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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. Wordy/not succinct/ineloquent






2. Coming into being; in early developmental stages






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






4. Old/antique/bygone/stale






5. Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar






6. Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical






7. Growing in number quickly/spawn






8. No variation; tediously the same in sound






9. To choose not to do something






10. Perceptive/sharp






11. Speak - plead - or argue in favour of






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






13. Mournful speech - funeral hymn - elegy






14. Caution/thrift/widom






15. Growth process from conception to birth - pregnancy - gravidity






16. Turmoil/disorder






17. Effective writing or speaking






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






19. Extremely careful; particular about details - scrupulous - picky - finicky - similar to articulate






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






21. Bucolic - rural






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






23. Beliefs or character of a group - ethics - philosophy






24. Easily aroused






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






26. Rude and bad-tempered - grumpy






27. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic






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






29. To attack or assault - beset






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






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






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






33. Pertaining to beauty






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






35. A puzzle - a mystery - conundrum - perplexity






36. Using an inoffensive word instead of an offensive one






37. High secluded place - a nest built high in the air; an elevated - often secluded - dwelling






38. Dormant - unused - unseeded - idle






39. Temporary; lasting a brief time






40. Using or showing good judgment - wise - sensible






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






42. Having bad connotation - disparaging - belittling - insulting






43. Bourgeois/ vulgarian/ boor/ materialistic not appreciating artistic or intellectual value






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






45. Fearless - intrepid - venturesome - valiant - valorous - game - gallant - plucky






46. Mark of disgrace






47. Differing in kind; dissimilar; varied






48. Tolerant - broad-minded






49. Dirge - lament - a sorrowful speech or poem






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






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