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Challenging Words

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Influence or domination over






2. Consistent/uniform in composition/ opposite of heterogeneous






3. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable






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






5. Commute/replace/superceded






6. Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical






7. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






8. Suffused with light: luminous - clear to the understanding: intelligible - sane. Ex - His ... history of this grim subject is scrupulously accurate - so far as I am able to judge ...






9. An investigation or inquiry






10. Plastic/phony/pretentious






11. Growing in number quickly/spawn






12. Frolicsome/ playful






13. Purposeful exaggeration for effect - embellishment - inflation






14. Set fire/excite






15. Pertaining to beauty






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






17. Caution/thrift/widom






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






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






20. A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person






21. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous






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






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






24. Flamboyant/verve/dash






25. Controversy - argument - verbal attack - refutation






26. Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language






27. Ungrateful person - cad - churl






28. Respected because of age






29. Clear and easily understood - limpid - intelligible






30. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






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






32. Using or showing good judgment - wise - sensible






33. Old/antique/bygone/stale






34. To taint or tarnish - besmirch - defile






35. A ghost of a living person seen just before his or her death - apparition - bogeyman - phantasm






36. Ornament against evil/talisman/fetish






37. Dirge - lament - a sorrowful speech or poem






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






39. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous






40. Imbue - permeate - penetrate - suffuse






41. To calm down or moderate - to temperate - quench - satisfy






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






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






44. Bucolic - rural






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






46. Coming into being; in early developmental stages






47. To perceive or recognize






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






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






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







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