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Challenging Words

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. To judge a dispute - adjudge - adjudicate - intervene - referee - rule






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






3. Lacking energy or enthusiasm - lethargic - indolent - languid - like ready in spanish






4. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic






5. Appease/mollify/to soothe or pacify






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






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






8. Coming into being; in early developmental stages






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






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






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






12. To polish






13. Express grieve - deplore - bewail






14. Brilliant/glowing






15. Fluctuate between choices - to dither - vacillate - oscillate






16. Growth process from conception to birth - pregnancy - gravidity






17. Dormant - unused - unseeded - idle






18. Caution/thrift/widom






19. Ungrateful person - cad - churl






20. Intricate and complicated - byzantine - labyrinthine - tangled






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






22. Easily aroused






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






24. Make impure/debase






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






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






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






28. Dirge - lament - a sorrowful speech or poem






29. To perceive or recognize






30. Deceptive scheme; clever trick






31. Book - usually large and academic






32. Undecorated - stern in appearance - bleak - grim






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






34. Earthbound - commonplace - down-to-earth - tellurian - quotidian






35. Absolute - certain - explicit - categorical






36. Respected because of age






37. A firmly held opinion - especially a religious belief






38. Fearless - adventurous - audacious - plucky - gallant






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






40. Deep hole






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






42. Passion - excitement - fervor - ardency






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






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






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






46. Old/antique/bygone/stale






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






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






49. Sociable; fond of the company of others






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







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