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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. Impulse - incentive - spur






2. Perceive - detect - distinguish






3. Costume - semblance - pretense






4. Spiteful - venomous - noxious - baneful - hateful






5. Trivial - inconsequential - insignificant






6. Clever - deft - dexterous - slick






7. Pained expression - facial contortion






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






9. Blustery - tempestuous - implacable






10. Antiquated - hackneyed






11. Apex - acme - summit - apogee






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






13. Guide - tradition - model






14. Pliable - flexible - limber - pliant






15. Achievement - fulfillment






16. Impregnable - impervious - immune






17. Stimulate - excite gladden






18. Taskmaster - slave driver






19. Workable - practicable - viable






20. Separate - drive apart - estrange






21. Visit - stop over - brief stay






22. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






23. Elegant






24. Restate - rehash - recapitulate






25. Transmit - bestow - hand down






26. Impenetrable - resistant - proof against






27. Rectify - correct - mitigate






28. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle






29. Inspect - pore over






30. Decrease - passing away






31. Preclude - forestall - ward off






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






33. Smother - stifle - neutralize - negate






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






35. Risk - hazard - peril






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






37. Universal cure - easy solution






38. Respect - admire - honor - revere






39. Remove - cancel - expunge






40. Meet - unite - intersect - merge






41. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness






42. Sardonic - wry - incongruous - satiric






43. Attached - related - joined






44. Objectionable - blameworthy - culpable - odious






45. Supple - adaptable - resilient






46. Excusable - forgivable






47. Widespread - unrestrained - extravagant - prevalent






48. Unerring - certain - free from error






49. Bounded - measurable






50. Frugal - niggardly - penny-pinching - cheap






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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