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Challenging Words

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Eject/discard like in excess fuel






2. Imbue - permeate - penetrate - suffuse






3. An investigation or inquiry






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






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






6. Mark of disgrace






7. Inertia/standstill/ stagnation






8. Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language






9. Clear and easily understood - limpid - intelligible






10. Not apparent/dormant/quiescent/inert like hidden energy






11. Make impure/debase






12. Consistent/uniform in composition/ opposite of heterogeneous






13. To polish






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






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






16. Fluctuate between choices - to dither - vacillate - oscillate






17. A firmly held opinion - especially a religious belief






18. Caution/thrift/widom






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






20. To calm down or moderate - to temperate - quench - satisfy






21. Bucolic - rural






22. Temporary; lasting a brief time






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






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






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






26. Unclear or doubtful in meaning






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






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






29. Relaxation - tranquility






30. Intricate and complicated - byzantine - labyrinthine - tangled






31. Submission to another's will; respect; courtesy






32. To perceive or recognize






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






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






35. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






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






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






38. A trace of something that once was present






39. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic






40. Perceptive/sharp






41. Fearless - adventurous - audacious - plucky - gallant






42. To expand like a woman in labor






43. Not controlled by conscience; unscrupulous






44. Turmoil/disorder






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






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






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






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






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






50. Commute/replace/superceded







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