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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. espouse - proponent - backer






2. impromptu






3. climax






4. discretionary - despotic - autocratic






5. perspicacious - wily - acumen - sagacious






6. pivotal






7. marshal - gussy up - accouter






8. habituate






9. libel - aspersion






10. ecumenical






11. humbug - mountebank






12. substantiate






13. keen - fervent - gung ho - fervid






14. canon - gauge






15. eschew - abstemious - ascetic






16. outlandish - queer - eccentric






17. chicanery






18. superlative - virtuoso - transcendent






19. vex - harry






20. unanimity - concord






21. barren - dour - dreary - drab






22. astound - stupefy






23. milieu






24. truncate






25. vacillating






26. incongruity






27. stunt






28. auspicious - salutary - salubrious






29. bellicose - pugnacious






30. insinuate






31. bane - scourge






32. haven






33. opulent






34. erratic - spasmodic






35. trite - prosaic - vapid - jejune - cliche






36. morose - downcast






37. brazen - gauche - impertinent






38. docket






39. derogate - depreciate






40. showdown






41. bereft - barren






42. stymie - quizzical






43. squabble






44. efface - excise






45. coalesce






46. mordant - acidulous - acrimony - mordancy






47. remission (of punishment)






48. impart






49. caviling - niggling - picayune






50. obstreperous - clamorous - turbulent