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Subjects
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english
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vocabulary
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Blocked path - dilemma with no solution - cul-de-sac - deadlock - stalemate
dither
impasse
deference
belfry
2. Nonsensical talk - specialized language - argot - cant - slang
enigma
imbue
jargon
zenith
3. A puzzle - a mystery - conundrum - perplexity
pariah
enigma
knell
meticulous
4. Sway/dither/flutter/fluctuate
vacillate
embellish
monotony
paradox
5. Mark of disgrace
axiom
dither
stigma
debutante
6. Elaborated to excess: overdone - extremely excited: agitated - hectic - frenzied - heated Ex - She became ... when she heard that her child was missing
itinerant
whimsical
philistine
overwrought
7. A trace of something that once was present
homogenous
wily
ethos
vestige
8. Impossible to penetrate - impregnable
Euphemism
impervious
analogous
opaque
9. Extremely careful; particular about details - scrupulous - picky - finicky - similar to articulate
malleable
permeate
meticulous
burnish
10. Eject/discard like in excess fuel
amalgamate
jettison
tome
arbitrate
11. Humble oneself in a demeaning way - cringe - fawn - toady - kowtow - bootlick
grovel
embellish
belfry
jettison
12. Lacking energy or enthusiasm - lethargic - indolent - languid - like ready in spanish
inquest
phalanx
stratagem
listless
13. Respected because of age
statis
venerable
rhetoric
imbue
14. Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language
antagonize
alleviate
articulate
paradox
15. (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious
leery
prodigal
grievous
explicit
16. Abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will.. opposite of euphemism possibly
sportive
advocate
invective
rhetoric
17. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious
apathy
hermetic
philistine
whimsical
18. The highest point (of something) - zenith - pinnacle
gullible
plucky
acme
inundate
19. Extremely generous or extravagant - exuberant - opulent - prodigal - profuse - bombastic
malleable
fallow
lavish
affected
20. Brilliant/glowing
luminous
dither
ingrate
rhetoric
21. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish
prodigal
gregarious
disparate
austere
22. Finely sensitive to feelings or in perception. Ex - ... of the danger posed by the approaching hurricane
polemic
sentient
austere
ingratiate
23. Growing in number quickly/spawn
proliferate
articulate
lucid
dither
24. A woman making a debut in high society/lady
adulterate
embellish
repast
debutante
25. Passion - excitement - fervor - ardency
zeal
prodigal
gullible
embellish
26. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme
zenith
itinerant
ingratiate
assail
27. Impossible to see through - preventing the passage of light - obscure
polemic
opaque
philantropy
jargon
28. Excess
nuance
monotony
lucid
plethora
29. Tolerant - broad-minded
paradox
liberal
listless
dirge
30. Rude and bad-tempered - grumpy
affected
surly
judicious
impasse
31. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious
hermetic
judicious
slake
opaque
32. Easily aroused
volatile
erratic
terrestrial
zeal
33. Fluctuate between choices - to dither - vacillate - oscillate
antagonize
sully
apathy
waver
34. Submission to another's will; respect; courtesy
deference
gestation
dogmatic
rustic
35. Express grieve - deplore - bewail
phalanx
imbue
lament
antagonize
36. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic
boor
gregarious
zeal
prodigal
37. Bell tower - room where bell is hung - steeple - spire
belfry
overwrought
apathy
ingrate
38. To attack or assault - beset
gregarious
unequivocal
liberal
assail
39. Book - usually large and academic
gregarious
phalanx
banal
tome
40. Unclear or doubtful in meaning
banal
ambiguous
verbose
chaos
41. Perceptive/sharp
Keen
itinerant
elegy
prudence
42. Theft of property
sentient
larceny
gullible
dogma
43. To perceive or recognize
discern
disparate
opaque
homogenous
44. Relaxation - tranquility
pajorative
antagonize
repose
demagogue
45. To add ornamental or fictitious details - adorn - bedeck - elaborate
convoluted
embellish
terrestrial
lavish
46. Not harmful or injurious; harmless
affected
erratic
innocuous
vacillate
47. A compact or close knit body of people or animals or things - legion
obstinate
phalanx
burnish
philistine
48. To act confusedly or without a purpose - waver - falter - hesitate - vacillate
connoisseur
Keen
dither
discern
49. Commonplace - everyday occurrence - banal
stigma
quotidian
nascent
sentient
50. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous
bombastic
kindle
abyss
placate