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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. Impossible to penetrate - impregnable






2. Not harmful or injurious; harmless






3. To expand like a woman in labor






4. Having bad connotation - disparaging - belittling - insulting






5. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






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






7. (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious






8. Express grieve - deplore - bewail






9. Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical






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






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






12. Consistent/uniform in composition/ opposite of heterogeneous






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






14. Eject/discard like in excess fuel






15. A firmly held opinion - especially a religious belief






16. Respected because of age






17. Perceptive/sharp






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






19. Effective writing or speaking






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






21. Meal or mealtime - feast - banquet






22. Rude and bad-tempered - grumpy






23. Mournful speech - funeral hymn - elegy






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






25. Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language






26. Nonsensical talk - specialized language - argot - cant - slang






27. Temporary; lasting a brief time






28. Relaxation - tranquility






29. Uncompromising - refusing to reconcile - obstinate - stubborn - intractable






30. Mark of disgrace






31. Tolerant - broad-minded






32. Dictatorial in one's opinion - imperious






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






34. Easily aroused






35. Clearly and directly stated - opposite of implicit






36. Clever - deceptive






37. Absolute - certain - explicit - categorical






38. Undecorated - stern in appearance - bleak - grim






39. 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 ...






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






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






42. Wordy/not succinct/ineloquent






43. Using or showing good judgment - wise - sensible






44. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic






45. No variation; tediously the same in sound






46. Intricate and complicated - byzantine - labyrinthine - tangled






47. Suggest - propose an explanation






48. To perceive or recognize






49. Beliefs or character of a group - ethics - philosophy






50. Finely sensitive to feelings or in perception. Ex - ... of the danger posed by the approaching hurricane