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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. remission (of punishment)






2. abstemious - ascetic - somber






3. meandering - oblique - periphrastic






4. squabble






5. turmoil






6. bowdlerizer - comstockery






7. treatise - sermon - colloquy






8. impromptu






9. stymie - quizzical






10. adjudicate






11. docket






12. vigilant - chary






13. stunt






14. exonerate - exculpate






15. insinuate






16. antagonistic - inimical






17. surreptitious - furtive






18. chic - spruce






19. vacillating






20. peccant - delinquent






21. braggadocio






22. sadistic - grisly - ghastly - heinous






23. deduce






24. eschew - abstemious - ascetic






25. genial - amiable






26. coalesce






27. botch - bollix up - klutz






28. vignette - raconteur






29. asseverate - aver






30. mainstay - bolster






31. climax






32. libel - aspersion






33. superlative - virtuoso - transcendent






34. skirt






35. substantiate






36. brazen - gauche - impertinent






37. outlandish - queer - eccentric






38. latent - torpid - quiescent






39. bellicose - pugnacious






40. obstreperous - clamorous - turbulent






41. marshal - gussy up - accouter






42. insipid






43. showdown






44. estrange






45. canon - gauge






46. derogate - depreciate






47. amalgamation






48. elucidate - glib






49. discretionary - despotic - autocratic






50. loathe - abominate