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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. Temporary suppression or suspension - remission - delay






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






3. Easily aroused






4. Bourgeois/ vulgarian/ boor/ materialistic not appreciating artistic or intellectual value






5. Sociable; fond of the company of others






6. To act confusedly or without a purpose - waver - falter - hesitate - vacillate






7. To injure or destroy the surface or appearance of; to damage the value - influence - or effect of; to face down - outshine






8. Differing in kind; dissimilar; varied






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






10. Sway/dither/flutter/fluctuate






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






12. Caution/thrift/widom






13. Book - usually large and academic






14. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic






15. No variation; tediously the same in sound






16. Meal or mealtime - feast - banquet






17. Adamant - stubborn -unruly - obstinate - intransigent






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






19. Bell tower - room where bell is hung - steeple - spire






20. An investigation or inquiry






21. Temporary; lasting a brief time






22. Easily deceived - credulous - naiive - ingenguous






23. Express grieve - deplore - bewail






24. Extreme devotion/frenzied/zealous






25. Clever - deceptive






26. Rude and bad-tempered - grumpy






27. Unclear or doubtful in meaning






28. (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious






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






30. Deceptive scheme; clever trick






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






32. To judge a dispute - adjudge - adjudicate - intervene - referee - rule






33. Eject/discard like in excess fuel






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






35. 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 ...






36. A puzzle - a mystery - conundrum - perplexity






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






38. Using or showing good judgment - wise - sensible






39. To disavow/reject validity of/deny/disown






40. Theft of property






41. Dirge - lament - a sorrowful speech or poem






42. Appease/mollify/to soothe or pacify






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






44. Not harmful or injurious; harmless






45. Wordy/not succinct/ineloquent






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






47. Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar






48. Impossible to penetrate - impregnable






49. Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical






50. Growing in number quickly/spawn