. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful






44. Restate - rehash - recapitulate






45. Gallant - civil - valiant - knightly






46. Conflagration - devastation - annihilation






47. Pressure - bully - intimidate - constrain






48. Exact - precisely






49. Applaud - entrust






50. Sloppy - disheveled - disordered - rough