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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. Meal or mealtime - feast - banquet






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






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






4. Altruism/ charity






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






6. Commute/replace/superceded






7. Brilliant/glowing






8. Having bad connotation - disparaging - belittling - insulting






9. High secluded place - a nest built high in the air; an elevated - often secluded - dwelling






10. 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 ...






11. Cooperation - mutual helpfulness - interdependence






12. An expert in matters of culture - food - or wine






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






14. Wandering and unpredictable






15. Turmoil/disorder






16. Differing in kind; dissimilar; varied






17. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic






18. Self contradictory






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






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






21. To expand like a woman in labor






22. A trace of something that once was present






23. Sway/dither/flutter/fluctuate






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






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






26. To taint or tarnish - besmirch - defile






27. Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical






28. Speak - plead - or argue in favour of






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






30. Clearly and directly stated - opposite of implicit






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






32. Respected because of age






33. Funeral bell/ omen of death






34. Unclear or doubtful in meaning






35. Temporary; lasting a brief time






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






37. Theft of property






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






39. Undecorated - stern in appearance - bleak - grim






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






41. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






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






43. Set fire/excite






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






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






46. Purposeful exaggeration for effect - embellishment - inflation






47. A subtle expression of meaning or quality - gradation - tone






48. Adamant - stubborn -unruly - obstinate - intransigent






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






50. Plastic/phony/pretentious