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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. A woman making a debut in high society/lady






2. Speak - plead - or argue in favour of






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






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






5. To choose not to do something






6. Frolicsome/ playful






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






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






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






10. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable






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






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






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






14. Sociable; fond of the company of others






15. Dirge - lament - a sorrowful speech or poem






16. Know or understood by only a few - abstruse - arcane






17. Easily deceived - credulous - naiive - ingenguous






18. Imbue - permeate - penetrate - suffuse






19. Make impure/debase






20. Brilliant/glowing






21. Consistent/uniform in composition/ opposite of heterogeneous






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






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






24. Long harsh speech or verbal attack - diatribe - fulmination - harangue - vilification - obloquy






25. Relaxation - tranquility






26. Extreme devotion/frenzied/zealous






27. A firmly held opinion - especially a religious belief






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






29. The highest point (of something) - zenith - pinnacle






30. Sway/dither/flutter/fluctuate






31. Funeral bell/ omen of death






32. Not harmful or injurious; harmless






33. Eject/discard like in excess fuel






34. Rude and bad-tempered - grumpy






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






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






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






38. Undecorated - stern in appearance - bleak - grim






39. Turmoil/disorder






40. Mark of disgrace






41. Meal or mealtime - feast - banquet






42. Purposeful exaggeration for effect - embellishment - inflation






43. Unclear or doubtful in meaning






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






45. Having bad connotation - disparaging - belittling - insulting






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






47. Self contradictory






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






49. Influence or domination over






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