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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. Intricate and complicated - byzantine - labyrinthine - tangled






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Commute/replace/superceded






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






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






11. Plastic/phony/pretentious






12. Adamant - stubborn -unruly - obstinate - intransigent






13. Coalesce - fuse






14. Book - usually large and academic






15. Tolerant - broad-minded






16. Deep hole






17. Old/antique/bygone/stale






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






19. Easily aroused






20. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable






21. Altruism/ charity






22. Caution/thrift/widom






23. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous






24. Ornament against evil/talisman/fetish






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






26. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous






27. Rebellion - mutiny






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






29. Mark of disgrace






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






31. Dormant - unused - unseeded - idle






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






33. Perceptive/sharp






34. Absolute - certain - explicit - categorical






35. Influence or domination over






36. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






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






38. To inspire; to permeate; to fill with a mood or tone - to pervade






39. Respected because of age






40. Set fire/excite






41. A firmly held opinion - especially a religious belief






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






43. Coming into being; in early developmental stages






44. Eject/discard like in excess fuel






45. Consistent/uniform in composition/ opposite of heterogeneous






46. Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar






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






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






49. Social outcast






50. Theft of property