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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. Effective writing or speaking






2. Ornament against evil/talisman/fetish






3. To attack or assault - beset






4. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic






5. Determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason






6. Dictatorial in one's opinion - imperious






7. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous






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






9. A trace of something that once was present






10. Flamboyant/verve/dash






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






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






13. To taint or tarnish - besmirch - defile






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






15. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme






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






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






18. Old/antique/bygone/stale






19. Purposeful exaggeration for effect - embellishment - inflation






20. Book - usually large and academic






21. An orator who appeals to the passions and prejudices of his audience - false leader






22. Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language






23. To choose not to do something






24. Sway/dither/flutter/fluctuate






25. Extreme devotion/frenzied/zealous






26. Perceptive/sharp






27. To polish






28. Tolerant - broad-minded






29. Wordy/not succinct/ineloquent






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






31. Mournful speech - funeral hymn - elegy






32. Having bad connotation - disparaging - belittling - insulting






33. Passion - excitement - fervor - ardency






34. Easily aroused






35. Stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising - adamant - intransigent - intractable






36. Pertaining to beauty






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






38. Self contradictory






39. Not harmful or injurious; harmless






40. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable






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






42. Social outcast






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






44. Characterized by severe suffering or sorrow - serious or grave






45. To grow together and form a single whole - amalgamate - fuse - condense






46. Respected because of age






47. Frolicsome/ playful






48. Easily deceived - credulous - naiive - ingenguous






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






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







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