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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. hardnosed






2. bane - scourge






3. mordant - acidulous - acrimony - mordancy






4. misanthropic - sardonic - acerbic






5. humbug - mountebank






6. incongruity






7. espouse - proponent - backer






8. deviant - atypical - incongruous






9. haven






10. treatise - sermon - colloquy






11. turmoil






12. apropos - germane






13. remission (of punishment)






14. pose - mannerism






15. opulent






16. perspicacious - wily - acumen - sagacious






17. botch - bollix up - klutz






18. ignoble - debasing - sheer






19. succinct - terse - laconic - pithy






20. bellicose - pugnacious






21. expiate - penance






22. pivotal






23. obstreperous - clamorous - turbulent






24. outlandish - queer - eccentric






25. peccant - delinquent






26. calamitous - somber






27. caviling - niggling - picayune






28. showdown






29. substantiate






30. ostracize






31. frantic - perturbed - overwrought






32. docket






33. malediction - execration - imprecation






34. exonerate - exculpate






35. egg on






36. efface - excise






37. kink - repudiate - abjure






38. bona fide - indubitable






39. derogate - depreciate






40. impromptu






41. etch - depict






42. dragoon - browbeat






43. amenable - tractable






44. erratic - spasmodic






45. bereft - barren






46. laggard - dawdling - lethargic - shilly-shallying






47. mainstay - bolster






48. prim - coy - self-effacing - staid






49. vigilant - chary






50. harmonious