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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. Easily aroused






2. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous






3. Sociable; fond of the company of others






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






5. To judge a dispute - adjudge - adjudicate - intervene - referee - rule






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






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






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






9. Truthfulness






10. Wandering and unpredictable






11. Plastic/phony/pretentious






12. Not harmful or injurious; harmless






13. Coalesce - fuse






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






15. To expand like a woman in labor






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






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






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






19. Deceptive scheme; clever trick






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






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






22. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable






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






24. Eject/discard like in excess fuel






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






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






27. Absolute - certain - explicit - categorical






28. Excess






29. Caution/thrift/widom






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






31. A firmly held opinion - especially a religious belief






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






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






34. Mark of disgrace






35. Differing in kind; dissimilar; varied






36. Controversy - argument - verbal attack - refutation






37. To perceive or recognize






38. Blocked path - dilemma with no solution - cul-de-sac - deadlock - stalemate






39. Purposeful exaggeration for effect - embellishment - inflation






40. To choose not to do something






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






42. Equivalent to - alike - parallel






43. No variation; tediously the same in sound






44. Sluggish/listless/apathetic






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






46. (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious






47. The trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally






48. Unclear or doubtful in meaning






49. Influence or domination over






50. Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical






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