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






2. Truthfulness






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






4. Rude and bad-tempered - grumpy






5. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable






6. Unclear or doubtful in meaning






7. Plastic/phony/pretentious






8. Commonplace - everyday occurrence - banal






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






10. Imbue - permeate - penetrate - suffuse






11. Eject/discard like in excess fuel






12. Credulous/ easily deceived/ simple minded/ingenuous/gullible






13. Social outcast






14. Fearless - adventurous - audacious - plucky - gallant






15. Clever - deceptive






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






17. Effective writing or speaking






18. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous






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






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






21. Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar






22. Consistent/uniform in composition/ opposite of heterogeneous






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






24. Using or showing good judgment - wise - sensible






25. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






26. Having bad connotation - disparaging - belittling - insulting






27. Caution/thrift/widom






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






29. Suggest - propose an explanation






30. (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious






31. To disavow/reject validity of/deny/disown






32. Frolicsome/ playful






33. Ornament against evil/talisman/fetish






34. Commute/replace/superceded






35. Theft of property






36. Adamant - stubborn -unruly - obstinate - intransigent






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






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






39. Tolerant - broad-minded






40. To choose not to do something






41. Dictatorial in one's opinion - imperious






42. A puzzle - a mystery - conundrum - perplexity






43. Self contradictory






44. An investigation or inquiry






45. Easily deceived - credulous - naiive - ingenguous






46. Turmoil/disorder






47. Temporary; lasting a brief time






48. Sociable; fond of the company of others






49. Wordy/not succinct/ineloquent






50. To attack or assault - beset







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