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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. brazen - gauche - impertinent






2. impromptu






3. mordant - acidulous - acrimony - mordancy






4. turmoil






5. meandering - oblique - periphrastic






6. mainstay - bolster






7. libel - aspersion






8. pundit - savant - maven - cognoscenti






9. hardnosed






10. astound - stupefy






11. awry - askance - derisively






12. stunt






13. perspicacity - acumen - bigotry






14. exhort - admonish






15. egg on






16. chic - spruce






17. inveterate - perennial






18. latent - torpid - quiescent






19. plausibility






20. ostracize






21. substantiate






22. etch - depict






23. morose - downcast






24. defer






25. antagonistic - inimical






26. rout - trounce - drub - thwart - abash






27. magnify






28. haven






29. vacillating






30. erratic - spasmodic






31. vignette - raconteur






32. supple - lithe - spry






33. expiate - penance






34. diviner - soothsayer - prognosticate - presage






35. content






36. perfunctory - slapdash






37. malediction - execration - imprecation






38. sedulous - assiduous






39. uncouth - crass - lout






40. stymie - quizzical






41. estrange






42. genial - amiable






43. bowdlerizer - comstockery






44. elucidate - glib






45. laggard - dawdling - lethargic - shilly-shallying






46. misanthropic - sardonic - acerbic






47. skirt






48. pose - mannerism






49. bane - scourge






50. speculative