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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. A puzzle - a mystery - conundrum - perplexity






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






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






4. Coming into being; in early developmental stages






5. Consistent/uniform in composition/ opposite of heterogeneous






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






7. Sociable; fond of the company of others






8. Stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising - adamant - intransigent - intractable






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






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






11. Rude and bad-tempered - grumpy






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






13. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous






14. Impossible to penetrate - impregnable






15. To polish






16. Dormant - unused - unseeded - idle






17. To attack or assault - beset






18. A trace of something that once was present






19. Plastic/phony/pretentious






20. To choose not to do something






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






22. Perceptive/sharp






23. Impossible to see through - preventing the passage of light - obscure






24. Ungrateful person - cad - churl






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






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






27. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






28. Absolute - certain - explicit - categorical






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






30. Undecorated - stern in appearance - bleak - grim






31. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme






32. To add ornamental or fictitious details - adorn - bedeck - elaborate






33. Eject/discard like in excess fuel






34. Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical






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






36. Make impure/debase






37. Express grieve - deplore - bewail






38. To taint or tarnish - besmirch - defile






39. A compact or close knit body of people or animals or things - legion






40. Not harmful or injurious; harmless






41. Meal or mealtime - feast - banquet






42. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous






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






44. Old/antique/bygone/stale






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






46. Turmoil/disorder






47. Using or showing good judgment - wise - sensible






48. Commute/replace/superceded






49. Extreme devotion/frenzied/zealous






50. Easily aroused






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