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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. Controversy - argument - verbal attack - refutation






2. Set fire/excite






3. 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 ...






4. Bucolic - rural






5. Ungrateful person - cad - churl






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






7. To taint or tarnish - besmirch - defile






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






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






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






11. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






12. Using an inoffensive word instead of an offensive one






13. Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language






14. An amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge






15. Not harmful or injurious; harmless






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






17. Theft of property






18. Turmoil/disorder






19. Altruism/ charity






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






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






22. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous






23. Clearly and directly stated - opposite of implicit






24. Meal or mealtime - feast - banquet






25. Make impure/debase






26. Commonplace - everyday occurrence - banal






27. A compact or close knit body of people or animals or things - legion






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






29. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable






30. Respected because of age






31. Extremely careful; particular about details - scrupulous - picky - finicky - similar to articulate






32. Undecorated - stern in appearance - bleak - grim






33. Perceptive/sharp






34. Consistent/uniform in composition/ opposite of heterogeneous






35. Appease/mollify/to soothe or pacify






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






37. Absolute - certain - explicit - categorical






38. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic






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






40. Influence or domination over






41. Impossible to penetrate - impregnable






42. Fearless - adventurous - audacious - plucky - gallant






43. Excess






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






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






46. A trace of something that once was present






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






48. A gradual increase or the peak of a gradual increase. Ex - complaints about stifling smog conditions reached a ...






49. A puzzle - a mystery - conundrum - perplexity






50. Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical