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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.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. Respected because of age






2. Controversy - argument - verbal attack - refutation






3. Eject/discard like in excess fuel






4. Courageous; brave; valiant; valorous - audacious - intrepid






5. Using an inoffensive word instead of an offensive one






6. A firmly held opinion - especially a religious belief






7. Self contradictory






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






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






10. Nonsensical talk - specialized language - argot - cant - slang






11. Turmoil/disorder






12. Make impure/debase






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






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






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






16. Clever - deceptive






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






18. Cooperation - mutual helpfulness - interdependence






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






20. Speak - plead - or argue in favour of






21. Adamant - stubborn -unruly - obstinate - intransigent






22. Deceptive scheme; clever trick






23. Rude and bad-tempered - grumpy






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






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






26. Pertaining to beauty






27. Brilliant/glowing






28. Truthfulness






29. Ornament against evil/talisman/fetish






30. Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical






31. Theft of property






32. The trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally






33. Excess






34. Plastic/phony/pretentious






35. (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious






36. Suggest - propose an explanation






37. Not harmful or injurious; harmless






38. Frolicsome/ playful






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






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






41. Social outcast






42. Bucolic - rural






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






44. Altruism/ charity






45. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic






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






47. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous






48. Hackneyed - trite - commonplace - quotidian






49. Sociable; fond of the company of others






50. Mark of disgrace