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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. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






2. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous






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






4. Easily aroused






5. A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person






6. Purposeful exaggeration for effect - embellishment - inflation






7. Clever - deceptive






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






9. Equivalent to - alike - parallel






10. Dormant - unused - unseeded - idle






11. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme






12. To act confusedly or without a purpose - waver - falter - hesitate - vacillate






13. A ghost of a living person seen just before his or her death - apparition - bogeyman - phantasm






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






15. Influence or domination over






16. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous






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






18. Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical






19. Set fire/excite






20. Undecorated - stern in appearance - bleak - grim






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






22. Clearly and directly stated - opposite of implicit






23. Commute/replace/superceded






24. To attack or assault - beset






25. Impossible to penetrate - impregnable






26. Effective writing or speaking






27. Clear and easily understood - limpid - intelligible






28. Dictatorial in one's opinion - imperious






29. Easily deceived - credulous - naiive - ingenguous






30. Adamant - stubborn -unruly - obstinate - intransigent






31. Funeral bell/ omen of death






32. Stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising - adamant - intransigent - intractable






33. To perceive or recognize






34. Brilliant/glowing






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






36. No variation; tediously the same in sound






37. Characterized by severe suffering or sorrow - serious or grave






38. Dirge - lament - a sorrowful speech or poem






39. Deep hole






40. (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious






41. Imbue - permeate - penetrate - suffuse






42. Tolerant - broad-minded






43. Fearless - adventurous - audacious - plucky - gallant






44. Unclear or doubtful in meaning






45. To taint or tarnish - besmirch - defile






46. Commonplace - everyday occurrence - banal






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






48. Temporary suppression or suspension - remission - delay






49. Book - usually large and academic






50. To expand like a woman in labor