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






2. Easily deceived - credulous - naiive - ingenguous






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






4. Old/antique/bygone/stale






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






6. Funeral bell/ omen of death






7. Appease/mollify/to soothe or pacify






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






9. A firmly held opinion - especially a religious belief






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






11. Wandering and unpredictable






12. Hackneyed - trite - commonplace - quotidian






13. Deep hole






14. To attack or assault - beset






15. Having bad connotation - disparaging - belittling - insulting






16. Cooperation - mutual helpfulness - interdependence






17. Clever - deceptive






18. To act confusedly or without a purpose - waver - falter - hesitate - vacillate






19. Speech in praise of someone - laud - extol - commend






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






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






22. Eject/discard like in excess fuel






23. Influence or domination over






24. Excess






25. Dirge - lament - a sorrowful speech or poem






26. Commonplace - everyday occurrence - banal






27. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






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






29. Sociable; fond of the company of others






30. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic






31. Rude and bad-tempered - grumpy






32. No variation; tediously the same in sound






33. Credulous/ easily deceived/ simple minded/ingenuous/gullible






34. Frolicsome/ playful






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






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






37. (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious






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






39. To expand like a woman in labor






40. Respected because of age






41. Consistent/uniform in composition/ opposite of heterogeneous






42. Clear and easily understood - limpid - intelligible






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






44. Book - usually large and academic






45. To taint or tarnish - besmirch - defile






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






47. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme






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






49. Rebellion - mutiny






50. Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language







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