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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. Eject/discard like in excess fuel






2. Equivalent to - alike - parallel






3. Controversy - argument - verbal attack - refutation






4. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous






5. To choose not to do something






6. Turmoil/disorder






7. Theft of property






8. Easily deceived - credulous - naiive - ingenguous






9. A trace of something that once was present






10. Clever - deceptive






11. To polish






12. Ungrateful person - cad - churl






13. Pertaining to beauty






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






15. Set fire/excite






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






17. Differing in kind; dissimilar; varied






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






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






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






21. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic






22. Temporary suppression or suspension - remission - delay






23. Innocent - simple - frank - sincere - naiive - credulous - gullible






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






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






26. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






27. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






28. Impossible to penetrate - impregnable






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






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






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






32. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous






33. Social outcast






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






35. Mournful speech - funeral hymn - elegy






36. Suggest - propose an explanation






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






38. Fearless - intrepid - venturesome - valiant - valorous - game - gallant - plucky






39. Perceptive/sharp






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






41. Coming into being; in early developmental stages






42. Imbue - permeate - penetrate - suffuse






43. Fearless - adventurous - audacious - plucky - gallant






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






45. Using an inoffensive word instead of an offensive one






46. Passion - excitement - fervor - ardency






47. Clearly and directly stated - opposite of implicit






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






49. Not harmful or injurious; harmless






50. No variation; tediously the same in sound