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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. Dirge - lament - a sorrowful speech or poem






2. Sociable; fond of the company of others






3. Commute/replace/superceded






4. Turmoil/disorder






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






6. Having bad connotation - disparaging - belittling - insulting






7. Using an inoffensive word instead of an offensive one






8. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous






9. Temporary suppression or suspension - remission - delay






10. Perceptive/sharp






11. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable






12. Appease/mollify/to soothe or pacify






13. Eject/discard like in excess fuel






14. A trace of something that once was present






15. Sluggish/listless/apathetic






16. Growing in number quickly/spawn






17. Flamboyant/verve/dash






18. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme






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






20. Speak - plead - or argue in favour of






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






22. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous






23. Express grieve - deplore - bewail






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






25. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic






26. Ornament against evil/talisman/fetish






27. Cooperation - mutual helpfulness - interdependence






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






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






30. Undecorated - stern in appearance - bleak - grim






31. Know or understood by only a few - abstruse - arcane






32. Book - usually large and academic






33. Wandering and unpredictable






34. Clear and easily understood - limpid - intelligible






35. Relaxation - tranquility






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






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






38. Clearly and directly stated - opposite of implicit






39. Old/antique/bygone/stale






40. Consistent/uniform in composition/ opposite of heterogeneous






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






42. Impossible to penetrate - impregnable






43. Blocked path - dilemma with no solution - cul-de-sac - deadlock - stalemate






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






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






46. Bucolic - rural






47. Dormant - unused - unseeded - idle






48. A firmly held opinion - especially a religious belief






49. Fresh and clean; uncorrupted ex - A ... beach






50. An orator who appeals to the passions and prejudices of his audience - false leader