Are you a G-E-N-I-U-S?
You are playing as a guest. Sign in to save your progress & unlock rewards!Whether you are perusing articles online, reading your favorite books on the Kindle, or maybe even having a casual conversation, you may come across words whose meaning you can never keep straight. Even after looking up their meanings, the right definition doesn't stick and you forget it the next time.
There are many words in the English language with definitions that can be difficult to remember. Some words seem like they have a negative element in them, but either because their positive counterpoint has fallen out of use or because it never existed in the first place, the word doesn't really have a negative sense. Other words are often confused for their opposite or have come to have connotations not quite reflected in their dictionary definitions. Either way, the language is a beautiful but also confusing one at times.
Like any language, English has its fair share of extremely tough words to remember. Test your knowledge of these common tough words, and see whether you can pick out their correct meanings!
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16 Comments
18/18
It helped having only 3 possible answers to choose from.
I got 10 out of 18!
Great job on passing this very difficult word quiz! Getting such a high score in this tough word test, means that you are a real fighter. You didn’t give up, even when the words got harder. You were able to stay focused in order to complete this test perfectly. You are a true English expert.
I’m not LOL I just guessed. Never heard of some of these words. Why’s it says I got a perfect score when I got 8 wrong? Guess I’m a guessing expert eh
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I got 14 out of 18!
Great job on passing this very difficult word quiz! Getting such a high score in this tough word test, means that you are a real fighter. You didn’t give up, even when the words got harder. You were able to stay focused in order to complete this test perfectly. You are a true English expert.
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18/18
Great job on passing this very difficult word quiz! Getting such a high score in this tough word test, means that you are a real fighter. You didn’t give up, even when the words got harder. You were able to stay focused in order to complete this test perfectly. You are a true English expert.
Impressive.
I got 14 out of 18!
Great job on passing this very difficult word quiz! Getting such a high score in this tough word test, means that you are a real fighter. You didn’t give up, even when the words got harder. You were able to stay focused in order to complete this test perfectly. You are a true English expert.
9 / 18
25 / 1 / 26
14/18. Ok Missed the 4. Wrong guesses.
18/18
There were a few words that I had difficulty finding a synonym for.
I had to guess once or twice, but I prevailed.
18/18.
I got 18 out of 18!
Great job on passing this very difficult word quiz! Getting such a high score in this tough word test, means that you are a real fighter. You didn’t give up, even when the words got harder. You were able to stay focused in order to complete this test perfectly. You are a true English expert.
This was NOT a difficult quiz!
It was hard bro! Is it just me?
18/18 Not only did I pass this test but I obliterated this test and humiliated it.
you really are the ultimate player then huh.
You got 8 out of 18!
At first glance, it looks easy right? But then you start second-guessing yourself and wonder, “Wait…no that’s not right. Or is it…?” These tough words seem to have gotten the better of you! Hopefully after this you will remember their correct meanings.