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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. Theft of property






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






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






4. Coalesce - fuse






5. An amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge






6. Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar






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






8. Passion - excitement - fervor - ardency






9. Ungrateful person - cad - churl






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






11. Dictatorial in one's opinion - imperious






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






13. Commute/replace/superceded






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






15. To expand like a woman in labor






16. Dirge - lament - a sorrowful speech or poem






17. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






18. A puzzle - a mystery - conundrum - perplexity






19. Lacking energy or enthusiasm - lethargic - indolent - languid - like ready in spanish






20. Social outcast






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






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






23. Clearly and directly stated - opposite of implicit






24. Intricate and complicated - byzantine - labyrinthine - tangled






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






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






27. Wandering and unpredictable






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






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






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






31. Self contradictory






32. Flamboyant/verve/dash






33. A trace of something that once was present






34. Mark of disgrace






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






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






37. Hackneyed - trite - commonplace - quotidian






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






39. A firmly held opinion - especially a religious belief






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






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






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






43. (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious






44. Undecorated - stern in appearance - bleak - grim






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






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






47. Coming into being; in early developmental stages






48. Cooperation - mutual helpfulness - interdependence






49. Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language






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