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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. Funeral bell/ omen of death






2. Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar






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






4. Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language






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






6. Deep hole






7. Set fire/excite






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






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






10. To act confusedly or without a purpose - waver - falter - hesitate - vacillate






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






12. Plastic/phony/pretentious






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






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






15. Coming into being; in early developmental stages






16. Ungrateful person - cad - churl






17. Wandering and unpredictable






18. Respected because of age






19. Easily deceived - credulous - naiive - ingenguous






20. To attack or assault - beset






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






22. Eject/discard like in excess fuel






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






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






25. Clear and easily understood - limpid - intelligible






26. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






27. To expand like a woman in labor






28. Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical






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






30. Passion - excitement - fervor - ardency






31. Courageous; brave; valiant; valorous - audacious - intrepid






32. Wordy/not succinct/ineloquent






33. Frolicsome/ playful






34. Ornament against evil/talisman/fetish






35. Express grieve - deplore - bewail






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






37. Extreme devotion/frenzied/zealous






38. Effective writing or speaking






39. 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 ...






40. A puzzle - a mystery - conundrum - perplexity






41. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous






42. Commonplace - everyday occurrence - banal






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






44. Controversy - argument - verbal attack - refutation






45. A firmly held opinion - especially a religious belief






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






47. Temporary suppression or suspension - remission - delay






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






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






50. Appease/mollify/to soothe or pacify