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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. Influence or domination over






2. A subtle expression of meaning or quality - gradation - tone






3. Determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason






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






5. 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 ...






6. Temporary suppression or suspension - remission - delay






7. Clearly and directly stated - opposite of implicit






8. Eject/discard like in excess fuel






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






10. Truthfulness






11. Bell tower - room where bell is hung - steeple - spire






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






13. Uncompromising - refusing to reconcile - obstinate - stubborn - intractable






14. Coming into being; in early developmental stages






15. Wordy/not succinct/ineloquent






16. Cooperation - mutual helpfulness - interdependence






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






18. Dormant - unused - unseeded - idle






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






20. Relaxation - tranquility






21. Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical






22. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme






23. Lacking energy or enthusiasm - lethargic - indolent - languid - like ready in spanish






24. Beliefs or character of a group - ethics - philosophy






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






26. Flamboyant/verve/dash






27. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous






28. Using or showing good judgment - wise - sensible






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






30. Set fire/excite






31. Suggest - propose an explanation






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






33. Dictatorial in one's opinion - imperious






34. Easily aroused






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






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






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






38. To attack or assault - beset






39. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic






40. Excess






41. Inertia/standstill/ stagnation






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






43. Controversy - argument - verbal attack - refutation






44. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous






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






46. Theft of property






47. Purposeful exaggeration for effect - embellishment - inflation






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






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






50. Dirge - lament - a sorrowful speech or poem