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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. A trace of something that once was present






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






3. Turmoil/disorder






4. Adamant - stubborn -unruly - obstinate - intransigent






5. Appease/mollify/to soothe or pacify






6. Rude and bad-tempered - grumpy






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






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






9. Respected because of age






10. Old/antique/bygone/stale






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






12. Dirge - lament - a sorrowful speech or poem






13. Using an inoffensive word instead of an offensive one






14. Controversy - argument - verbal attack - refutation






15. Bucolic - rural






16. Wandering and unpredictable






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






18. Temporary; lasting a brief time






19. A firmly held opinion - especially a religious belief






20. Book - usually large and academic






21. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






22. Equivalent to - alike - parallel






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






24. To inspire; to permeate; to fill with a mood or tone - to pervade






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






26. Perceptive/sharp






27. Theft of property






28. Having bad connotation - disparaging - belittling - insulting






29. No variation; tediously the same in sound






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






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






32. Flamboyant/verve/dash






33. To attack or assault - beset






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






35. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous






36. Pertaining to beauty






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






38. A puzzle - a mystery - conundrum - perplexity






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. Self contradictory






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






42. Commute/replace/superceded






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






44. An investigation or inquiry






45. Impossible to penetrate - impregnable






46. Suggest - propose an explanation






47. Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language






48. Consistent/uniform in composition/ opposite of heterogeneous






49. To disavow/reject validity of/deny/disown






50. Deceptive scheme; clever trick