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






2. Impossible to penetrate - impregnable






3. Theft of property






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






5. Caution/thrift/widom






6. Bourgeois/ vulgarian/ boor/ materialistic not appreciating artistic or intellectual value






7. Submission to another's will; respect; courtesy






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






9. 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 ...






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






11. Mark of disgrace






12. Fearless - adventurous - audacious - plucky - gallant






13. Using or showing good judgment - wise - sensible






14. Ornament against evil/talisman/fetish






15. Extreme devotion/frenzied/zealous






16. Brilliant/glowing






17. The trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally






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






19. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






20. Purposeful exaggeration for effect - embellishment - inflation






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






22. Coalesce - fuse






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






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






25. Controversy - argument - verbal attack - refutation






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






27. Easily deceived - credulous - naiive - ingenguous






28. Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language






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






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






31. Adamant - stubborn -unruly - obstinate - intransigent






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






33. Deep hole






34. Hackneyed - trite - commonplace - quotidian






35. Intricate and complicated - byzantine - labyrinthine - tangled






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






37. Influence or domination over






38. Consistent/uniform in composition/ opposite of heterogeneous






39. Imbue - permeate - penetrate - suffuse






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






41. To anger - to provoke - incite - vex - or pester






42. Dirge - lament - a sorrowful speech or poem






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






44. Excess






45. Not controlled by conscience; unscrupulous






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






47. Self contradictory






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






49. Respected because of age






50. Sway/dither/flutter/fluctuate