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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.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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 woman making a debut in high society/lady






2. Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar






3. Old/antique/bygone/stale






4. Fearless - adventurous - audacious - plucky - gallant






5. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic






6. A trace of something that once was present






7. Funeral bell/ omen of death






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






9. Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical






10. Commute/replace/superceded






11. No variation; tediously the same in sound






12. Ornament against evil/talisman/fetish






13. Easily aroused






14. Clearly and directly stated - opposite of implicit






15. Undecorated - stern in appearance - bleak - grim






16. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






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






18. Pertaining to beauty






19. Ungrateful person - cad - churl






20. Coalesce - fuse






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






22. Inertia/standstill/ stagnation






23. Extreme devotion/frenzied/zealous






24. Dictatorial in one's opinion - imperious






25. Self contradictory






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






27. Social outcast






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






29. Effective writing or speaking






30. Having bad connotation - disparaging - belittling - insulting






31. Set fire/excite






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






33. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous






34. 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 ...






35. Express grieve - deplore - bewail






36. Using an inoffensive word instead of an offensive one






37. An amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge






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






39. Easily deceived - credulous - naiive - ingenguous






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






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






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






43. Plastic/phony/pretentious






44. To polish






45. Intricate and complicated - byzantine - labyrinthine - tangled






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






47. Caution/thrift/widom






48. Clear and easily understood - limpid - intelligible






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






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