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Challenging Words

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Intricate and complicated - byzantine - labyrinthine - tangled






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






3. Temporary suppression or suspension - remission - delay






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






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






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






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






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






9. Funeral bell/ omen of death






10. Bucolic - rural






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






12. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic






13. Clever - deceptive






14. Dictatorial in one's opinion - imperious






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






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






17. Mark of disgrace






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






19. Extreme devotion/frenzied/zealous






20. Unclear or doubtful in meaning






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






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






23. Adamant - stubborn -unruly - obstinate - intransigent






24. Appease/mollify/to soothe or pacify






25. An investigation or inquiry






26. A puzzle - a mystery - conundrum - perplexity






27. Determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason






28. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme






29. Speak - plead - or argue in favour of






30. Fearless - adventurous - audacious - plucky - gallant






31. Tending to be thrifty or cheap - prudence - sparing - parsimony






32. To polish






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






34. Clear and easily understood - limpid - intelligible






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






36. Frolicsome/ playful






37. 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 ...






38. Respected because of age






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






40. Suggest - propose an explanation






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






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






43. Differing in kind; dissimilar; varied






44. Set fire/excite






45. Perceptive/sharp






46. Deceptive scheme; clever trick






47. Elaborated to excess: overdone - extremely excited: agitated - hectic - frenzied - heated Ex - She became ... when she heard that her child was missing






48. Tolerant - broad-minded






49. Consistent/uniform in composition/ opposite of heterogeneous






50. Growth process from conception to birth - pregnancy - gravidity







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