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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. Intricate and complicated - byzantine - labyrinthine - tangled






2. To please someone so as to gain an advantage. Ex - ... themselves with the leaders.






3. Dictatorial in one's opinion - imperious






4. Wandering and unpredictable






5. Funeral bell/ omen of death






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






7. Growing in number quickly/spawn






8. Bucolic - rural






9. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous






10. Perceptive/sharp






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






12. Relaxation - tranquility






13. Self contradictory






14. Theft of property






15. Clearly and directly stated - opposite of implicit






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






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






18. Deceptive scheme; clever trick






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






20. Altruism/ charity






21. No variation; tediously the same in sound






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






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






24. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable






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






26. Appease/mollify/to soothe or pacify






27. Inertia/standstill/ stagnation






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






29. Old/antique/bygone/stale






30. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






31. Caution/thrift/widom






32. Using or showing good judgment - wise - sensible






33. Coalesce - fuse






34. Wordy/not succinct/ineloquent






35. Brilliant/glowing






36. Mournful speech - funeral hymn - elegy






37. Clever - deceptive






38. To polish






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






40. Express grieve - deplore - bewail






41. Hackneyed - trite - commonplace - quotidian






42. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






43. Clear and easily understood - limpid - intelligible






44. Meal or mealtime - feast - banquet






45. Something bringing change to something else indirectly - impetus - goad - stimulant






46. Adamant - stubborn -unruly - obstinate - intransigent






47. Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language






48. The highest point (of something) - zenith - pinnacle






49. Effective writing or speaking






50. Equivalent to - alike - parallel







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