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Challenging Words

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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  • 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. Turmoil/disorder






2. Ornament against evil/talisman/fetish






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






4. Wandering and unpredictable






5. Effective writing or speaking






6. Dictatorial in one's opinion - imperious






7. Speak - plead - or argue in favour of






8. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous






9. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme






10. Caution/thrift/widom






11. Mark of disgrace






12. Book - usually large and academic






13. Mournful speech - funeral hymn - elegy






14. Make impure/debase






15. Funeral bell/ omen of death






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






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






18. Self contradictory






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






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






21. Differing in kind; dissimilar; varied






22. Sociable; fond of the company of others






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






24. Peripheral - irrelevant - digressive - extraneous diverting - inconsequential






25. Inertia/standstill/ stagnation






26. Equivalent to - alike - parallel






27. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic






28. Clever - deceptive






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






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






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






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






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






34. Frolicsome/ playful






35. To attack or assault - beset






36. Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language






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






38. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






39. Coalesce - fuse






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






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






42. Perceptive/sharp






43. Express grieve - deplore - bewail






44. To injure or destroy the surface or appearance of; to damage the value - influence - or effect of; to face down - outshine






45. Adamant - stubborn -unruly - obstinate - intransigent






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






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






48. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






49. Intricate and complicated - byzantine - labyrinthine - tangled






50. Influence or domination over







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