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






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






3. Ungrateful person - cad - churl






4. Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language






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






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






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






8. Social outcast






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






10. Not controlled by conscience; unscrupulous






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






12. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






13. Tolerant - broad-minded






14. Having bad connotation - disparaging - belittling - insulting






15. Truthfulness






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






17. Altruism/ charity






18. Extremely careful; particular about details - scrupulous - picky - finicky - similar to articulate






19. Respected because of age






20. A puzzle - a mystery - conundrum - perplexity






21. Credulous/ easily deceived/ simple minded/ingenuous/gullible






22. Hackneyed - trite - commonplace - quotidian






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






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






25. Commonplace - everyday occurrence - banal






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






27. Sluggish/listless/apathetic






28. Wandering and unpredictable






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






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






31. Old/antique/bygone/stale






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






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






34. Passion - excitement - fervor - ardency






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






36. Clear and easily understood - limpid - intelligible






37. Flamboyant/verve/dash






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






39. A firmly held opinion - especially a religious belief






40. Influence or domination over






41. Effective writing or speaking






42. 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 ...






43. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable






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






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






46. To perceive or recognize






47. Perceptive/sharp






48. Adamant - stubborn -unruly - obstinate - intransigent






49. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous






50. Funeral bell/ omen of death