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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. docket






2. pivotal






3. derogate - depreciate






4. sedulous - assiduous






5. wheedle - inveigle






6. sadistic - grisly - ghastly - heinous






7. genial - amiable






8. morose - downcast






9. content






10. chicanery






11. insinuate






12. turmoil






13. impromptu






14. abstemious - ascetic - somber






15. peccant - delinquent






16. peevish - choleric - ornery - curmudgeon






17. outlandish - queer - eccentric






18. eschew - abstemious - ascetic






19. apropos - germane






20. surmise - speculate






21. habituate






22. auspicious - salutary - salubrious






23. barren - dour - dreary - drab






24. frantic - perturbed - overwrought






25. rout - trounce - drub - thwart - abash






26. opulent






27. bowdlerizer - comstockery






28. egg on






29. climax






30. awry - askance - derisively






31. bereft - barren






32. uncouth - crass - lout






33. ostracize






34. caviling - niggling - picayune






35. pose - mannerism






36. unanimity - concord






37. heretic - maverick - digress






38. pious - reverent






39. defer






40. deduce






41. truncate






42. obstreperous - clamorous - turbulent






43. plausibility






44. squabble






45. lavish - ample






46. pundit - savant - maven - cognoscenti






47. exonerate - exculpate






48. vigilant - chary






49. erratic - spasmodic






50. mainstay - bolster