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Challenging Words

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Nonsensical talk - specialized language - argot - cant - slang






2. Truthfulness






3. To expand like a woman in labor






4. Imbue - permeate - penetrate - suffuse






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






6. Intricate and complicated - byzantine - labyrinthine - tangled






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






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






9. Set fire/excite






10. Respected because of age






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






12. Mark of disgrace






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






14. Wandering and unpredictable






15. Undecorated - stern in appearance - bleak - grim






16. Suggest - propose an explanation






17. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






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






19. Dormant - unused - unseeded - idle






20. Not controlled by conscience; unscrupulous






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






22. Frolicsome/ playful






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






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






25. Self contradictory






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






27. Deep hole






28. Plastic/phony/pretentious






29. Sociable; fond of the company of others






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






31. Absolute - certain - explicit - categorical






32. Appease/mollify/to soothe or pacify






33. Having bad connotation - disparaging - belittling - insulting






34. Influence or domination over






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






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






37. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous






38. Abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will.. opposite of euphemism possibly






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






40. Tolerant - broad-minded






41. To injure or destroy the surface or appearance of; to damage the value - influence - or effect of; to face down - outshine






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






43. Fluctuate between choices - to dither - vacillate - oscillate






44. Bucolic - rural






45. Not harmful or injurious; harmless






46. Social outcast






47. Book - usually large and academic






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






49. Fresh and clean; uncorrupted ex - A ... beach






50. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous







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