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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. To make your way around






2. To intensely dislike; hate






3. Extreme arrogance or haughtiness






4. The love of thoughts and thinking about thinking






5. One who seeks an opportunity






6. Being a social butterfly






7. All the same






8. Keen insight or wit






9. Cheerfully optimistic






10. A complete change






11. One who fears strangers or foreigners






12. Talkative






13. Word for word






14. Mixed - having many different components






15. Friendly or agreeable






16. To summarize; recap






17. An A-Ha! Moment OR a Christian holiday celebrated in January






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






19. A speech to oneself; often used in theatrical productions






20. Slyness or cleverness






21. Crude - violent - untamed






22. To do as you're told






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






24. Looking inside oneself






25. Very angrily offended






26. Falling off or shedding at a certain stage of growth






27. Gloomy






28. Innocent; unaware of what's going on






29. Rejection of all laws and institutions; anarchy






30. Guideline or boundary






31. Currency used in many European countries






32. Breathing






33. Trying to be funny or lighthearted; joking






34. A command; something that must be done






35. An opportune time; good timing






36. A person who fights for voting rights






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






38. Warlike; always looking for a fight






39. Related to or alike






40. Not planned






41. To have energy sapped - be depleted






42. Slyly or in a sneaky manner






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






44. A swirling mass of something (often water)






45. Equal parts day and night; occurs twice yearly (autumnal & vernal)






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






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






48. To make a signature legal






49. Obvious; clearly visible






50. To talk in circles - or go on and on (around and around)