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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. Impossible to see through - preventing the passage of light - obscure






2. To penetrate through spaces; to spread throughout - imbue - pervade






3. Influence or domination over






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






5. Impossible to penetrate - impregnable






6. Passion - excitement - fervor - ardency






7. Set fire/excite






8. A puzzle - a mystery - conundrum - perplexity






9. Dirge - lament - a sorrowful speech or poem






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






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






12. Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar






13. Perceptive/sharp






14. Clear and easily understood - limpid - intelligible






15. Coming into being; in early developmental stages






16. Wordy/not succinct/ineloquent






17. Consistent/uniform in composition/ opposite of heterogeneous






18. A trace of something that once was present






19. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable






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






21. Brilliant/glowing






22. High secluded place - a nest built high in the air; an elevated - often secluded - dwelling






23. Theft of property






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






25. Sluggish/listless/apathetic






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






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






28. Growing in number quickly/spawn






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






30. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme






31. An amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge






32. Eject/discard like in excess fuel






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






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






35. An investigation or inquiry






36. 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 ...






37. Effective writing or speaking






38. Finely sensitive to feelings or in perception. Ex - ... of the danger posed by the approaching hurricane






39. Social outcast






40. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous






41. Sociable; fond of the company of others






42. Sharp and irritating to the senses - acrid - acrimonious - piquant - caustic - poignant






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






44. Caution/thrift/widom






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






46. Express grieve - deplore - bewail






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






48. Characterized by severe suffering or sorrow - serious or grave






49. Sway/dither/flutter/fluctuate






50. Pertaining to beauty