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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. Rude and bad-tempered - grumpy






2. Ungrateful person - cad - churl






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






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






5. Clever - deceptive






6. Mournful speech - funeral hymn - elegy






7. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable






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






9. To perceive or recognize






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






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






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






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






14. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






15. Flamboyant/verve/dash






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






17. Truthfulness






18. Brilliant/glowing






19. Temporary suppression or suspension - remission - delay






20. Consistent/uniform in composition/ opposite of heterogeneous






21. Speak - plead - or argue in favour of






22. To attack or assault - beset






23. Coalesce - fuse






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






25. Using or showing good judgment - wise - sensible






26. Extreme devotion/frenzied/zealous






27. Using an inoffensive word instead of an offensive one






28. Respected because of age






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






30. Caution/thrift/widom






31. A gradual increase or the peak of a gradual increase. Ex - complaints about stifling smog conditions reached a ...






32. Relaxation - tranquility






33. Having bad connotation - disparaging - belittling - insulting






34. Ornament against evil/talisman/fetish






35. Bucolic - rural






36. Controversy - argument - verbal attack - refutation






37. Not harmful or injurious; harmless






38. Self contradictory






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






40. (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious






41. An investigation or inquiry






42. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






43. Not controlled by conscience; unscrupulous






44. Fearless - adventurous - audacious - plucky - gallant






45. Equivalent to - alike - parallel






46. Plastic/phony/pretentious






47. Rebellion - mutiny






48. Turmoil/disorder






49. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme






50. Commonplace - everyday occurrence - banal






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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