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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. Wandering and unpredictable






2. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






3. Influence or domination over






4. Inertia/standstill/ stagnation






5. Adamant - stubborn -unruly - obstinate - intransigent






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






7. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous






8. Flamboyant/verve/dash






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






10. 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 ...






11. Easily aroused






12. Ungrateful person - cad - churl






13. Purposeful exaggeration for effect - embellishment - inflation






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






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






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






17. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






18. Sluggish/listless/apathetic






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






20. Consistent/uniform in composition/ opposite of heterogeneous






21. To anger - to provoke - incite - vex - or pester






22. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme






23. Clever - deceptive






24. To taint or tarnish - besmirch - defile






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






26. Using or showing good judgment - wise - sensible






27. Not controlled by conscience; unscrupulous






28. Innocent - simple - frank - sincere - naiive - credulous - gullible






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






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






31. Mournful speech - funeral hymn - elegy






32. Mark of disgrace






33. Excess






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






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






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






37. Sociable; fond of the company of others






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






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






40. Turmoil/disorder






41. Effective writing or speaking






42. Theft of property






43. Plastic/phony/pretentious






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






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






46. To expand like a woman in labor






47. Using an inoffensive word instead of an offensive one






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






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






50. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish