Synonyms tests with answers - 14

1. adipose

a)liquid
b)weighty
c)major
d)sharp
e)fatty

2. duplicity

a)two-pronged spear
b)mimeograph
c)hypocrisy
d)candor
e)two-storey apartment

3. cryptic

a)obscure
b)written
c)copied
d)dead
e)puzzling

4. inane

a)lifeless
b)senseless
c)hopeless
d)faithless
e)crazy

5. culpable

a)free
b)guilty
c)vindicable
d)wholesome
e)vindictive

6. ingenuous

a)sophisticated
b)clever
c)cunning
d)naïve
e)artificial

7. fealty

a)sense of touch
b)loyalty
c)anger
d)anxiety
e)personality

8. homily

a)cereal
b)household
c)suburb
d)sermon
e)pension

9. dormant

a)animated
b)hibernating
c)active
d)vigorous
e)bird-like

10. accolade

a)balcony
b)outer garment
c)drink
d)honor
e)fruit

11. deprecate

a)plead earnestly against
b)denounce
c)belittle
d)devaluate
e)dishonor

12. asperity

a)roughness
b)dream
c)ambition
d)smoothness
e)sarcastic remark

13. altercation

a)adjustment
b)repair
c)quarrel
d)split personality
e)echo

14. incognito

a)unaware
b)exceptional
c)disguised
d)foreign

15. facade

a)embankment
b)cosmetic
c)building front
d)long arcade

16. foretaste

a)bitterness
b)anticipation
c)strength
d)sweetness

17. savanna

a)grassland
b)harbour
c)garment
d)mat

18. fecund

a)fruitful
b)changeable
c)decayed
d)strong

19. impregnable

a)vulnerable
b)full
c)unconquerable
d)stern

20. centrifugal

a)the exact center
b)rapid
c)moving away from the centre
d)consolidated

21. expunge

a)to drain
b)lie
c)distort
d)obliterate

22. copse

a)thicket
b)box
c)stone hut
d)cloud

23. tremulous

a)domineering
b)frantic
c)inadequate
d)trembling

24. encroach

a)to infest
b)spread out
c)weaken
d)trespass

ANSWER

1. e
2. c
3. a
4. b
5. b
6. d
7. b
8. d
9. b
10. d
11. b
12. a
13. c
14. c
15. c
16. b
17. a
18. a
19. c
20. c
21. d
22. a
23. d
24. d