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Challenging Words

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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  • 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. An investigation or inquiry






2. Know or understood by only a few - abstruse - arcane






3. Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar






4. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous






5. Having bad connotation - disparaging - belittling - insulting






6. Dormant - unused - unseeded - idle






7. Unclear or doubtful in meaning






8. To judge a dispute - adjudge - adjudicate - intervene - referee - rule






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






10. Peripheral - irrelevant - digressive - extraneous diverting - inconsequential






11. Not apparent/dormant/quiescent/inert like hidden energy






12. Abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will.. opposite of euphemism possibly






13. A puzzle - a mystery - conundrum - perplexity






14. Set fire/excite






15. Something bringing change to something else indirectly - impetus - goad - stimulant






16. To please someone so as to gain an advantage. Ex - ... themselves with the leaders.






17. Perceptive/sharp






18. An expert in matters of culture - food - or wine






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






20. Beliefs or character of a group - ethics - philosophy






21. Plastic/phony/pretentious






22. Using an inoffensive word instead of an offensive one






23. (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious






24. Intricate and complicated - byzantine - labyrinthine - tangled






25. Consistent/uniform in composition/ opposite of heterogeneous






26. Turmoil/disorder






27. Purposeful exaggeration for effect - embellishment - inflation






28. Fearless - adventurous - audacious - plucky - gallant






29. Imbue - permeate - penetrate - suffuse






30. Extreme devotion/frenzied/zealous






31. To add ornamental or fictitious details - adorn - bedeck - elaborate






32. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






33. Impossible to penetrate - impregnable






34. Excess






35. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme






36. Determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason






37. Uncompromising - refusing to reconcile - obstinate - stubborn - intractable






38. Absolute - certain - explicit - categorical






39. Respected because of age






40. To expand like a woman in labor






41. Innocent - simple - frank - sincere - naiive - credulous - gullible






42. To attack or assault - beset






43. Bourgeois/ vulgarian/ boor/ materialistic not appreciating artistic or intellectual value






44. Sluggish/listless/apathetic






45. Make impure/debase






46. A trace of something that once was present






47. Self-evident truth - adage - maxim - apothegm






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






49. Funeral bell/ omen of death






50. Sociable; fond of the company of others







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