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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. Controversy - argument - verbal attack - refutation






2. Truthfulness






3. Using an inoffensive word instead of an offensive one






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






5. The highest point (of something) - zenith - pinnacle






6. Wandering and unpredictable






7. Old/antique/bygone/stale






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






9. Coalesce - fuse






10. Impossible to penetrate - impregnable






11. Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language






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






13. Respected because of age






14. Pertaining to beauty






15. Intricate and complicated - byzantine - labyrinthine - tangled






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






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






18. Dormant - unused - unseeded - idle






19. Brilliant/glowing






20. Commonplace - everyday occurrence - banal






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






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






23. Suggest - propose an explanation






24. Undecorated - stern in appearance - bleak - grim






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






26. To expand like a woman in labor






27. Speak - plead - or argue in favour of






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






29. Clearly and directly stated - opposite of implicit






30. Deceptive scheme; clever trick






31. Bell tower - room where bell is hung - steeple - spire






32. Express grieve - deplore - bewail






33. Frolicsome/ playful






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






35. Dictatorial in one's opinion - imperious






36. Fearless - intrepid - venturesome - valiant - valorous - game - gallant - plucky






37. Excess






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






39. Hackneyed - trite - commonplace - quotidian






40. Temporary; lasting a brief time






41. Ungrateful person - cad - churl






42. Purposeful exaggeration for effect - embellishment - inflation






43. Bucolic - rural






44. Equivalent to - alike - parallel






45. Self contradictory






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






47. Unclear or doubtful in meaning






48. Stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising - adamant - intransigent - intractable






49. Differing in kind; dissimilar; varied






50. Appease/mollify/to soothe or pacify







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