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






3. Cooperation - mutual helpfulness - interdependence






4. Clever - deceptive






5. Consistent/uniform in composition/ opposite of heterogeneous






6. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme






7. Ungrateful person - cad - churl






8. Absolute - certain - explicit - categorical






9. Book - usually large and academic






10. Self contradictory






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






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






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






14. To taint or tarnish - besmirch - defile






15. Growing in number quickly/spawn






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






17. Pertaining to beauty






18. Funeral bell/ omen of death






19. Unclear or doubtful in meaning






20. Make impure/debase






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






22. Express grieve - deplore - bewail






23. Plastic/phony/pretentious






24. Meal or mealtime - feast - banquet






25. Perceptive/sharp






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






27. Having bad connotation - disparaging - belittling - insulting






28. Temporary; lasting a brief time






29. Social outcast






30. Altruism/ charity






31. To perceive or recognize






32. Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar






33. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






34. Not controlled by conscience; unscrupulous






35. Mark of disgrace






36. Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language






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






38. Appease/mollify/to soothe or pacify






39. Set fire/excite






40. Undecorated - stern in appearance - bleak - grim






41. To attack or assault - beset






42. Using an inoffensive word instead of an offensive one






43. Commonplace - everyday occurrence - banal






44. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






45. Purposeful exaggeration for effect - embellishment - inflation






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






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






48. No variation; tediously the same in sound






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






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