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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. Commute/replace/superceded






2. Effective writing or speaking






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






4. Fearless - adventurous - audacious - plucky - gallant






5. Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar






6. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable






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






8. Meal or mealtime - feast - banquet






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






10. Dictatorial in one's opinion - imperious






11. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






12. Caution/thrift/widom






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






14. Something bringing change to something else indirectly - impetus - goad - stimulant






15. Wandering and unpredictable






16. Consistent/uniform in composition/ opposite of heterogeneous






17. Using or showing good judgment - wise - sensible






18. Influence or domination over






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






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






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






22. To disavow/reject validity of/deny/disown






23. Not controlled by conscience; unscrupulous






24. Mournful speech - funeral hymn - elegy






25. Ornament against evil/talisman/fetish






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






27. Growing in number quickly/spawn






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






29. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme






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






31. Adamant - stubborn -unruly - obstinate - intransigent






32. Book - usually large and academic






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






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






35. Peripheral - irrelevant - digressive - extraneous diverting - inconsequential






36. Eject/discard like in excess fuel






37. Self-evident truth - adage - maxim - apothegm






38. Assuage - relieve - to make more bearable - placate






39. Funeral bell/ omen of death






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






41. Having bad connotation - disparaging - belittling - insulting






42. Sway/dither/flutter/fluctuate






43. Clear and easily understood - limpid - intelligible






44. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






45. Extreme devotion/frenzied/zealous






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






47. Perceptive/sharp






48. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






49. Dirge - lament - a sorrowful speech or poem






50. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous