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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. Exact - precisely






2. Ridicule - mock - deride - jeer






3. Supple - adaptable - resilient






4. Impassive - phlegmatic






5. Fraud - double dealing - chicanery






6. Separate - drive apart - estrange






7. Ruse - stratagem - contrivance






8. Congenial - neighborly - cordial






9. Persuasive - compelling






10. Quick - superficial - perfunctory






11. Carefully - prudently - gingerly






12. Snobbish - patronizing - overbearing






13. Break up - dispel






14. Mournful - dismal






15. Consent - concur - comply - assent






16. Composed - unruffled - indifferent - blase






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






18. Indifference - disinterest - detachment






19. Naive - artless - guileless - candid






20. Mediate - contemplate - daydream






21. Respect - admire - honor - revere






22. Visit - stop over - brief stay






23. Dingy - sordid - foul - vile - abject






24. Rashness - boldness - recklessness - foolhardiness - effrontery






25. Pressure - bully - intimidate - constrain






26. Harsh - bleak - forbidding - saturnine






27. Lumber - trudge






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






29. Resolve - steadfastness - mettle






30. Disagreement - divergence - inconsistency






31. Station - organize






32. Ill-timid - inconvenient - inappropriate - unsuitable






33. Perceive - detect - distinguish






34. Caustic - mordant - acidulous - spiteful






35. Agree - concur - consent - accede






36. Enmity - rancor - antipathy






37. Annoy - pester - bedevil - beleauger






38. Sophisticated - urbane -polished






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






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






41. Leniency - forbearance - gentleness - mercy - mildness






42. Unpropitious - inauspicious -portentous






43. Devote - dedicate - sanctify






44. Revert - degenerate - decline






45. Unproductive - inert - dormant






46. Enlarge - supplement - amplify






47. Impenetrable - resistant - proof against






48. Unbeatable - invincible - unyielding






49. Widespread - unrestrained - extravagant - prevalent






50. Sloppy - disheveled - disordered - rough