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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.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. Appease/mollify/to soothe or pacify






2. Inertia/standstill/ stagnation






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






4. To inspire; to permeate; to fill with a mood or tone - to pervade






5. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






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






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






8. Old/antique/bygone/stale






9. Turmoil/disorder






10. Flamboyant/verve/dash






11. Rebellion - mutiny






12. Brilliant/glowing






13. Absolute - certain - explicit - categorical






14. Temporary suppression or suspension - remission - delay






15. Using an inoffensive word instead of an offensive one






16. Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical






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






18. Clearly and directly stated - opposite of implicit






19. Not harmful or injurious; harmless






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






21. Meal or mealtime - feast - banquet






22. Deceptive scheme; clever trick






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






24. Set fire/excite






25. To choose not to do something






26. Make impure/debase






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






28. Self contradictory






29. Caution/thrift/widom






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






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






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






33. To attack or assault - beset






34. Social outcast






35. Imbue - permeate - penetrate - suffuse






36. Adamant - stubborn -unruly - obstinate - intransigent






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






38. Wordy/not succinct/ineloquent






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






40. Sociable; fond of the company of others






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






42. Not controlled by conscience; unscrupulous






43. Coalesce - fuse






44. Hackneyed - trite - commonplace - quotidian






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






46. Coming into being; in early developmental stages






47. Ungrateful person - cad - churl






48. Clever - deceptive






49. Easily deceived - credulous - naiive - ingenguous






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