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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. Easily aroused






2. (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious






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






4. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous






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






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






7. No variation; tediously the same in sound






8. Perceptive/sharp






9. Brilliant/glowing






10. Easily deceived - credulous - naiive - ingenguous






11. Sway/dither/flutter/fluctuate






12. Flamboyant/verve/dash






13. Elaborated to excess: overdone - extremely excited: agitated - hectic - frenzied - heated Ex - She became ... when she heard that her child was missing






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






15. Suggest - propose an explanation






16. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable






17. Sociable; fond of the company of others






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






19. Clever - deceptive






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






21. Speak - plead - or argue in favour of






22. Not harmful or injurious; harmless






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






24. Dormant - unused - unseeded - idle






25. Controversy - argument - verbal attack - refutation






26. Mark of disgrace






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






28. Coming into being; in early developmental stages






29. The trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally






30. Set fire/excite






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






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






33. Theft of property






34. Wordy/not succinct/ineloquent






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






36. Deep hole






37. A puzzle - a mystery - conundrum - perplexity






38. Plastic/phony/pretentious






39. Rebellion - mutiny






40. Nonsensical talk - specialized language - argot - cant - slang






41. Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language






42. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic






43. Temporary suppression or suspension - remission - delay






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






45. Courageous; brave; valiant; valorous - audacious - intrepid






46. Purposeful exaggeration for effect - embellishment - inflation






47. Fluctuate between choices - to dither - vacillate - oscillate






48. Pertaining to beauty






49. Bucolic - rural






50. To inspire; to permeate; to fill with a mood or tone - to pervade