Test your basic knowledge |

Challenging Words

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • 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. Absolute - certain - explicit - categorical






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






3. Commonplace - everyday occurrence - banal






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






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






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






7. Sway/dither/flutter/fluctuate






8. Fearless - adventurous - audacious - plucky - gallant






9. An investigation or inquiry






10. A firmly held opinion - especially a religious belief






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






12. A trace of something that once was present






13. Eject/discard like in excess fuel






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






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






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






17. Not harmful or injurious; harmless






18. Clever - deceptive






19. Tolerant - broad-minded






20. Sociable; fond of the company of others






21. Altruism/ charity






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






23. A puzzle - a mystery - conundrum - perplexity






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






25. Self contradictory






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






27. Intricate and complicated - byzantine - labyrinthine - tangled






28. Deep hole






29. To add ornamental or fictitious details - adorn - bedeck - elaborate






30. Passion - excitement - fervor - ardency






31. Rebellion - mutiny






32. Lacking energy or enthusiasm - lethargic - indolent - languid - like ready in spanish






33. Dictatorial in one's opinion - imperious






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






35. To please someone so as to gain an advantage. Ex - ... themselves with the leaders.






36. Impossible to penetrate - impregnable






37. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous






38. Dirge - lament - a sorrowful speech or poem






39. Social outcast






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






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






42. Easily deceived - credulous - naiive - ingenguous






43. Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language






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






45. Coalesce - fuse






46. Flamboyant/verve/dash






47. A subtle expression of meaning or quality - gradation - tone






48. Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical






49. Theft of property






50. Easily aroused