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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. A trace of something that once was present






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






4. Temporary; lasting a brief time






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






6. To please someone so as to gain an advantage. Ex - ... themselves with the leaders.






7. Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical






8. A gradual increase or the peak of a gradual increase. Ex - complaints about stifling smog conditions reached a ...






9. (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious






10. Undecorated - stern in appearance - bleak - grim






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






12. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable






13. Tending to be thrifty or cheap - prudence - sparing - parsimony






14. A ghost of a living person seen just before his or her death - apparition - bogeyman - phantasm






15. Easily aroused






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






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






18. Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language






19. Wordy/not succinct/ineloquent






20. Clear and easily understood - limpid - intelligible






21. Deep hole






22. Fresh and clean; uncorrupted ex - A ... beach






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






24. Set fire/excite






25. Coming into being; in early developmental stages






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






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






28. Assuage - relieve - to make more bearable - placate






29. Easily deceived - credulous - naiive - ingenguous






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






31. Using or showing good judgment - wise - sensible






32. Suggest - propose an explanation






33. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous






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






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






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






37. Hackneyed - trite - commonplace - quotidian






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






39. Clever - deceptive






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






41. Self contradictory






42. Respected because of age






43. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic






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






45. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






46. To polish






47. Sluggish/listless/apathetic






48. Effective writing or speaking






49. Relaxation - tranquility






50. Perceptive/sharp







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