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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. Wandering and unpredictable






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






3. Mark of disgrace






4. Impossible to penetrate - impregnable






5. Bucolic - rural






6. Plastic/phony/pretentious






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






8. Frolicsome/ playful






9. Caution/thrift/widom






10. Growing in number quickly/spawn






11. Rebellion - mutiny






12. Inertia/standstill/ stagnation






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






14. Stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising - adamant - intransigent - intractable






15. Easily deceived - credulous - naiive - ingenguous






16. Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical






17. To expand like a woman in labor






18. Self contradictory






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






20. Sociable; fond of the company of others






21. Commute/replace/superceded






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






23. Dirge - lament - a sorrowful speech or poem






24. Intricate and complicated - byzantine - labyrinthine - tangled






25. Unclear or doubtful in meaning






26. Consistent/uniform in composition/ opposite of heterogeneous






27. Deceptive scheme; clever trick






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






29. Ungrateful person - cad - churl






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






31. Rude and bad-tempered - grumpy






32. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






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






34. Sway/dither/flutter/fluctuate






35. Excess






36. Adamant - stubborn -unruly - obstinate - intransigent






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






38. Fearless - adventurous - audacious - plucky - gallant






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






40. Hackneyed - trite - commonplace - quotidian






41. Temporary; lasting a brief time






42. (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious






43. Turmoil/disorder






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






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






46. Dictatorial in one's opinion - imperious






47. Differing in kind; dissimilar; varied






48. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






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






50. Determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason