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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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1. Appease/mollify/to soothe or pacify






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






3. Temporary suppression or suspension - remission - delay






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






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






6. Rebellion - mutiny






7. Temporary; lasting a brief time






8. Differing in kind; dissimilar; varied






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






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






11. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme






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






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






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






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






16. Relaxation - tranquility






17. Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar






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






19. Passion - excitement - fervor - ardency






20. Influence or domination over






21. Eject/discard like in excess fuel






22. Peripheral - irrelevant - digressive - extraneous diverting - inconsequential






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






24. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic






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






26. Consistent/uniform in composition/ opposite of heterogeneous






27. Mournful speech - funeral hymn - elegy






28. A firmly held opinion - especially a religious belief






29. Extremely generous or extravagant - exuberant - opulent - prodigal - profuse - bombastic






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






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






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






33. Plastic/phony/pretentious






34. Ungrateful person - cad - churl






35. Imbue - permeate - penetrate - suffuse






36. Easily deceived - credulous - naiive - ingenguous






37. Long harsh speech or verbal attack - diatribe - fulmination - harangue - vilification - obloquy






38. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous






39. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






40. Perceptive/sharp






41. Dirge - lament - a sorrowful speech or poem






42. Respected because of age






43. Meal or mealtime - feast - banquet






44. Purposeful exaggeration for effect - embellishment - inflation






45. Growth process from conception to birth - pregnancy - gravidity






46. Using or showing good judgment - wise - sensible






47. Hackneyed - trite - commonplace - quotidian






48. Old/antique/bygone/stale






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






50. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious