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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. Excess






2. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable






3. Influence or domination over






4. Truthfulness






5. Eject/discard like in excess fuel






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






7. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






8. Fearless - adventurous - audacious - plucky - gallant






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






10. Absolute - certain - explicit - categorical






11. Book - usually large and academic






12. Controversy - argument - verbal attack - refutation






13. Inertia/standstill/ stagnation






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






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






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






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






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






19. Consistent/uniform in composition/ opposite of heterogeneous






20. Deceptive scheme; clever trick






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






22. No variation; tediously the same in sound






23. Bucolic - rural






24. Clearly and directly stated - opposite of implicit






25. Purposeful exaggeration for effect - embellishment - inflation






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






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






28. Self contradictory






29. Dirge - lament - a sorrowful speech or poem






30. Relaxation - tranquility






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






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






33. Clever - deceptive






34. Social outcast






35. Cooperation - mutual helpfulness - interdependence






36. Dormant - unused - unseeded - idle






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






38. Easily deceived - credulous - naiive - ingenguous






39. To expand like a woman in labor






40. Rude and bad-tempered - grumpy






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






42. Using or showing good judgment - wise - sensible






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






44. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic






45. Appease/mollify/to soothe or pacify






46. Using an inoffensive word instead of an offensive one






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






48. Differing in kind; dissimilar; varied






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






50. Coming into being; in early developmental stages