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






2. To perceive or recognize






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






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






5. Finely sensitive to feelings or in perception. Ex - ... of the danger posed by the approaching hurricane






6. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous






7. Determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason






8. Intricate and complicated - byzantine - labyrinthine - tangled






9. Dictatorial in one's opinion - imperious






10. Commute/replace/superceded






11. Undecorated - stern in appearance - bleak - grim






12. Inertia/standstill/ stagnation






13. Book - usually large and academic






14. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






15. To expand like a woman in labor






16. Not controlled by conscience; unscrupulous






17. Sluggish/listless/apathetic






18. Set fire/excite






19. Appease/mollify/to soothe or pacify






20. An investigation or inquiry






21. Self contradictory






22. Easily deceived - credulous - naiive - ingenguous






23. Excess






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






25. Speak - plead - or argue in favour of






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






27. Impossible to penetrate - impregnable






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






29. A firmly held opinion - especially a religious belief






30. Unclear or doubtful in meaning






31. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable






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






33. Rebellion - mutiny






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






35. Tolerant - broad-minded






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






37. Influence or domination over






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






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






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






41. Old/antique/bygone/stale






42. Rude and bad-tempered - grumpy






43. Controversy - argument - verbal attack - refutation






44. Tending to be thrifty or cheap - prudence - sparing - parsimony






45. Sharp and irritating to the senses - acrid - acrimonious - piquant - caustic - poignant






46. To attack or assault - beset






47. Not harmful or injurious; harmless






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






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






50. Make impure/debase