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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. Passion - excitement - fervor - ardency






2. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






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






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






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






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






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






8. Sociable; fond of the company of others






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






10. (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious






11. Impossible to penetrate - impregnable






12. Appease/mollify/to soothe or pacify






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






14. Truthfulness






15. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme






16. Easily deceived - credulous - naiive - ingenguous






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






18. Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical






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






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






21. To taint or tarnish - besmirch - defile






22. Adamant - stubborn -unruly - obstinate - intransigent






23. Caution/thrift/widom






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






25. Bourgeois/ vulgarian/ boor/ materialistic not appreciating artistic or intellectual value






26. Using an inoffensive word instead of an offensive one






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






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






29. Deep hole






30. Suggest - propose an explanation






31. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous






32. Relaxation - tranquility






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






34. Pertaining to beauty






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






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






37. Turmoil/disorder






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






39. To grow together and form a single whole - amalgamate - fuse - condense






40. Purposeful exaggeration for effect - embellishment - inflation






41. Cooperation - mutual helpfulness - interdependence






42. A puzzle - a mystery - conundrum - perplexity






43. Old/antique/bygone/stale






44. Temporary; lasting a brief time






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






46. Differing in kind; dissimilar; varied






47. Meal or mealtime - feast - banquet






48. Fearless - adventurous - audacious - plucky - gallant






49. Inertia/standstill/ stagnation






50. To calm down or moderate - to temperate - quench - satisfy