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






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






3. Coming into being; in early developmental stages






4. Deep hole






5. Temporary; lasting a brief time






6. Make impure/debase






7. Sociable; fond of the company of others






8. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






9. Dictatorial in one's opinion - imperious






10. Controversy - argument - verbal attack - refutation






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






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






13. Meal or mealtime - feast - banquet






14. A trace of something that once was present






15. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous






16. Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical






17. 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 ...






18. Funeral bell/ omen of death






19. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable






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






21. Impossible to penetrate - impregnable






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






23. Not controlled by conscience; unscrupulous






24. Effective writing or speaking






25. Dormant - unused - unseeded - idle






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






27. Intricate and complicated - byzantine - labyrinthine - tangled






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






29. Clever - deceptive






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






31. Temporary suppression or suspension - remission - delay






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






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






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






35. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






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






37. Self contradictory






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






39. Equivalent to - alike - parallel






40. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme






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






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






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






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






45. Tolerant - broad-minded






46. Easily aroused






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






48. Influence or domination over






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






50. A firmly held opinion - especially a religious belief