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Challenging Words

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable






2. Flamboyant/verve/dash






3. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous






4. Ornament against evil/talisman/fetish






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






6. A trace of something that once was present






7. Influence or domination over






8. Deceptive scheme; clever trick






9. Respected because of age






10. Temporary; lasting a brief time






11. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






12. Using or showing good judgment - wise - sensible






13. Excess






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






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






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






17. To taint or tarnish - besmirch - defile






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






19. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme






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






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






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






23. Not controlled by conscience; unscrupulous






24. Set fire/excite






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






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






27. Having bad connotation - disparaging - belittling - insulting






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






29. A ghost of a living person seen just before his or her death - apparition - bogeyman - phantasm






30. Using an inoffensive word instead of an offensive one






31. Extreme devotion/frenzied/zealous






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






33. Adamant - stubborn -unruly - obstinate - intransigent






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






35. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






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






37. Differing in kind; dissimilar; varied






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






39. Sluggish/listless/apathetic






40. Mark of disgrace






41. Commonplace - everyday occurrence - banal






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






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






44. Clearly and directly stated - opposite of implicit






45. Rude and bad-tempered - grumpy






46. Temporary suppression or suspension - remission - delay






47. To expand like a woman in labor






48. Express grieve - deplore - bewail






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






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







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