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english
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vocabulary
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. High secluded place - a nest built high in the air; an elevated - often secluded - dwelling
aerie
eloquent
explicit
erratic
2. Easily deceived - credulous - naiive - ingenguous
antagonize
acme
gullible
obstinate
3. Tolerant - broad-minded
liberal
insurrection
wraith
kindle
4. Blocked path - dilemma with no solution - cul-de-sac - deadlock - stalemate
pungent
homogenous
impasse
abyss
5. 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 ...
homogenous
lucid
apathy
repudiate
6. Clearly and directly stated - opposite of implicit
debutante
explicit
austere
obstinate
7. Humble oneself in a demeaning way - cringe - fawn - toady - kowtow - bootlick
gregarious
overwrought
intractable
grovel
8. Plastic/phony/pretentious
affected
paradox
gullible
dither
9. To choose not to do something
enigma
abstain
vacillate
dither
10. A gradual increase or the peak of a gradual increase. Ex - complaints about stifling smog conditions reached a ...
erratic
gullible
crescendo
apathy
11. Ornament against evil/talisman/fetish
dogma
Amulet
stratagem
intrepid
12. Dirge - lament - a sorrowful speech or poem
esoteric
repast
belfry
elegy
13. Not apparent/dormant/quiescent/inert like hidden energy
Fanatical
latent
abeyance
dogmatic
14. An investigation or inquiry
grievous
intrepid
frugality
inquest
15. Not controlled by conscience; unscrupulous
lucid
arbitrary
unconscionable
luminous
16. Intricate and complicated - byzantine - labyrinthine - tangled
veracity
ingenuous
articulate
convoluted
17. A woman making a debut in high society/lady
Amulet
stratagem
zeal
debutante
18. Sociable; fond of the company of others
Dilate
Keen
hyperbole
gregarious
19. Abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will.. opposite of euphemism possibly
invective
zenith
pungent
intractable
20. Adamant - stubborn -unruly - obstinate - intransigent
impervious
intractable
slake
discern
21. Unclear or doubtful in meaning
ambiguous
frugality
ingratiate
lethargic
22. Commonplace - everyday occurrence - banal
philantropy
quotidian
esoteric
analogous
23. (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious
coalesce
larceny
ambiguous
leery
24. Growth process from conception to birth - pregnancy - gravidity
supplant
ingrate
volatile
gestation
25. Wordy/not succinct/ineloquent
deface
sully
verbose
impasse
26. Controversy - argument - verbal attack - refutation
lament
prodigal
Fanatical
polemic
27. Extreme devotion/frenzied/zealous
overwrought
latent
axiom
Fanatical
28. Stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising - adamant - intransigent - intractable
ambiguous
hegemony
phalanx
obstinate
29. Turmoil/disorder
terrestrial
chaos
tangential
lament
30. Speech in praise of someone - laud - extol - commend
itinerant
latent
eulogy
dirge
31. To grow together and form a single whole - amalgamate - fuse - condense
sportive
arbitrate
coalesce
itinerant
32. Suggest - propose an explanation
heterogeneous
dogma
posit
vacillate
33. Hackneyed - trite - commonplace - quotidian
vacillate
banal
connoisseur
ambiguous
34. The highest point (of something) - zenith - pinnacle
acme
volatile
pervade
jargon
35. Mark of disgrace
stigma
leery
abyss
embellish
36. Impossible to penetrate - impregnable
impervious
lament
paradox
statis
37. Respected because of age
venerable
zeal
arbitrate
kindle
38. Earthbound - commonplace - down-to-earth - tellurian - quotidian
tirade
inundate
symbiosis
terrestrial
39. Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical
hegemony
arbitrary
plethora
repast
40. Easily aroused
volatile
zeal
axiom
luminous
41. To add ornamental or fictitious details - adorn - bedeck - elaborate
intrepid
chaos
embellish
itinerant
42. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious
debutante
hermetic
deference
lethargic
43. The trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally
larceny
deference
assail
apathy
44. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous
paradox
demagogue
itinerant
eloquent
45. Equivalent to - alike - parallel
wily
analogous
abeyance
paradox
46. Fearless - adventurous - audacious - plucky - gallant
plethora
deface
intrepid
acme
47. Using or showing good judgment - wise - sensible
judicious
disparate
Dilate
audacious
48. Differing in kind; dissimilar; varied
repose
heterogeneous
volatile
prudence
49. Submission to another's will; respect; courtesy
deference
panache
wraith
slake
50. To attack or assault - beset
belfry
pungent
analogous
assail