Question 1/12
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DEBACLE
a failure, a fiasco
an argument, a conflict
Question 2/12
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ABJURE
to renounce, to reject
to contemplate, to ruminate
Question 3/12
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BLANDISHMENT
spiciness, flavor
flattery, persuasion
Question 4/12
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CALUMNY
slander, defamation
brightness, glare
Question 5/12
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DIAPHANOUS
ambiguous, two-sided
sheer, translucent
Question 6/12
wordpress.com
ECLECTIC
vivid, exciting
wide-ranging, broad-based
Question 7/12
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FATUOUS
silly, pointless
obese, overweight
Question 8/12
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IMPECUNIOUS
sinful, evil
penniless, poor
Question 9/12
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INVECTIVE
abuse, swearing
active, adventurous
Question 10/12
planetoddity.com
LEGERDEMAIN
deception, trickery
law, jurisprudence
Question 11/12
wikimedia.org
MAUDLIN
modern, contemporary
sentimental, overemotional
Question 12/12
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OBSTREPEROUS
hideous, grotesque
unmanageable, disorderly
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Can you pick the correct definition of these 12 tricky English words?
1
DEBACLE
a failure, a fiasco
an argument, a conflict
2
ABJURE
to renounce, to reject
to contemplate, to ruminate
3
BLANDISHMENT
spiciness, flavor
flattery, persuasion
4
CALUMNY
slander, defamation
brightness, glare
5
DIAPHANOUS
ambiguous, two-sided
sheer, translucent
6
ECLECTIC
vivid, exciting
wide-ranging, broad-based
7
FATUOUS
silly, pointless
obese, overweight
8
IMPECUNIOUS
sinful, evil
penniless, poor
9
INVECTIVE
abuse, swearing
active, adventurous
10
LEGERDEMAIN
deception, trickery
law, jurisprudence
11
MAUDLIN
modern, contemporary
sentimental, overemotional
12
OBSTREPEROUS
hideous, grotesque
unmanageable, disorderly
