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Challenging Words

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous






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






3. Coalesce - fuse






4. Theft of property






5. Differing in kind; dissimilar; varied






6. Equivalent to - alike - parallel






7. Ungrateful person - cad - churl






8. Brilliant/glowing






9. Altruism/ charity






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






11. Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical






12. Sway/dither/flutter/fluctuate






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






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






15. Fearless - adventurous - audacious - plucky - gallant






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






17. Turmoil/disorder






18. Dormant - unused - unseeded - idle






19. Self contradictory






20. A woman making a debut in high society/lady






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






22. Inertia/standstill/ stagnation






23. Clearly and directly stated - opposite of implicit






24. To inspire; to permeate; to fill with a mood or tone - to pervade






25. Sluggish/listless/apathetic






26. A subtle expression of meaning or quality - gradation - tone






27. Pertaining to beauty






28. Not harmful or injurious; harmless






29. Plastic/phony/pretentious






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






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






32. Express grieve - deplore - bewail






33. (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious






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






35. Temporary suppression or suspension - remission - delay






36. A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person






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






38. Easily deceived - credulous - naiive - ingenguous






39. Eject/discard like in excess fuel






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






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






42. Old/antique/bygone/stale






43. Long harsh speech or verbal attack - diatribe - fulmination - harangue - vilification - obloquy






44. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous






45. The trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally






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






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






48. To perceive or recognize






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






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







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