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






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






3. Ungrateful person - cad - churl






4. Using or showing good judgment - wise - sensible






5. Easily deceived - credulous - naiive - ingenguous






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






7. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






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






9. Social outcast






10. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous






11. Caution/thrift/widom






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






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






14. Not controlled by conscience; unscrupulous






15. Make impure/debase






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






17. Submission to another's will; respect; courtesy






18. A trace of something that once was present






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






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






21. Old/antique/bygone/stale






22. Easily aroused






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






24. Clearly and directly stated - opposite of implicit






25. Mark of disgrace






26. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme






27. Express grieve - deplore - bewail






28. Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar






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






30. Self-evident truth - adage - maxim - apothegm






31. Not harmful or injurious; harmless






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






33. Hackneyed - trite - commonplace - quotidian






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






35. No variation; tediously the same in sound






36. Consistent/uniform in composition/ opposite of heterogeneous






37. Eject/discard like in excess fuel






38. Commonplace - everyday occurrence - banal






39. Deceptive scheme; clever trick






40. Deep hole






41. Book - usually large and academic






42. Wordy/not succinct/ineloquent






43. Self contradictory






44. Something bringing change to something else indirectly - impetus - goad - stimulant






45. Equivalent to - alike - parallel






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






47. Growing in number quickly/spawn






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






49. Intricate and complicated - byzantine - labyrinthine - tangled






50. To add ornamental or fictitious details - adorn - bedeck - elaborate