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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. Unclear or doubtful in meaning






2. Temporary suppression or suspension - remission - delay






3. A subtle expression of meaning or quality - gradation - tone






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






5. Temporary; lasting a brief time






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






7. Ungrateful person - cad - churl






8. Abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will.. opposite of euphemism possibly






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






10. A trace of something that once was present






11. Caution/thrift/widom






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






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






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






15. Relaxation - tranquility






16. Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language






17. Rude and bad-tempered - grumpy






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






19. Coalesce - fuse






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






21. Purposeful exaggeration for effect - embellishment - inflation






22. Dirge - lament - a sorrowful speech or poem






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






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






25. Bucolic - rural






26. Social outcast






27. Rebellion - mutiny






28. Fluctuate between choices - to dither - vacillate - oscillate






29. To anger - to provoke - incite - vex - or pester






30. To please someone so as to gain an advantage. Ex - ... themselves with the leaders.






31. Growing in number quickly/spawn






32. Perceptive/sharp






33. Earthbound - commonplace - down-to-earth - tellurian - quotidian






34. To perceive or recognize






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






36. Excess






37. No variation; tediously the same in sound






38. Commute/replace/superceded






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






40. To judge a dispute - adjudge - adjudicate - intervene - referee - rule






41. Intricate and complicated - byzantine - labyrinthine - tangled






42. To injure or destroy the surface or appearance of; to damage the value - influence - or effect of; to face down - outshine






43. Having bad connotation - disparaging - belittling - insulting






44. Influence or domination over






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






46. Sluggish/listless/apathetic






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






48. Equivalent to - alike - parallel






49. Differing in kind; dissimilar; varied






50. Funeral bell/ omen of death