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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. Humble oneself in a demeaning way - cringe - fawn - toady - kowtow - bootlick






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






3. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme






4. 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 ...






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






6. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic






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






8. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous






9. Fluctuate between choices - to dither - vacillate - oscillate






10. Tolerant - broad-minded






11. Effective writing or speaking






12. Dictatorial in one's opinion - imperious






13. Respected because of age






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






15. Growing in number quickly/spawn






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






17. Easily aroused






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






19. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous






20. Mournful speech - funeral hymn - elegy






21. Impossible to penetrate - impregnable






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






23. Old/antique/bygone/stale






24. Excess






25. To choose not to do something






26. Frolicsome/ playful






27. Blocked path - dilemma with no solution - cul-de-sac - deadlock - stalemate






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






29. Caution/thrift/widom






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






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






32. Appease/mollify/to soothe or pacify






33. Social outcast






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






35. Ornament against evil/talisman/fetish






36. Meal or mealtime - feast - banquet






37. No variation; tediously the same in sound






38. Theft of property






39. Sluggish/listless/apathetic






40. Unclear or doubtful in meaning






41. Clever - deceptive






42. A firmly held opinion - especially a religious belief






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






44. Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language






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






46. Brilliant/glowing






47. Plastic/phony/pretentious






48. Flamboyant/verve/dash






49. To perceive or recognize






50. Set fire/excite