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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. meandering - oblique - periphrastic






2. harmonious






3. keen - fervent - gung ho - fervid






4. skirt






5. chic - spruce






6. magnify






7. etch - depict






8. vex - harry






9. astound - stupefy






10. frantic - perturbed - overwrought






11. brazen - gauche - impertinent






12. botch - bollix up - klutz






13. adjudicate






14. loathe - abominate






15. pious - reverent






16. incongruity






17. trite - prosaic - vapid - jejune - cliche






18. exonerate - exculpate






19. prim - coy - self-effacing - staid






20. milieu






21. kink - repudiate - abjure






22. dragoon - browbeat






23. derogate - depreciate






24. canon - gauge






25. deviant - atypical - incongruous






26. collude - quisling






27. espouse - proponent - backer






28. heretic - maverick - digress






29. erratic - spasmodic






30. divest oneself of






31. treatise - sermon - colloquy






32. sedulous - assiduous






33. insipid






34. supple - lithe - spry






35. stymie - quizzical






36. lavish - ample






37. chicanery






38. vignette - raconteur






39. showdown






40. rebuke - chastise - upbraid






41. ignoble - debasing - sheer






42. rigorous - potent - draconian






43. climax






44. peccant - delinquent






45. bereft - barren






46. speculative






47. remission (of punishment)






48. mainstay - bolster






49. pivotal






50. marshal - gussy up - accouter