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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. Elaborated to excess: overdone - extremely excited: agitated - hectic - frenzied - heated Ex - She became ... when she heard that her child was missing






2. Commute/replace/superceded






3. Deep hole






4. Flamboyant/verve/dash






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






6. Temporary; lasting a brief time






7. Funeral bell/ omen of death






8. A firmly held opinion - especially a religious belief






9. Plastic/phony/pretentious






10. Using or showing good judgment - wise - sensible






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






12. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic






13. Easily deceived - credulous - naiive - ingenguous






14. A gradual increase or the peak of a gradual increase. Ex - complaints about stifling smog conditions reached a ...






15. Imbue - permeate - penetrate - suffuse






16. Altruism/ charity






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






18. Differing in kind; dissimilar; varied






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






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






21. Wandering and unpredictable






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






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






24. Excess






25. The trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally






26. Make impure/debase






27. Bell tower - room where bell is hung - steeple - spire






28. Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical






29. Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar






30. Mark of disgrace






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






32. Not controlled by conscience; unscrupulous






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






34. Commonplace - everyday occurrence - banal






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






36. Set fire/excite






37. Long harsh speech or verbal attack - diatribe - fulmination - harangue - vilification - obloquy






38. Suggest - propose an explanation






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






40. Wordy/not succinct/ineloquent






41. Eject/discard like in excess fuel






42. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme






43. A puzzle - a mystery - conundrum - perplexity






44. Self contradictory






45. Clear and easily understood - limpid - intelligible






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






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






48. Relaxation - tranquility






49. Influence or domination over






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