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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. Bucolic - rural






2. 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 ...






3. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme






4. Deep hole






5. Peripheral - irrelevant - digressive - extraneous diverting - inconsequential






6. A trace of something that once was present






7. Respected because of age






8. Brilliant/glowing






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






10. To taint or tarnish - besmirch - defile






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






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






13. Dormant - unused - unseeded - idle






14. Temporary suppression or suspension - remission - delay






15. Sway/dither/flutter/fluctuate






16. Mournful speech - funeral hymn - elegy






17. Coming into being; in early developmental stages






18. Impossible to see through - preventing the passage of light - obscure






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






20. Truthfulness






21. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






22. Excess






23. Theft of property






24. A puzzle - a mystery - conundrum - perplexity






25. Coalesce - fuse






26. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic






27. Fearless - adventurous - audacious - plucky - gallant






28. Passion - excitement - fervor - ardency






29. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous






30. Ornament against evil/talisman/fetish






31. Controversy - argument - verbal attack - refutation






32. Not controlled by conscience; unscrupulous






33. Social outcast






34. Clearly and directly stated - opposite of implicit






35. Old/antique/bygone/stale






36. Make impure/debase






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






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






39. To anger - to provoke - incite - vex - or pester






40. Flamboyant/verve/dash






41. Influence or domination over






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






43. No variation; tediously the same in sound






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






45. Turmoil/disorder






46. Finely sensitive to feelings or in perception. Ex - ... of the danger posed by the approaching hurricane






47. Effective writing or speaking






48. Pertaining to beauty






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






50. Lacking energy or enthusiasm - lethargic - indolent - languid - like ready in spanish