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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.
  • 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. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable






2. Easily deceived - credulous - naiive - ingenguous






3. Frolicsome/ playful






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






5. Mournful speech - funeral hymn - elegy






6. Theft of property






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






8. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous






9. Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical






10. Effective writing or speaking






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






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






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






14. Abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will.. opposite of euphemism possibly






15. Clearly and directly stated - opposite of implicit






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






17. Perceptive/sharp






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






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






20. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous






21. The highest point (of something) - zenith - pinnacle






22. Not harmful or injurious; harmless






23. Fearless - adventurous - audacious - plucky - gallant






24. No variation; tediously the same in sound






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






26. Commute/replace/superceded






27. Rebellion - mutiny






28. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme






29. Cooperation - mutual helpfulness - interdependence






30. Inertia/standstill/ stagnation






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






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






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






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






35. Dictatorial in one's opinion - imperious






36. Wandering and unpredictable






37. Sway/dither/flutter/fluctuate






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






39. An investigation or inquiry






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






41. Wordy/not succinct/ineloquent






42. Tolerant - broad-minded






43. Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language






44. Truthfulness






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






46. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






47. (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious






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






49. Clear and easily understood - limpid - intelligible






50. Impossible to penetrate - impregnable