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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. Express grieve - deplore - bewail






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






3. A subtle expression of meaning or quality - gradation - tone






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






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






6. Using an inoffensive word instead of an offensive one






7. Make impure/debase






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






9. Undecorated - stern in appearance - bleak - grim






10. Theft of property






11. Tolerant - broad-minded






12. Using or showing good judgment - wise - sensible






13. Clever - deceptive






14. Altruism/ charity






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






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






17. Extreme devotion/frenzied/zealous






18. Uncompromising - refusing to reconcile - obstinate - stubborn - intractable






19. Rude and bad-tempered - grumpy






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






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






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






23. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious






24. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






25. Sluggish/listless/apathetic






26. (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious






27. Know or understood by only a few - abstruse - arcane






28. To polish






29. To expand like a woman in labor






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






31. Fearless - adventurous - audacious - plucky - gallant






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






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






34. Sway/dither/flutter/fluctuate






35. Suggest - propose an explanation






36. Unclear or doubtful in meaning






37. No variation; tediously the same in sound






38. Growing in number quickly/spawn






39. Commute/replace/superceded






40. Adamant - stubborn -unruly - obstinate - intransigent






41. Passion - excitement - fervor - ardency






42. Commonplace - everyday occurrence - banal






43. Meal or mealtime - feast - banquet






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






45. Easily deceived - credulous - naiive - ingenguous






46. Wandering and unpredictable






47. To taint or tarnish - besmirch - defile






48. Temporary suppression or suspension - remission - delay






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






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