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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. To disavow/reject validity of/deny/disown






2. Purposeful exaggeration for effect - embellishment - inflation






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






4. Determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason






5. Excess






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






7. Clever - deceptive






8. Frolicsome/ playful






9. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






10. Nonsensical talk - specialized language - argot - cant - slang






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






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






13. Differing in kind; dissimilar; varied






14. Bucolic - rural






15. Commute/replace/superceded






16. Characterized by severe suffering or sorrow - serious or grave






17. Sway/dither/flutter/fluctuate






18. Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical






19. Suggest - propose an explanation






20. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






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






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






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






24. Fearless - adventurous - audacious - plucky - gallant






25. To polish






26. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous






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






28. Ornament against evil/talisman/fetish






29. Coalesce - fuse






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






31. Commonplace - everyday occurrence - banal






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






33. Not controlled by conscience; unscrupulous






34. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic






35. Effective writing or speaking






36. Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language






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






38. Brilliant/glowing






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






40. Stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising - adamant - intransigent - intractable






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






42. A trace of something that once was present






43. To expand like a woman in labor






44. Absolute - certain - explicit - categorical






45. A firmly held opinion - especially a religious belief






46. Influence or domination over






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






48. Turmoil/disorder






49. Intricate and complicated - byzantine - labyrinthine - tangled






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







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