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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. Theft of property






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






3. Flamboyant/verve/dash






4. Eject/discard like in excess fuel






5. To choose not to do something






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






7. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous






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






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






10. Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar






11. Speak - plead - or argue in favour of






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






13. Not controlled by conscience; unscrupulous






14. Unsettled - swaying - fluctuate - vacillate - wandering from one place to another - waver






15. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous






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






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






18. Imbue - permeate - penetrate - suffuse






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






20. An investigation or inquiry






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






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






23. Differing in kind; dissimilar; varied






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






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






26. Commonplace - everyday occurrence - banal






27. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






28. Rebellion - mutiny






29. Controversy - argument - verbal attack - refutation






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






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






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






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






34. Absolute - certain - explicit - categorical






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






36. Altruism/ charity






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






38. To attack or assault - beset






39. Growth process from conception to birth - pregnancy - gravidity






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






41. Wordy/not succinct/ineloquent






42. To please someone so as to gain an advantage. Ex - ... themselves with the leaders.






43. Sway/dither/flutter/fluctuate






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






45. 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 ...






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






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






48. To add ornamental or fictitious details - adorn - bedeck - elaborate






49. No variation; tediously the same in sound






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