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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. grandiloquent - highfalutin - turgid - fustian






2. vex - abash






3. sadistic - grisly - ghastly - heinous






4. succinct - terse - laconic - pithy






5. wheedle - inveigle






6. defer






7. frantic - perturbed - overwrought






8. stunt






9. bona fide - indubitable






10. antagonistic - inimical






11. supple - lithe - spry






12. abstemious - ascetic - somber






13. deduce






14. sedulous - assiduous






15. diviner - soothsayer - prognosticate - presage






16. discretionary - despotic - autocratic






17. abrasion - enervation - diminution






18. ostracize






19. stymie - quizzical






20. peevish - choleric - ornery - curmudgeon






21. perspicacious - wily - acumen - sagacious






22. botch - bollix up - klutz






23. misanthropic - sardonic - acerbic






24. superlative - virtuoso - transcendent






25. awry - askance - derisively






26. espouse - proponent - backer






27. morose - downcast






28. braggadocio






29. uncouth - crass - lout






30. opulent






31. dragoon - browbeat






32. squabble






33. surreptitious - furtive






34. treatise - sermon - colloquy






35. kink - repudiate - abjure






36. collude - quisling






37. obstreperous - clamorous - turbulent






38. bereft - barren






39. vignette - raconteur






40. barren - dour - dreary - drab






41. erratic - spasmodic






42. chicanery






43. perfunctory - slapdash






44. expiate - penance






45. substantiate






46. impromptu






47. habituate






48. trite - prosaic - vapid - jejune - cliche






49. decrepit - rickety - ramshackle - sleazy






50. egg on