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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. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous






2. Old/antique/bygone/stale






3. Dormant - unused - unseeded - idle






4. Brilliant/glowing






5. A trace of something that once was present






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






7. Funeral bell/ omen of death






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






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






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






11. Passion - excitement - fervor - ardency






12. 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 ...






13. Caution/thrift/widom






14. Temporary suppression or suspension - remission - delay






15. Know or understood by only a few - abstruse - arcane






16. Absolute - certain - explicit - categorical






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






18. Dictatorial in one's opinion - imperious






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






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






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






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






23. Sway/dither/flutter/fluctuate






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






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






26. Perceptive/sharp






27. Growing in number quickly/spawn






28. No variation; tediously the same in sound






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






30. A firmly held opinion - especially a religious belief






31. Coming into being; in early developmental stages






32. Easily deceived - credulous - naiive - ingenguous






33. Rude and bad-tempered - grumpy






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






35. Excess






36. Altruism/ charity






37. Wandering and unpredictable






38. Clear and easily understood - limpid - intelligible






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






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






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






42. To penetrate through spaces; to spread throughout - imbue - pervade






43. Unclear or doubtful in meaning






44. Cooperation - mutual helpfulness - interdependence






45. Imbue - permeate - penetrate - suffuse






46. Inertia/standstill/ stagnation






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






48. Ornament against evil/talisman/fetish






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






50. Undecorated - stern in appearance - bleak - grim







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