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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. To expand like a woman in labor






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






3. Not controlled by conscience; unscrupulous






4. Using an inoffensive word instead of an offensive one






5. To choose not to do something






6. Respected because of age






7. To attack or assault - beset






8. To grow together and form a single whole - amalgamate - fuse - condense






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






10. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous






11. Ornament against evil/talisman/fetish






12. Having bad connotation - disparaging - belittling - insulting






13. To perceive or recognize






14. Not apparent/dormant/quiescent/inert like hidden energy






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






16. Clear and easily understood - limpid - intelligible






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






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






19. (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious






20. Purposeful exaggeration for effect - embellishment - inflation






21. Deep hole






22. Sluggish/listless/apathetic






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






24. To please someone so as to gain an advantage. Ex - ... themselves with the leaders.






25. Old/antique/bygone/stale






26. Appease/mollify/to soothe or pacify






27. Consistent/uniform in composition/ opposite of heterogeneous






28. Abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will.. opposite of euphemism possibly






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






30. Courageous; brave; valiant; valorous - audacious - intrepid






31. Suggest - propose an explanation






32. Flamboyant/verve/dash






33. Clever - deceptive






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






35. Clearly and directly stated - opposite of implicit






36. Social outcast






37. Eject/discard like in excess fuel






38. Absolute - certain - explicit - categorical






39. Self-evident truth - adage - maxim - apothegm






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






41. Elaborated to excess: overdone - extremely excited: agitated - hectic - frenzied - heated Ex - She became ... when she heard that her child was missing






42. Equivalent to - alike - parallel






43. Altruism/ charity






44. Adamant - stubborn -unruly - obstinate - intransigent






45. Dictatorial in one's opinion - imperious






46. Hackneyed - trite - commonplace - quotidian






47. Wandering and unpredictable






48. Undecorated - stern in appearance - bleak - grim






49. Commute/replace/superceded






50. Bucolic - rural