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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.
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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. sedulous - assiduous






2. perspicacity - acumen - bigotry






3. superlative - virtuoso - transcendent






4. vacillating






5. pivotal






6. grandiloquent - highfalutin - turgid - fustian






7. discretionary - despotic - autocratic






8. sadistic - grisly - ghastly - heinous






9. acquiesce






10. latent - torpid - quiescent






11. plausibility






12. misanthropic - sardonic - acerbic






13. ignoble - debasing - sheer






14. abrasion - enervation - diminution






15. morose - downcast






16. keen - fervent - gung ho - fervid






17. rebuke - chastise - upbraid






18. uncouth - crass - lout






19. hardnosed






20. rigorous - potent - draconian






21. efface - excise






22. harmonious






23. abstemious - ascetic - somber






24. impromptu






25. vex - harry






26. treatise - sermon - colloquy






27. substantiate






28. braggadocio






29. content






30. awry - askance - derisively






31. pundit - savant - maven - cognoscenti






32. truncate






33. insipid






34. frantic - perturbed - overwrought






35. homogenize - acculturate






36. apropos - germane






37. humbug - mountebank






38. surreptitious - furtive






39. haven






40. rout - trounce - drub - thwart - abash






41. vignette - raconteur






42. barren - dour - dreary - drab






43. exhort - admonish






44. diviner - soothsayer - prognosticate - presage






45. wheedle - inveigle






46. milieu






47. amalgamation






48. dupe - cozen






49. decrepit - rickety - ramshackle - sleazy






50. pious - reverent