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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. etch - depict






2. defer






3. dupe - cozen






4. vacillating






5. insipid






6. harmonious






7. libel - aspersion






8. vex - harry






9. egg on






10. treatise - sermon - colloquy






11. brazen - gauche - impertinent






12. misanthropic - sardonic - acerbic






13. efface - excise






14. derogate - depreciate






15. acquiesce






16. curt - terse






17. turmoil






18. divest oneself of






19. wheedle - inveigle






20. caviling - niggling - picayune






21. genial - amiable






22. espouse - proponent - backer






23. bereft - barren






24. apropos - germane






25. unanimity - concord






26. vex - abash






27. countenance - tolerate






28. pundit - savant - maven - cognoscenti






29. marshal - gussy up - accouter






30. surreptitious - furtive






31. antagonistic - inimical






32. vigilant - chary






33. braggadocio






34. habituate






35. ignoble - debasing - sheer






36. pose - mannerism






37. supple - lithe - spry






38. bona fide - indubitable






39. hardnosed






40. deduce






41. incongruity






42. collar - fathom






43. obstreperous - clamorous - turbulent






44. bellicose - pugnacious






45. ostracize






46. sedulous - assiduous






47. stunt






48. impromptu






49. latent - torpid - quiescent






50. dragoon - browbeat