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






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






3. (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious






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






5. Wandering and unpredictable






6. Self-evident truth - adage - maxim - apothegm






7. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme






8. Theft of property






9. Fearless - adventurous - audacious - plucky - gallant






10. Dirge - lament - a sorrowful speech or poem






11. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous






12. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous






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






14. An investigation or inquiry






15. Adamant - stubborn -unruly - obstinate - intransigent






16. Frolicsome/ playful






17. Make impure/debase






18. Using or showing good judgment - wise - sensible






19. Dormant - unused - unseeded - idle






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






21. To overwhelm - to cover with water - to deluge - submerge..etc






22. Sway/dither/flutter/fluctuate






23. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






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






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






26. Inertia/standstill/ stagnation






27. Impossible to penetrate - impregnable






28. Absolute - certain - explicit - categorical






29. Clever - deceptive






30. Relaxation - tranquility






31. Brilliant/glowing






32. Sociable; fond of the company of others






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






34. Old/antique/bygone/stale






35. Intricate and complicated - byzantine - labyrinthine - tangled






36. Set fire/excite






37. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable






38. Deep hole






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






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






41. To please someone so as to gain an advantage. Ex - ... themselves with the leaders.






42. Appease/mollify/to soothe or pacify






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






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






45. No variation; tediously the same in sound






46. Growing in number quickly/spawn






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






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






49. Ungrateful person - cad - churl






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