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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. Wordy/not succinct/ineloquent






2. Eject/discard like in excess fuel






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






4. Frolicsome/ playful






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






6. Flamboyant/verve/dash






7. Deceptive scheme; clever trick






8. Wandering and unpredictable






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






10. Imbue - permeate - penetrate - suffuse






11. Perceptive/sharp






12. Coming into being; in early developmental stages






13. Undecorated - stern in appearance - bleak - grim






14. Relaxation - tranquility






15. Meal or mealtime - feast - banquet






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






17. Tolerant - broad-minded






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






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






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






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






22. Influence or domination over






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






24. Hackneyed - trite - commonplace - quotidian






25. Purposeful exaggeration for effect - embellishment - inflation






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






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






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






29. Social outcast






30. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous






31. Sluggish/listless/apathetic






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






33. Turmoil/disorder






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






35. Impossible to penetrate - impregnable






36. Speak - plead - or argue in favour of






37. An investigation or inquiry






38. Commonplace - everyday occurrence - banal






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






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






41. To act confusedly or without a purpose - waver - falter - hesitate - vacillate






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






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






44. Pertaining to beauty






45. Temporary; lasting a brief time






46. Self contradictory






47. To overwhelm - to cover with water - to deluge - submerge..etc






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






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






50. Cooperation - mutual helpfulness - interdependence