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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. Characterized by severe suffering or sorrow - serious or grave






2. Dormant - unused - unseeded - idle






3. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






4. Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar






5. Ungrateful person - cad - churl






6. Flamboyant/verve/dash






7. Influence or domination over






8. Having bad connotation - disparaging - belittling - insulting






9. Theft of property






10. Frolicsome/ playful






11. Self contradictory






12. Easily deceived - credulous - naiive - ingenguous






13. Temporary suppression or suspension - remission - delay






14. Hackneyed - trite - commonplace - quotidian






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






16. Deep hole






17. Truthfulness






18. To disavow/reject validity of/deny/disown






19. Sluggish/listless/apathetic






20. Respected because of age






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






22. Passion - excitement - fervor - ardency






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






24. To expand like a woman in labor






25. Funeral bell/ omen of death






26. Turmoil/disorder






27. Undecorated - stern in appearance - bleak - grim






28. A firmly held opinion - especially a religious belief






29. A woman making a debut in high society/lady






30. Ornament against evil/talisman/fetish






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






32. Extreme devotion/frenzied/zealous






33. Perceptive/sharp






34. Impossible to penetrate - impregnable






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






36. Fearless - adventurous - audacious - plucky - gallant






37. To perceive or recognize






38. Mark of disgrace






39. Blocked path - dilemma with no solution - cul-de-sac - deadlock - stalemate






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






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






42. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






43. Brilliant/glowing






44. Dictatorial in one's opinion - imperious






45. Absolute - certain - explicit - categorical






46. Wandering and unpredictable






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






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






49. The trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally






50. A puzzle - a mystery - conundrum - perplexity