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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. Tolerant - broad-minded






2. Speak - plead - or argue in favour of






3. Credulous/ easily deceived/ simple minded/ingenuous/gullible






4. To attack or assault - beset






5. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic






6. Humble oneself in a demeaning way - cringe - fawn - toady - kowtow - bootlick






7. Flamboyant/verve/dash






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






9. Caution/thrift/widom






10. Social outcast






11. Inertia/standstill/ stagnation






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






13. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous






14. Having bad connotation - disparaging - belittling - insulting






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






16. Deep hole






17. To choose not to do something






18. Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar






19. Meal or mealtime - feast - banquet






20. Submission to another's will; respect; courtesy






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






22. Plastic/phony/pretentious






23. Respected because of age






24. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable






25. Relaxation - tranquility






26. Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language






27. Appease/mollify/to soothe or pacify






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






29. Mark of disgrace






30. Elaborated to excess: overdone - extremely excited: agitated - hectic - frenzied - heated Ex - She became ... when she heard that her child was missing






31. To perceive or recognize






32. A subtle expression of meaning or quality - gradation - tone






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






34. Using or showing good judgment - wise - sensible






35. Commonplace - everyday occurrence - banal






36. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous






37. Suffused with light: luminous - clear to the understanding: intelligible - sane. Ex - His ... history of this grim subject is scrupulously accurate - so far as I am able to judge ...






38. Temporary; lasting a brief time






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






40. To polish






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






42. Hackneyed - trite - commonplace - quotidian






43. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme






44. Absolute - certain - explicit - categorical






45. Extremely careful; particular about details - scrupulous - picky - finicky - similar to articulate






46. Fearless - adventurous - audacious - plucky - gallant






47. To act confusedly or without a purpose - waver - falter - hesitate - vacillate






48. Mournful speech - funeral hymn - elegy






49. Rude and bad-tempered - grumpy






50. Clever - deceptive