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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. Using an inoffensive word instead of an offensive one






2. Flamboyant/verve/dash






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






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






5. Impossible to penetrate - impregnable






6. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable






7. To expand like a woman in labor






8. Theft of property






9. To act confusedly or without a purpose - waver - falter - hesitate - vacillate






10. Deceptive scheme; clever trick






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






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






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






14. Sluggish/listless/apathetic






15. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






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






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






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






19. Speak - plead - or argue in favour of






20. Coming into being; in early developmental stages






21. To perceive or recognize






22. Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar






23. Tolerant - broad-minded






24. Wordy/not succinct/ineloquent






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






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






27. Easily aroused






28. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous






29. Blocked path - dilemma with no solution - cul-de-sac - deadlock - stalemate






30. Book - usually large and academic






31. Not harmful or injurious; harmless






32. Appease/mollify/to soothe or pacify






33. Caution/thrift/widom






34. Assuage - relieve - to make more bearable - placate






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






36. Suggest - propose an explanation






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






38. Adamant - stubborn -unruly - obstinate - intransigent






39. Extreme devotion/frenzied/zealous






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






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






42. Differing in kind; dissimilar; varied






43. Bucolic - rural






44. Influence or domination over






45. To attack or assault - beset






46. Excess






47. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






48. Beliefs or character of a group - ethics - philosophy






49. Commonplace - everyday occurrence - banal






50. Dirge - lament - a sorrowful speech or poem







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