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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.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. A puzzle - a mystery - conundrum - perplexity






2. Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical






3. Imbue - permeate - penetrate - suffuse






4. Using or showing good judgment - wise - sensible






5. Coming into being; in early developmental stages






6. Not controlled by conscience; unscrupulous






7. A subtle expression of meaning or quality - gradation - tone






8. Clever - deceptive






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






10. Appease/mollify/to soothe or pacify






11. Lacking energy or enthusiasm - lethargic - indolent - languid - like ready in spanish






12. Wordy/not succinct/ineloquent






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






14. Intricate and complicated - byzantine - labyrinthine - tangled






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






16. Using an inoffensive word instead of an offensive one






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






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






19. Hackneyed - trite - commonplace - quotidian






20. Old/antique/bygone/stale






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






22. Undecorated - stern in appearance - bleak - grim






23. Mark of disgrace






24. Coalesce - fuse






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






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






27. Pertaining to beauty






28. (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious






29. Funeral bell/ omen of death






30. Tolerant - broad-minded






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






32. Differing in kind; dissimilar; varied






33. Mournful speech - funeral hymn - elegy






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






35. Easily deceived - credulous - naiive - ingenguous






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






37. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic






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






39. Fearless - adventurous - audacious - plucky - gallant






40. Uncompromising - refusing to reconcile - obstinate - stubborn - intractable






41. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable






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






43. Caution/thrift/widom






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






45. Ornament against evil/talisman/fetish






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






47. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous






48. Sociable; fond of the company of others






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






50. Book - usually large and academic