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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. Inertia/standstill/ stagnation






2. Intricate and complicated - byzantine - labyrinthine - tangled






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






4. Deep hole






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






6. Wordy/not succinct/ineloquent






7. A trace of something that once was present






8. Suffused with light: luminous - clear to the understanding: intelligible - sane. Ex - His ... history of this grim subject is scrupulously accurate - so far as I am able to judge ...






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






10. Clever - deceptive






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






12. Consistent/uniform in composition/ opposite of heterogeneous






13. Perceptive/sharp






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






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






16. Social outcast






17. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






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






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






20. A puzzle - a mystery - conundrum - perplexity






21. A subtle expression of meaning or quality - gradation - tone






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






23. Speak - plead - or argue in favour of






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. To perceive or recognize






31. Sluggish/listless/apathetic






32. Theft of property






33. Cooperation - mutual helpfulness - interdependence






34. Dirge - lament - a sorrowful speech or poem






35. Having bad connotation - disparaging - belittling - insulting






36. Pertaining to beauty






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






38. Ungrateful person - cad - churl






39. To taint or tarnish - besmirch - defile






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






41. To disavow/reject validity of/deny/disown






42. Express grieve - deplore - bewail






43. Book - usually large and academic






44. Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language






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






46. Respected because of age






47. Differing in kind; dissimilar; varied






48. Turmoil/disorder






49. Imbue - permeate - penetrate - suffuse






50. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious