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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. Growth process from conception to birth - pregnancy - gravidity






2. An investigation or inquiry






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






4. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous






5. Altruism/ charity






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






7. Theft of property






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






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






10. Dirge - lament - a sorrowful speech or poem






11. Temporary; lasting a brief time






12. Relaxation - tranquility






13. Respected because of age






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






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






16. Meal or mealtime - feast - banquet






17. Cooperation - mutual helpfulness - interdependence






18. Brilliant/glowing






19. Ungrateful person - cad - churl






20. Appease/mollify/to soothe or pacify






21. A gradual increase or the peak of a gradual increase. Ex - complaints about stifling smog conditions reached a ...






22. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous






23. To anger - to provoke - incite - vex - or pester






24. Caution/thrift/widom






25. To taint or tarnish - besmirch - defile






26. Deep hole






27. To penetrate through spaces; to spread throughout - imbue - pervade






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






29. Suggest - propose an explanation






30. Dormant - unused - unseeded - idle






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






32. An expert in matters of culture - food - or wine






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






34. No variation; tediously the same in sound






35. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme






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






37. A compact or close knit body of people or animals or things - legion






38. Easily deceived - credulous - naiive - ingenguous






39. Inertia/standstill/ stagnation






40. Sociable; fond of the company of others






41. High secluded place - a nest built high in the air; an elevated - often secluded - dwelling






42. A subtle expression of meaning or quality - gradation - tone






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






44. Mournful speech - funeral hymn - elegy






45. To choose not to do something






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






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






48. Perceptive/sharp






49. Self contradictory






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