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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. trite - prosaic - vapid - jejune - cliche






2. magnify






3. surmise - speculate






4. auspicious - salutary - salubrious






5. treatise - sermon - colloquy






6. plausibility






7. braggadocio






8. surreptitious - furtive






9. abrasion - enervation - diminution






10. truncate






11. opulent






12. vex - abash






13. hardnosed






14. remission (of punishment)






15. incongruity






16. prim - coy - self-effacing - staid






17. asseverate - aver






18. stunt






19. astound - stupefy






20. dragoon - browbeat






21. countenance - tolerate






22. acquiesce






23. obstreperous - clamorous - turbulent






24. misanthropic - sardonic - acerbic






25. climax






26. substantiate






27. etch - depict






28. peevish - choleric - ornery - curmudgeon






29. turmoil






30. adjudicate






31. collar - fathom






32. content






33. habituate






34. deduce






35. amenable - tractable






36. collude - quisling






37. wheedle - inveigle






38. canon - gauge






39. milieu






40. meandering - oblique - periphrastic






41. exhort - admonish






42. bona fide - indubitable






43. sedulous - assiduous






44. shelve - table






45. jocund - jovial - blase






46. derogate - depreciate






47. peccant - delinquent






48. calamitous - somber






49. antagonistic - inimical






50. latent - torpid - quiescent