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






2. To overwhelm - to cover with water - to deluge - submerge..etc






3. Deep hole






4. To add ornamental or fictitious details - adorn - bedeck - elaborate






5. Flamboyant/verve/dash






6. Ornament against evil/talisman/fetish






7. Commonplace - everyday occurrence - banal






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






9. Altruism/ charity






10. Impossible to see through - preventing the passage of light - obscure






11. Absolute - certain - explicit - categorical






12. To perceive or recognize






13. Commute/replace/superceded






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






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






16. Excess






17. Clearly and directly stated - opposite of implicit






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






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






20. Social outcast






21. Mournful speech - funeral hymn - elegy






22. A firmly held opinion - especially a religious belief






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






24. Ungrateful person - cad - churl






25. Influence or domination over






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






27. A puzzle - a mystery - conundrum - perplexity






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






29. Fearless - adventurous - audacious - plucky - gallant






30. No variation; tediously the same in sound






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






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






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






34. A trace of something that once was present






35. Easily deceived - credulous - naiive - ingenguous






36. To choose not to do something






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






38. Equivalent to - alike - parallel






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






40. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






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






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






43. Pertaining to beauty






44. Clear and easily understood - limpid - intelligible






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






46. Appease/mollify/to soothe or pacify






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






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






49. Dictatorial in one's opinion - imperious






50. To polish