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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. Clearly and directly stated - opposite of implicit






2. Old/antique/bygone/stale






3. Deceptive scheme; clever trick






4. Temporary suppression or suspension - remission - delay






5. Rebellion - mutiny






6. Purposeful exaggeration for effect - embellishment - inflation






7. Sharp and irritating to the senses - acrid - acrimonious - piquant - caustic - poignant






8. Submission to another's will; respect; courtesy






9. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






10. Inertia/standstill/ stagnation






11. 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 ...






12. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic






13. Wandering and unpredictable






14. Know or understood by only a few - abstruse - arcane






15. Express grieve - deplore - bewail






16. Dormant - unused - unseeded - idle






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






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






19. Caution/thrift/widom






20. Unclear or doubtful in meaning






21. Appease/mollify/to soothe or pacify






22. A firmly held opinion - especially a religious belief






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






24. Easily deceived - credulous - naiive - ingenguous






25. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme






26. To inspire; to permeate; to fill with a mood or tone - to pervade






27. A compact or close knit body of people or animals or things - legion






28. Imbue - permeate - penetrate - suffuse






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






30. Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar






31. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






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






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






34. Hackneyed - trite - commonplace - quotidian






35. Using or showing good judgment - wise - sensible






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






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






38. Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language






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






40. Suggest - propose an explanation






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






42. Speech in praise of someone - laud - extol - commend






43. Equivalent to - alike - parallel






44. Coming into being; in early developmental stages






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






46. Not harmful or injurious; harmless






47. Growth process from conception to birth - pregnancy - gravidity






48. Theft of property






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






50. Book - usually large and academic