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Synonyms Test - 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. expiate - penance






2. truncate






3. scofflaw - negligent - derelict






4. impart






5. amalgamation






6. chic - spruce






7. collude - quisling






8. inveterate - perennial






9. incongruity






10. rigorous - potent - draconian






11. jocund - jovial - blase






12. vignette - raconteur






13. succinct - terse - laconic - pithy






14. vex - abash






15. wheedle - inveigle






16. malediction - execration - imprecation






17. deviant - atypical - incongruous






18. botch - bollix up - klutz






19. pivotal






20. peccant - delinquent






21. deft






22. collar - fathom






23. bowdlerizer - comstockery






24. canon - gauge






25. stymie - quizzical






26. perspicacity - acumen - bigotry






27. exhort - admonish






28. misanthropic - sardonic - acerbic






29. heretic - maverick - digress






30. marshal - gussy up - accouter






31. elucidate - glib






32. diviner - soothsayer - prognosticate - presage






33. perfunctory - slapdash






34. mainstay - bolster






35. efface - excise






36. astound - stupefy






37. supple - lithe - spry






38. remission (of punishment)






39. brazen - gauche - impertinent






40. deduce






41. impromptu






42. sedulous - assiduous






43. bane - scourge






44. stunt






45. obstreperous - clamorous - turbulent






46. insipid






47. apropos - germane






48. estrange






49. genial - amiable






50. rout - trounce - drub - thwart - abash