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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 trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally






2. Not controlled by conscience; unscrupulous






3. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






4. Tolerant - broad-minded






5. Effective writing or speaking






6. Ungrateful person - cad - churl






7. Influence or domination over






8. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic






9. Impossible to penetrate - impregnable






10. Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical






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






12. Clever - deceptive






13. Dirge - lament - a sorrowful speech or poem






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






15. Hackneyed - trite - commonplace - quotidian






16. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous






17. Flamboyant/verve/dash






18. Suggest - propose an explanation






19. Self contradictory






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






21. Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language






22. Excess






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






24. To attack or assault - beset






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






26. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme






27. Coalesce - fuse






28. Commonplace - everyday occurrence - banal






29. Cooperation - mutual helpfulness - interdependence






30. To expand like a woman in labor






31. To choose not to do something






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






33. Book - usually large and academic






34. A trace of something that once was present






35. An orator who appeals to the passions and prejudices of his audience - false leader






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






37. Set fire/excite






38. Passion - excitement - fervor - ardency






39. Using an inoffensive word instead of an offensive one






40. Dormant - unused - unseeded - idle






41. Plastic/phony/pretentious






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






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






44. Differing in kind; dissimilar; varied






45. Bucolic - rural






46. Adamant - stubborn -unruly - obstinate - intransigent






47. Undecorated - stern in appearance - bleak - grim






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






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






50. Inertia/standstill/ stagnation