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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. Frolicsome/ playful






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






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






4. Intricate and complicated - byzantine - labyrinthine - tangled






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






6. Altruism/ charity






7. A trace of something that once was present






8. Effective writing or speaking






9. Dirge - lament - a sorrowful speech or poem






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






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






12. Appease/mollify/to soothe or pacify






13. Impossible to penetrate - impregnable






14. Temporary suppression or suspension - remission - delay






15. Speak - plead - or argue in favour of






16. Deep hole






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






18. A compact or close knit body of people or animals or things - legion






19. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous






20. Clever - deceptive






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






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






23. Express grieve - deplore - bewail






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






25. Know or understood by only a few - abstruse - arcane






26. Having bad connotation - disparaging - belittling - insulting






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






28. Clearly and directly stated - opposite of implicit






29. Cooperation - mutual helpfulness - interdependence






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






31. Differing in kind; dissimilar; varied






32. Submission to another's will; respect; courtesy






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






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






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






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






37. Unclear or doubtful in meaning






38. Set fire/excite






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






40. Bucolic - rural






41. Commute/replace/superceded






42. Mournful speech - funeral hymn - elegy






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






44. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable






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






46. A gradual increase or the peak of a gradual increase. Ex - complaints about stifling smog conditions reached a ...






47. To perceive or recognize






48. Brilliant/glowing






49. Sluggish/listless/apathetic






50. Sociable; fond of the company of others