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Challenging Words

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






2. To polish






3. Clever - deceptive






4. Relaxation - tranquility






5. Temporary; lasting a brief time






6. Passion - excitement - fervor - ardency






7. A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person






8. Ungrateful person - cad - churl






9. Clear and easily understood - limpid - intelligible






10. Intricate and complicated - byzantine - labyrinthine - tangled






11. A ghost of a living person seen just before his or her death - apparition - bogeyman - phantasm






12. Assuage - relieve - to make more bearable - placate






13. Influence or domination over






14. To expand like a woman in labor






15. Express grieve - deplore - bewail






16. Consistent/uniform in composition/ opposite of heterogeneous






17. Courageous; brave; valiant; valorous - audacious - intrepid






18. Not controlled by conscience; unscrupulous






19. Earthbound - commonplace - down-to-earth - tellurian - quotidian






20. To disavow/reject validity of/deny/disown






21. To injure or destroy the surface or appearance of; to damage the value - influence - or effect of; to face down - outshine






22. Cooperation - mutual helpfulness - interdependence






23. Growth process from conception to birth - pregnancy - gravidity






24. Having bad connotation - disparaging - belittling - insulting






25. A woman making a debut in high society/lady






26. Coalesce - fuse






27. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous






28. To perceive or recognize






29. Rude and bad-tempered - grumpy






30. To overwhelm - to cover with water - to deluge - submerge..etc






31. Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical






32. Book - usually large and academic






33. Ornament against evil/talisman/fetish






34. Nonsensical talk - specialized language - argot - cant - slang






35. Extremely generous or extravagant - exuberant - opulent - prodigal - profuse - bombastic






36. A puzzle - a mystery - conundrum - perplexity






37. Deceptive scheme; clever trick






38. A compact or close knit body of people or animals or things - legion






39. Fresh and clean; uncorrupted ex - A ... beach






40. Tending to be thrifty or cheap - prudence - sparing - parsimony






41. Set fire/excite






42. Adamant - stubborn -unruly - obstinate - intransigent






43. Caution/thrift/widom






44. To anger - to provoke - incite - vex - or pester






45. Speech in praise of someone - laud - extol - commend






46. Unsettled - swaying - fluctuate - vacillate - wandering from one place to another - waver






47. Coming into being; in early developmental stages






48. Pertaining to beauty






49. Respected because of age






50. An investigation or inquiry







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