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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.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. Dormant - unused - unseeded - idle






2. The highest point (of something) - zenith - pinnacle






3. Equivalent to - alike - parallel






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






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






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






7. Brilliant/glowing






8. Wandering and unpredictable






9. Commonplace - everyday occurrence - banal






10. Inertia/standstill/ stagnation






11. Speech in praise of someone - laud - extol - commend






12. Having bad connotation - disparaging - belittling - insulting






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






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






15. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous






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






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






18. Not controlled by conscience; unscrupulous






19. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme






20. To polish






21. Caution/thrift/widom






22. Using or showing good judgment - wise - sensible






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






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






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






26. Relaxation - tranquility






27. Imbue - permeate - penetrate - suffuse






28. Temporary suppression or suspension - remission - delay






29. Ungrateful person - cad - churl






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






31. Coalesce - fuse






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






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






34. Speak - plead - or argue in favour of






35. Cooperation - mutual helpfulness - interdependence






36. Truthfulness






37. Nonsensical talk - specialized language - argot - cant - slang






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






39. Mournful speech - funeral hymn - elegy






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






41. Coming into being; in early developmental stages






42. No variation; tediously the same in sound






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






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






45. Sluggish/listless/apathetic






46. Self contradictory






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






48. Dictatorial in one's opinion - imperious






49. Something bringing change to something else indirectly - impetus - goad - stimulant






50. To choose not to do something