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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. abrasion - enervation - diminution






2. hardnosed






3. truncate






4. amenable - tractable






5. morose - downcast






6. lavish - ample






7. bane - scourge






8. erratic - spasmodic






9. inveterate - perennial






10. humbug - mountebank






11. asseverate - aver






12. meandering - oblique - periphrastic






13. opulent






14. insinuate






15. vacillating






16. habituate






17. rout - trounce - drub - thwart - abash






18. rigorous - potent - draconian






19. superlative - virtuoso - transcendent






20. pious - reverent






21. shelve - table






22. pivotal






23. vigilant - chary






24. mordant - acidulous - acrimony - mordancy






25. pundit - savant - maven - cognoscenti






26. barren - dour - dreary - drab






27. deduce






28. caviling - niggling - picayune






29. obstreperous - clamorous - turbulent






30. collar - fathom






31. speculative






32. laggard - dawdling - lethargic - shilly-shallying






33. egg on






34. chicanery






35. vex - harry






36. sedulous - assiduous






37. pose - mannerism






38. turmoil






39. milieu






40. libel - aspersion






41. apropos - germane






42. collude - quisling






43. harmonious






44. haven






45. chic - spruce






46. uncouth - crass - lout






47. genial - amiable






48. abstemious - ascetic - somber






49. exonerate - exculpate






50. keen - fervent - gung ho - fervid