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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. Express grieve - deplore - bewail






2. Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar






3. Respected because of age






4. Dormant - unused - unseeded - idle






5. Humble oneself in a demeaning way - cringe - fawn - toady - kowtow - bootlick






6. Eject/discard like in excess fuel






7. Theft of property






8. Easily deceived - credulous - naiive - ingenguous






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






10. Commute/replace/superceded






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






12. Effective writing or speaking






13. Having bad connotation - disparaging - belittling - insulting






14. Not harmful or injurious; harmless






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






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






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






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






19. Speak - plead - or argue in favour of






20. Using or showing good judgment - wise - sensible






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






22. To polish






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






24. To injure or destroy the surface or appearance of; to damage the value - influence - or effect of; to face down - outshine






25. Intricate and complicated - byzantine - labyrinthine - tangled






26. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable






27. To perceive or recognize






28. Clear and easily understood - limpid - intelligible






29. Hackneyed - trite - commonplace - quotidian






30. Old/antique/bygone/stale






31. Caution/thrift/widom






32. Wordy/not succinct/ineloquent






33. (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious






34. Turmoil/disorder






35. Pertaining to beauty






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






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






38. Unsettled - swaying - fluctuate - vacillate - wandering from one place to another - waver






39. Not controlled by conscience; unscrupulous






40. Mournful speech - funeral hymn - elegy






41. Meal or mealtime - feast - banquet






42. Relaxation - tranquility






43. Growing in number quickly/spawn






44. Tolerant - broad-minded






45. Extreme devotion/frenzied/zealous






46. Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical






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






48. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic






49. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous






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







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