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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. deduce






2. elucidate - glib






3. prim - coy - self-effacing - staid






4. estrange






5. stunt






6. substantiate






7. impromptu






8. perfunctory - slapdash






9. truncate






10. incongruity






11. turmoil






12. remission (of punishment)






13. wheedle - inveigle






14. pose - mannerism






15. abstemious - ascetic - somber






16. mainstay - bolster






17. acquiesce






18. sedulous - assiduous






19. hardnosed






20. skirt






21. chubby - rotund






22. abrasion - enervation - diminution






23. bona fide - indubitable






24. misanthropic - sardonic - acerbic






25. superlative - virtuoso - transcendent






26. bane - scourge






27. efface - excise






28. botch - bollix up - klutz






29. rebuke - chastise - upbraid






30. astound - stupefy






31. shelve - table






32. malediction - execration - imprecation






33. ostracize






34. brazen - gauche - impertinent






35. etch - depict






36. pious - reverent






37. genial - amiable






38. perspicacity - acumen - bigotry






39. canon - gauge






40. meandering - oblique - periphrastic






41. derogate - depreciate






42. surmise - speculate






43. showdown






44. sadistic - grisly - ghastly - heinous






45. impart






46. inveterate - perennial






47. rigorous - potent - draconian






48. insipid






49. heretic - maverick - digress






50. asseverate - aver