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






2. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous






3. Mark of disgrace






4. Perceptive/sharp






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






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






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






8. Beliefs or character of a group - ethics - philosophy






9. Bucolic - rural






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






11. Social outcast






12. Dormant - unused - unseeded - idle






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






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






15. Wandering and unpredictable






16. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme






17. Clearly and directly stated - opposite of implicit






18. The highest point (of something) - zenith - pinnacle






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






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






21. Having bad connotation - disparaging - belittling - insulting






22. Brilliant/glowing






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






24. Equivalent to - alike - parallel






25. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous






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






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






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






29. Dirge - lament - a sorrowful speech or poem






30. Book - usually large and academic






31. Intricate and complicated - byzantine - labyrinthine - tangled






32. Dictatorial in one's opinion - imperious






33. To expand like a woman in labor






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






35. Uncompromising - refusing to reconcile - obstinate - stubborn - intractable






36. Rebellion - mutiny






37. Tolerant - broad-minded






38. Not harmful or injurious; harmless






39. Ornament against evil/talisman/fetish






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






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






42. Eject/discard like in excess fuel






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






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






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






46. Humble oneself in a demeaning way - cringe - fawn - toady - kowtow - bootlick






47. Adamant - stubborn -unruly - obstinate - intransigent






48. Meal or mealtime - feast - banquet






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






50. Extreme devotion/frenzied/zealous