SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
Challenging Words
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
english
,
vocabulary
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. Courageous; brave; valiant; valorous - audacious - intrepid
polemic
plucky
eulogy
plethora
2. To taint or tarnish - besmirch - defile
meticulous
invective
sully
philantropy
3. Stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising - adamant - intransigent - intractable
nuance
terrestrial
obstinate
insurrection
4. (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious
convoluted
lethargic
leery
grievous
5. Characterized by severe suffering or sorrow - serious or grave
grievous
audacious
statis
wily
6. Influence or domination over
Euphemism
arbitrate
hegemony
leery
7. Elaborated to excess: overdone - extremely excited: agitated - hectic - frenzied - heated Ex - She became ... when she heard that her child was missing
overwrought
fallow
insurrection
Fanatical
8. Hackneyed - trite - commonplace - quotidian
itinerant
intrepid
permeate
banal
9. Brilliant/glowing
luminous
assail
crescendo
dogma
10. Funeral bell/ omen of death
obstinate
affected
explicit
knell
11. Inertia/standstill/ stagnation
itinerant
statis
advocate
sentient
12. Temporary suppression or suspension - remission - delay
gullible
insurrection
abeyance
waver
13. To calm down or moderate - to temperate - quench - satisfy
alleviate
quotidian
slake
intrepid
14. To inspire; to permeate; to fill with a mood or tone - to pervade
imbue
liberal
deface
aerie
15. Self-evident truth - adage - maxim - apothegm
judicious
pervade
axiom
Fanatical
16. Uncompromising - refusing to reconcile - obstinate - stubborn - intractable
hermetic
supplant
dither
intransigent
17. An expert in matters of culture - food - or wine
gullible
polemic
chaos
connoisseur
18. Equivalent to - alike - parallel
liberal
sentient
obstinate
analogous
19. Adamant - stubborn -unruly - obstinate - intransigent
veracity
latent
intractable
ambiguous
20. Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
disparate
kindle
sportive
wily
21. Mournful speech - funeral hymn - elegy
dirge
listless
antagonize
ethos
22. Clear and easily understood - limpid - intelligible
zeal
lucid
volatile
pariah
23. Beliefs or character of a group - ethics - philosophy
ethos
ambiguous
archaic
gestation
24. Bell tower - room where bell is hung - steeple - spire
abstain
aerie
catalyst
belfry
25. Altruism/ charity
elegy
erratic
enigma
philantropy
26. Unsettled - swaying - fluctuate - vacillate - wandering from one place to another - waver
insurrection
plucky
itinerant
polemic
27. Excess
advocate
hermetic
plethora
austere
28. Lacking energy or enthusiasm - lethargic - indolent - languid - like ready in spanish
grovel
listless
wily
philantropy
29. Theft of property
dilettante
lucid
Amulet
larceny
30. Old/antique/bygone/stale
gullible
intransigent
bombastic
archaic
31. Sociable; fond of the company of others
gregarious
symbiosis
volatile
arbitrary
32. Peripheral - irrelevant - digressive - extraneous diverting - inconsequential
ethos
larceny
tangential
wily
33. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic
nascent
ingenuous
phalanx
boor
34. Fearless - adventurous - audacious - plucky - gallant
crescendo
intrepid
hermetic
pariah
35. Self contradictory
antagonize
vestige
zenith
paradox
36. Cooperation - mutual helpfulness - interdependence
Keen
innocuous
symbiosis
gestation
37. Effective writing or speaking
transitory
pariah
dirge
rhetoric
38. Bucolic - rural
rustic
banal
boor
tangential
39. 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 ...
Euphemism
whimsical
lucid
meticulous
40. Temporary; lasting a brief time
transitory
apathy
assail
posit
41. Flamboyant/verve/dash
alleviate
panache
gullible
burnish
42. Commute/replace/superceded
burnish
leery
grovel
supplant
43. Earthbound - commonplace - down-to-earth - tellurian - quotidian
ethos
connoisseur
plucky
terrestrial
44. Long harsh speech or verbal attack - diatribe - fulmination - harangue - vilification - obloquy
unconscionable
supplant
polemic
tirade
45. Controversy - argument - verbal attack - refutation
kindle
polemic
embellish
hegemony
46. Ornament against evil/talisman/fetish
articulate
latent
discern
Amulet
47. Easily aroused
dirge
volatile
stigma
Euphemism
48. Truthfulness
connoisseur
explicit
veracity
quotidian
49. High secluded place - a nest built high in the air; an elevated - often secluded - dwelling
enigma
plethora
whimsical
aerie
50. An investigation or inquiry
inquest
deference
hyperbole
jettison
Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?
Let me suggest you:
Browse all subjects
Browse all tests
Most popular tests
Major Subjects
Tests & Exams
AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT
Certifications
CISSP go to https://www.isc2.org/
PMP
ITIL
RHCE
MCTS
More...
IT Skills
Android Programming
Data Modeling
Objective C Programming
Basic Python Programming
Adobe Illustrator
More...
Business Skills
Advertising Techniques
Business Accounting Basics
Business Strategy
Human Resource Management
Marketing Basics
More...
Soft Skills
Body Language
People Skills
Public Speaking
Persuasion
Job Hunting And Resumes
More...
Vocabulary
GRE Vocab
SAT Vocab
TOEFL Essential Vocab
Basic English Words For All
Global Words You Should Know
Business English
More...
Languages
AP German Vocab
AP Latin Vocab
SAT Subject Test: French
Italian Survival
Norwegian Survival
More...
Engineering
Audio Engineering
Computer Science Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Structural Engineering
More...
Health Sciences
Basic Nursing Skills
Health Science Language Fundamentals
Veterinary Technology Medical Language
Cardiology
Clinical Surgery
More...
English
Grammar Fundamentals
Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
Elements Of Style Vocab
Introduction To English Major
Complete Advanced Sentences
Literature
Homonyms
More...
Math
Algebra Formulas
Basic Arithmetic: Measurements
Metric Conversions
Geometric Properties
Important Math Facts
Number Sense Vocab
Business Math
More...
Other Major Subjects
Science
Economics
History
Law
Performing-arts
Cooking
Logic & Reasoning
Trivia
Browse all subjects
Browse all tests
Most popular tests