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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. Effective writing or speaking






2. Fearless - adventurous - audacious - plucky - gallant






3. Clever - deceptive






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






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






6. Perceptive/sharp






7. Frolicsome/ playful






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






9. To attack or assault - beset






10. Beliefs or character of a group - ethics - philosophy






11. Temporary suppression or suspension - remission - delay






12. Commonplace - everyday occurrence - banal






13. Easily aroused






14. Speak - plead - or argue in favour of






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






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






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






18. Suffused with light: luminous - clear to the understanding: intelligible - sane. Ex - His ... history of this grim subject is scrupulously accurate - so far as I am able to judge ...






19. Deceptive scheme; clever trick






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






21. Extreme devotion/frenzied/zealous






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






23. Altruism/ charity






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






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






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






27. No variation; tediously the same in sound






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






29. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable






30. Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language






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






32. Self contradictory






33. Relaxation - tranquility






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






35. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






36. Theft of property






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






38. Old/antique/bygone/stale






39. Clear and easily understood - limpid - intelligible






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






41. Funeral bell/ omen of death






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






43. Purposeful exaggeration for effect - embellishment - inflation






44. Mournful speech - funeral hymn - elegy






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. Truthfulness






48. To perceive or recognize






49. Set fire/excite






50. Stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising - adamant - intransigent - intractable







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