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. Submission to another's will; respect; courtesy






2. To polish






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






4. Blocked path - dilemma with no solution - cul-de-sac - deadlock - stalemate






5. Speak - plead - or argue in favour of






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






7. Equivalent to - alike - parallel






8. Suggest - propose an explanation






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






10. Ungrateful person - cad - churl






11. An investigation or inquiry






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






13. Influence or domination over






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






15. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme






16. To perceive or recognize






17. Meal or mealtime - feast - banquet






18. Flamboyant/verve/dash






19. Commonplace - everyday occurrence - banal






20. Extreme devotion/frenzied/zealous






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






22. Coalesce - fuse






23. Tolerant - broad-minded






24. Excess






25. Unclear or doubtful in meaning






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






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






28. Fearless - intrepid - venturesome - valiant - valorous - game - gallant - plucky






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






30. To taint or tarnish - besmirch - defile






31. Unsettled - swaying - fluctuate - vacillate - wandering from one place to another - waver






32. Hackneyed - trite - commonplace - quotidian






33. Intricate and complicated - byzantine - labyrinthine - tangled






34. Imbue - permeate - penetrate - suffuse






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






36. Sway/dither/flutter/fluctuate






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






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






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






40. Coming into being; in early developmental stages






41. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable






42. Passion - excitement - fervor - ardency






43. Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar






44. Eject/discard like in excess fuel






45. Set fire/excite






46. (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious






47. An amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge






48. Sluggish/listless/apathetic






49. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous






50. Ornament against evil/talisman/fetish