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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.
  • 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. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic






2. Clear and easily understood - limpid - intelligible






3. Controversy - argument - verbal attack - refutation






4. Extreme devotion/frenzied/zealous






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






6. To judge a dispute - adjudge - adjudicate - intervene - referee - rule






7. To attack or assault - beset






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






9. Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar






10. Adamant - stubborn -unruly - obstinate - intransigent






11. Lacking energy or enthusiasm - lethargic - indolent - languid - like ready in spanish






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






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






14. Imbue - permeate - penetrate - suffuse






15. Mournful speech - funeral hymn - elegy






16. Theft of property






17. Coming into being; in early developmental stages






18. Ornament against evil/talisman/fetish






19. Growing in number quickly/spawn






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






21. Dictatorial in one's opinion - imperious






22. Commonplace - everyday occurrence - banal






23. Mark of disgrace






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






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






26. Fresh and clean; uncorrupted ex - A ... beach






27. Using or showing good judgment - wise - sensible






28. Sway/dither/flutter/fluctuate






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






30. Not harmful or injurious; harmless






31. Deceptive scheme; clever trick






32. Equivalent to - alike - parallel






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






34. Inertia/standstill/ stagnation






35. Express grieve - deplore - bewail






36. Old/antique/bygone/stale






37. Extremely careful; particular about details - scrupulous - picky - finicky - similar to articulate






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






39. Relaxation - tranquility






40. Flamboyant/verve/dash






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






42. Effective writing or speaking






43. Wandering and unpredictable






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






45. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable






46. Self contradictory






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






48. Sociable; fond of the company of others






49. Suggest - propose an explanation






50. Coalesce - fuse