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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. Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language






2. Funeral bell/ omen of death






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






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






5. Not harmful or injurious; harmless






6. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable






7. Sluggish/listless/apathetic






8. Deceptive scheme; clever trick






9. Relaxation - tranquility






10. Caution/thrift/widom






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






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






13. Speak - plead - or argue in favour of






14. Theft of property






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






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






17. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






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






19. A ghost of a living person seen just before his or her death - apparition - bogeyman - phantasm






20. Social outcast






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






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






23. Fearless - adventurous - audacious - plucky - gallant






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






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






26. Flamboyant/verve/dash






27. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






28. Undecorated - stern in appearance - bleak - grim






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






30. Respected because of age






31. Commonplace - everyday occurrence - banal






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






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






34. Wordy/not succinct/ineloquent






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






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






37. A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person






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






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






40. Adamant - stubborn -unruly - obstinate - intransigent






41. Purposeful exaggeration for effect - embellishment - inflation






42. Temporary suppression or suspension - remission - delay






43. Unclear or doubtful in meaning






44. Tolerant - broad-minded






45. (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious






46. Not controlled by conscience; unscrupulous






47. Old/antique/bygone/stale






48. Truthfulness






49. To expand like a woman in labor






50. Dirge - lament - a sorrowful speech or poem