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






2. Differing in kind; dissimilar; varied






3. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic






4. An investigation or inquiry






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






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






7. Caution/thrift/widom






8. Coming into being; in early developmental stages






9. Coalesce - fuse






10. A trace of something that once was present






11. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable






12. Speech in praise of someone - laud - extol - commend






13. Extreme devotion/frenzied/zealous






14. Meal or mealtime - feast - banquet






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






16. Book - usually large and academic






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






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






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






20. Old/antique/bygone/stale






21. Altruism/ charity






22. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






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






24. Clear and easily understood - limpid - intelligible






25. Pertaining to beauty






26. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous






27. Influence or domination over






28. Tolerant - broad-minded






29. Bucolic - rural






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






31. No variation; tediously the same in sound






32. Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language






33. Cooperation - mutual helpfulness - interdependence






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






35. Finely sensitive to feelings or in perception. Ex - ... of the danger posed by the approaching hurricane






36. Wandering and unpredictable






37. Frolicsome/ playful






38. Truthfulness






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






40. (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious






41. Imbue - permeate - penetrate - suffuse






42. Intricate and complicated - byzantine - labyrinthine - tangled






43. Clever - deceptive






44. High secluded place - a nest built high in the air; an elevated - often secluded - dwelling






45. Inertia/standstill/ stagnation






46. Fearless - adventurous - audacious - plucky - gallant






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






48. Self contradictory






49. Unclear or doubtful in meaning






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