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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. Temporary; lasting a brief time






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






3. Bell tower - room where bell is hung - steeple - spire






4. Appease/mollify/to soothe or pacify






5. Controversy - argument - verbal attack - refutation






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






7. Intricate and complicated - byzantine - labyrinthine - tangled






8. Caution/thrift/widom






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






10. Purposeful exaggeration for effect - embellishment - inflation






11. To taint or tarnish - besmirch - defile






12. Growing in number quickly/spawn






13. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic






14. Sway/dither/flutter/fluctuate






15. Social outcast






16. Coming into being; in early developmental stages






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






18. Commute/replace/superceded






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






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






21. Stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising - adamant - intransigent - intractable






22. Ornament against evil/talisman/fetish






23. Clear and easily understood - limpid - intelligible






24. Rebellion - mutiny






25. Truthfulness






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






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






28. Pertaining to beauty






29. Plastic/phony/pretentious






30. Funeral bell/ omen of death






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






32. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous






33. Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar






34. Impossible to penetrate - impregnable






35. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable






36. Theft of property






37. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






38. To attack or assault - beset






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






40. Old/antique/bygone/stale






41. A compact or close knit body of people or animals or things - legion






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






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






44. Book - usually large and academic






45. Brilliant/glowing






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






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






48. Ungrateful person - cad - churl






49. Absolute - certain - explicit - categorical






50. Mark of disgrace







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