One of the things I like most about language is how a word or phrase can mean more than just one thing. Those that enjoy playing with language or writing it can play with words in all kinds of manner. Do you know more than one use per word? I'm sure you do. How about showing us for these 20 words? Can you identify the correct synonym.
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Choose the best synonym for: 'Appall'
Sadden
Send
Return
Shock
2 of 20
Choose the best synonym for: 'Wary'
Watchful
Stolid
Drained
Sleepy
3 of 20
Choose the best synonym for: 'Educe'
Strike
Elicit
Pretend
Teach
4 of 20
Choose the best synonym for: 'Inscrutable'
Shallow
Cryptic
Angry
Tough
5 of 20
Choose the best synonym for: 'Abide'
Descend
Present
Tolerate
Leave
6 of 20
Choose the best synonym for: 'Reel'
Swirl
Slug
Take
Stagger
7 of 20
Choose the best synonym for: 'Covetous'
Envious
Strange
Needy
Humble
8 of 20
Choose the best synonym for: 'Temerity'
Audacity
Largeness
Lethargy
Coyness
9 of 20
Choose the best synonym for: 'Dupe'
Dose
Deceive
Swallow
Suffocate
10 of 20
Choose the best synonym for: 'Garrulous'
Gungry
Greedy
Brooding
Loquacious
11 of 20
Choose the best synonym for: 'Cavort'
Cave
Pay
Associate
Jig
12 of 20
Choose the best synonym for: 'Rake'
Bath
Move
Comb
Liquid
13 of 20
Choose the best synonym for: 'Phantom'
Apparition
Theater
Fake
Play
14 of 20
Choose the best synonym for: 'Placid'
Unruffled
Young
Noisy
Public
15 of 20
Choose the best synonym for: 'Loot'
Steal
See
Give
Park
16 of 20
Choose the best synonym for: 'Dire'
Careless
Urgent
Sinister
Able
17 of 20
Choose the best synonym for: 'Negligible'
Trivial
Old
Significant
Undressed
18 of 20
Choose the best synonym for: 'Upright'
Stiff
bumpy
chubby
Ethical
19 of 20
Choose the best synonym for: 'Reverie'
Daydream
Treaty
Celebration
Negotiation
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Choose the best synonym for: 'Weary'
Careful
Tiny
Suspicious
Tired
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You definitely have a decent vocabulary and enough understanding of the meaning of these words to find the proper... READ MOREYou definitely have a decent vocabulary and enough understanding of the meaning of these words to find the proper synonyms. That said, you didn't discover all of them, so there is still room for you to try again and get an even better score! Alternatively, click on 'show mistakes' to see where you went wrong.
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