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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.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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






2. Excess






3. Truthfulness






4. Using or showing good judgment - wise - sensible






5. Pertaining to beauty






6. Rebellion - mutiny






7. Innocent - simple - frank - sincere - naiive - credulous - gullible






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






9. Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical






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






11. Extreme devotion/frenzied/zealous






12. Frolicsome/ playful






13. A firmly held opinion - especially a religious belief






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






15. Clearly and directly stated - opposite of implicit






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






17. Dictatorial in one's opinion - imperious






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






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






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






21. Wandering and unpredictable






22. Deceptive scheme; clever trick






23. Perceptive/sharp






24. Ornament against evil/talisman/fetish






25. Intricate and complicated - byzantine - labyrinthine - tangled






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






27. Plastic/phony/pretentious






28. Meal or mealtime - feast - banquet






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






30. Not harmful or injurious; harmless






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






32. Cooperation - mutual helpfulness - interdependence






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






34. Tolerant - broad-minded






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






36. Speech in praise of someone - laud - extol - commend






37. Courageous; brave; valiant; valorous - audacious - intrepid






38. Suggest - propose an explanation






39. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous






40. A trace of something that once was present






41. Hackneyed - trite - commonplace - quotidian






42. Bucolic - rural






43. Brilliant/glowing






44. To anger - to provoke - incite - vex - or pester






45. Effective writing or speaking






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






47. Using an inoffensive word instead of an offensive one






48. Ungrateful person - cad - churl






49. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






50. Make impure/debase