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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. decrepit - rickety - ramshackle - sleazy






2. chicanery






3. stunt






4. pious - reverent






5. mainstay - bolster






6. botch - bollix up - klutz






7. superlative - virtuoso - transcendent






8. wheedle - inveigle






9. squabble






10. succinct - terse - laconic - pithy






11. expiate - penance






12. shelve - table






13. obstreperous - clamorous - turbulent






14. discretionary - despotic - autocratic






15. rout - trounce - drub - thwart - abash






16. vacillating






17. laggard - dawdling - lethargic - shilly-shallying






18. dupe - cozen






19. niggardliness - rapacious - stingy






20. prim - coy - self-effacing - staid






21. hardnosed






22. harmonious






23. countenance - tolerate






24. frantic - perturbed - overwrought






25. derogate - depreciate






26. rebuke - chastise - upbraid






27. surmise - speculate






28. morose - downcast






29. calamitous - somber






30. malediction - execration - imprecation






31. pivotal






32. ostracize






33. abstemious - ascetic - somber






34. opulent






35. vex - harry






36. speculative






37. impromptu






38. perfunctory - slapdash






39. plausibility






40. haven






41. peevish - choleric - ornery - curmudgeon






42. auspicious - salutary - salubrious






43. amenable - tractable






44. estrange






45. outlandish - queer - eccentric






46. substantiate






47. keen - fervent - gung ho - fervid






48. chubby - rotund






49. acquiesce






50. impart