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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. curt - terse






2. ignoble - debasing - sheer






3. truncate






4. sedulous - assiduous






5. insipid






6. awry - askance - derisively






7. dupe - cozen






8. abrasion - enervation - diminution






9. bona fide - indubitable






10. surmise - speculate






11. frantic - perturbed - overwrought






12. perspicacity - acumen - bigotry






13. plausibility






14. chicanery






15. meandering - oblique - periphrastic






16. collar - fathom






17. exonerate - exculpate






18. asseverate - aver






19. prim - coy - self-effacing - staid






20. hardnosed






21. acquiesce






22. homogenize - acculturate






23. outlandish - queer - eccentric






24. impromptu






25. lavish - ample






26. perfunctory - slapdash






27. estrange






28. marshal - gussy up - accouter






29. chubby - rotund






30. showdown






31. harmonious






32. erratic - spasmodic






33. squabble






34. docket






35. keen - fervent - gung ho - fervid






36. deviant - atypical - incongruous






37. niggardliness - rapacious - stingy






38. trite - prosaic - vapid - jejune - cliche






39. rigorous - potent - draconian






40. bane - scourge






41. wheedle - inveigle






42. defer






43. kink - repudiate - abjure






44. expiate - penance






45. elucidate - glib






46. divest oneself of






47. apropos - germane






48. scofflaw - negligent - derelict






49. auspicious - salutary - salubrious






50. milieu