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Power Vocab

Subject : english
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. Guideline or boundary






2. One who seeks an opportunity






3. To do as you're told






4. Talkative






5. Without controversy; you can't argue about it






6. Genetic part of our DNA; most humans have 46






7. Foolish - awkward - socially inept






8. Full of devotion or passion for something






9. Specialized naming system; often used in scientific classification






10. When you expect one thing and you get the opposite OR when you say one thing and mean the opposite






11. Gloomy






12. Slyness or cleverness






13. Your fate or what's 'supposed' to be






14. To do as you're told; to bow down in a servant like way






15. Extreme arrogance or haughtiness






16. To make a signature legal






17. To accuse someone (usually an elected official) of improper conduct






18. Breathing






19. Innocent; unaware of what's going on






20. A REALLY long speech used to get in the way of legislation being passed






21. Word for word






22. Currency used in many European countries






23. Empty; vacant






24. Correct writing and/or spelling






25. Harmful






26. Rejection of all laws and institutions; anarchy






27. To speak clearly; describing someone who speaks clearly






28. Warlike; always looking for a fight






29. Keen insight or wit






30. All the same






31. Slyly or in a sneaky manner






32. The opposite of confident






33. A swirling mass of something (often water)






34. Showing off for effect; 'look at me!'






35. Stormy or turbulent






36. A dictionary or complete set of words; everyone has their own personal one as well






37. To intensely dislike; hate






38. To take/copy something from another person and claim it as your own work or not give credit to the person who created it






39. Related to or alike






40. To summarize; recap






41. Sign that something is on the way (usually something bad)






42. Very angrily offended






43. To have energy sapped - be depleted






44. Proud or overbearing






45. Made out of; eg. Wrought iron






46. Plants getting energy from sunlight






47. Crude - violent - untamed






48. Cheerfully optimistic






49. Looking inside oneself






50. Distinguished; like a knight would have been