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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. Wordy/not succinct/ineloquent






2. Rebellion - mutiny






3. Express grieve - deplore - bewail






4. An amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge






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






6. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






7. Dictatorial in one's opinion - imperious






8. Funeral bell/ omen of death






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






10. Book - usually large and academic






11. Using an inoffensive word instead of an offensive one






12. Intricate and complicated - byzantine - labyrinthine - tangled






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






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






15. Clearly and directly stated - opposite of implicit






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






17. Temporary suppression or suspension - remission - delay






18. Social outcast






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






20. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous






21. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic






22. Suggest - propose an explanation






23. Not apparent/dormant/quiescent/inert like hidden energy






24. Clever - deceptive






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






26. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme






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






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






29. Coming into being; in early developmental stages






30. (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious






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






32. Pertaining to beauty






33. Caution/thrift/widom






34. Brilliant/glowing






35. Relaxation - tranquility






36. Not harmful or injurious; harmless






37. Old/antique/bygone/stale






38. Coalesce - fuse






39. Easily aroused






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






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






42. No variation; tediously the same in sound






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






44. Excess






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






46. Ornament against evil/talisman/fetish






47. Suffused with light: luminous - clear to the understanding: intelligible - sane. Ex - His ... history of this grim subject is scrupulously accurate - so far as I am able to judge ...






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






49. Deceptive scheme; clever trick






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