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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. Consistent/uniform in composition/ opposite of heterogeneous






2. Set fire/excite






3. Clear and easily understood - limpid - intelligible






4. Mark of disgrace






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






6. Mournful speech - funeral hymn - elegy






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






8. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






9. Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical






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






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






12. Imbue - permeate - penetrate - suffuse






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






14. Earthbound - commonplace - down-to-earth - tellurian - quotidian






15. Eject/discard like in excess fuel






16. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






17. Caution/thrift/widom






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






19. Credulous/ easily deceived/ simple minded/ingenuous/gullible






20. Effective writing or speaking






21. Relaxation - tranquility






22. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable






23. (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious






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






25. Self contradictory






26. Meal or mealtime - feast - banquet






27. Coming into being; in early developmental stages






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






29. To attack or assault - beset






30. Bucolic - rural






31. Fearless - adventurous - audacious - plucky - gallant






32. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic






33. Equivalent to - alike - parallel






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






35. Make impure/debase






36. A compact or close knit body of people or animals or things - legion






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






38. Unclear or doubtful in meaning






39. Temporary; lasting a brief time






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






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






42. Easily aroused






43. Inertia/standstill/ stagnation






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






45. Turmoil/disorder






46. Theft of property






47. Extremely careful; particular about details - scrupulous - picky - finicky - similar to articulate






48. A firmly held opinion - especially a religious belief






49. Characterized by severe suffering or sorrow - serious or grave






50. Excess