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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. Sociable; fond of the company of others






2. To choose not to do something






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






4. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous






5. Easily deceived - credulous - naiive - ingenguous






6. Self contradictory






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






8. Frolicsome/ playful






9. Cooperation - mutual helpfulness - interdependence






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






11. A woman making a debut in high society/lady






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






13. Undecorated - stern in appearance - bleak - grim






14. Clearly and directly stated - opposite of implicit






15. Old/antique/bygone/stale






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






17. Temporary; lasting a brief time






18. Ungrateful person - cad - churl






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






20. Growing in number quickly/spawn






21. Speak - plead - or argue in favour of






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






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






24. Truthfulness






25. To expand like a woman in labor






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






27. Altruism/ charity






28. Meal or mealtime - feast - banquet






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






30. An expert in matters of culture - food - or wine






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






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






33. Perceptive/sharp






34. Respected because of age






35. Easily aroused






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






37. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous






38. Intricate and complicated - byzantine - labyrinthine - tangled






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






40. Express grieve - deplore - bewail






41. Imbue - permeate - penetrate - suffuse






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






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






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






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






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






47. Absolute - certain - explicit - categorical






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






49. To polish






50. Dictatorial in one's opinion - imperious