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






2. Intricate and complicated - byzantine - labyrinthine - tangled






3. Social outcast






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






5. Extremely generous or extravagant - exuberant - opulent - prodigal - profuse - bombastic






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






7. Rude and bad-tempered - grumpy






8. Excess






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






10. Coalesce - fuse






11. Commute/replace/superceded






12. Absolute - certain - explicit - categorical






13. Inertia/standstill/ stagnation






14. Deep hole






15. Purposeful exaggeration for effect - embellishment - inflation






16. An investigation or inquiry






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






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






19. Perceptive/sharp






20. To choose not to do something






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






22. Impossible to penetrate - impregnable






23. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme






24. Pertaining to beauty






25. To grow together and form a single whole - amalgamate - fuse - condense






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






27. Plastic/phony/pretentious






28. Using an inoffensive word instead of an offensive one






29. Hackneyed - trite - commonplace - quotidian






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






31. Ungrateful person - cad - churl






32. Frolicsome/ playful






33. Turmoil/disorder






34. No variation; tediously the same in sound






35. Express grieve - deplore - bewail






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






37. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable






38. Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar






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






40. Sociable; fond of the company of others






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






42. Altruism/ charity






43. Bucolic - rural






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






45. Suffused with light: luminous - clear to the understanding: intelligible - sane. Ex - His ... history of this grim subject is scrupulously accurate - so far as I am able to judge ...






46. Bell tower - room where bell is hung - steeple - spire






47. (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious






48. Easily deceived - credulous - naiive - ingenguous






49. Eject/discard like in excess fuel






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