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






2. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






3. Consistent/uniform in composition/ opposite of heterogeneous






4. Relaxation - tranquility






5. Having bad connotation - disparaging - belittling - insulting






6. Not harmful or injurious; harmless






7. Easily aroused






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






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






10. Mark of disgrace






11. Clever - deceptive






12. Commute/replace/superceded






13. A firmly held opinion - especially a religious belief






14. Ungrateful person - cad - churl






15. Rude and bad-tempered - grumpy






16. Coalesce - fuse






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






18. To polish






19. Adamant - stubborn -unruly - obstinate - intransigent






20. Equivalent to - alike - parallel






21. Imbue - permeate - penetrate - suffuse






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






23. Pertaining to beauty






24. Speak - plead - or argue in favour of






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






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






27. A gradual increase or the peak of a gradual increase. Ex - complaints about stifling smog conditions reached a ...






28. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous






29. 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 ...






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






31. Funeral bell/ omen of death






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






33. To calm down or moderate - to temperate - quench - satisfy






34. Self contradictory






35. To grow together and form a single whole - amalgamate - fuse - condense






36. Impossible to penetrate - impregnable






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






38. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable






39. No variation; tediously the same in sound






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






41. A trace of something that once was present






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






43. Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language






44. Bucolic - rural






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






46. Deep hole






47. Set fire/excite






48. Intricate and complicated - byzantine - labyrinthine - tangled






49. An orator who appeals to the passions and prejudices of his audience - false leader






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






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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