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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. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable






2. Ornament against evil/talisman/fetish






3. Sway/dither/flutter/fluctuate






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






5. Eject/discard like in excess fuel






6. Truthfulness






7. Old/antique/bygone/stale






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






9. Dormant - unused - unseeded - idle






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






11. Sluggish/listless/apathetic






12. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






13. Consistent/uniform in composition/ opposite of heterogeneous






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






15. Set fire/excite






16. Temporary suppression or suspension - remission - delay






17. Abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will.. opposite of euphemism possibly






18. To choose not to do something






19. Wandering and unpredictable






20. Meal or mealtime - feast - banquet






21. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






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






23. Rude and bad-tempered - grumpy






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






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






26. An investigation or inquiry






27. Imbue - permeate - penetrate - suffuse






28. Mark of disgrace






29. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme






30. Perceptive/sharp






31. Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar






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






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






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






35. Inertia/standstill/ stagnation






36. Deep hole






37. Extremely careful; particular about details - scrupulous - picky - finicky - similar to articulate






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






39. A compact or close knit body of people or animals or things - legion






40. Easily aroused






41. Appease/mollify/to soothe or pacify






42. (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious






43. Cooperation - mutual helpfulness - interdependence






44. A puzzle - a mystery - conundrum - perplexity






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






46. Make impure/debase






47. Bucolic - rural






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






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






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