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






2. Respected because of age






3. Funeral bell/ omen of death






4. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable






5. Undecorated - stern in appearance - bleak - grim






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






7. Ungrateful person - cad - churl






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






9. Not controlled by conscience; unscrupulous






10. (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious






11. To expand like a woman in labor






12. Express grieve - deplore - bewail






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






14. Ornament against evil/talisman/fetish






15. Not harmful or injurious; harmless






16. No variation; tediously the same in sound






17. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous






18. To calm down or moderate - to temperate - quench - satisfy






19. Self contradictory






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






21. Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical






22. Book - usually large and academic






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






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






25. Deep hole






26. Set fire/excite






27. Truthfulness






28. Dormant - unused - unseeded - idle






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






30. Clever - deceptive






31. Wordy/not succinct/ineloquent






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






33. Hackneyed - trite - commonplace - quotidian






34. Influence or domination over






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






36. Credulous/ easily deceived/ simple minded/ingenuous/gullible






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






38. Speak - plead - or argue in favour of






39. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






40. A firmly held opinion - especially a religious belief






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






42. High secluded place - a nest built high in the air; an elevated - often secluded - dwelling






43. Altruism/ charity






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






45. Brilliant/glowing






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






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






48. A puzzle - a mystery - conundrum - perplexity






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






50. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous