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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. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme






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






3. Funeral bell/ omen of death






4. Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical






5. Set fire/excite






6. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable






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






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






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






10. Growing in number quickly/spawn






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






12. Dormant - unused - unseeded - idle






13. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






14. Make impure/debase






15. Easily deceived - credulous - naiive - ingenguous






16. Ornament against evil/talisman/fetish






17. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






18. Peripheral - irrelevant - digressive - extraneous diverting - inconsequential






19. Purposeful exaggeration for effect - embellishment - inflation






20. Unclear or doubtful in meaning






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






22. Old/antique/bygone/stale






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






24. Easily aroused






25. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






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






27. Hackneyed - trite - commonplace - quotidian






28. Appease/mollify/to soothe or pacify






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






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






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






32. Passion - excitement - fervor - ardency






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






34. Respected because of age






35. Tolerant - broad-minded






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






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






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






39. Using an inoffensive word instead of an offensive one






40. Coalesce - fuse






41. Controversy - argument - verbal attack - refutation






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






43. No variation; tediously the same in sound






44. Dirge - lament - a sorrowful speech or poem






45. Theft of property






46. Extreme devotion/frenzied/zealous






47. Excess






48. (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious






49. Sociable; fond of the company of others






50. A firmly held opinion - especially a religious belief







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