Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. fa?ade

praiseworthy and admirable

military blockade to capture a place

outward appearance or face

a group of attendants or associates

2. hypothetical

act of avoiding certain behaviors or substances

done without real effort

based on a situation that isn't real

full of passion or enthusiasm

3. brandish

aggressively greedy or grasping

person who opposes tradition

originate or issue from a source

wave or flourish threateningly

4. discrepancy

inconsistency or difference

state of confusion

level or rank in an organization or society

open to influence or persuasion

5. urgency

growing harmful gradually without notice

unreasonably high or excessive

fundamental principle; self-evident truth

importance requiring immediate action

6. wedlock

noisy commotion or disturbance

great person of influence.

give out or distribute

marriage or matrimonial union

7. inception

complete agreement or accord

start, beginning of something

withdrawal from an organization or country

soft shine or glow

8. watchdog

indisputable, impossible to deny

the return of someone to their country

wretched, insignificant, or minimal

guardian or protector of property

9. probity

honesty and integrity

sneaky or secretive

lacking flavor, interest, or excitement

departure from normal or expected course

10. ill-advised

rebellion against authority or government

ordinary or average quality.

person who opposes official policy or authority

poorly thought-out

11. innumerable

a circle of light around the head

intense dislike or disdain

countless, too many to count

proportional or corresponding

12. litigant

violations, breaches of rules or laws

arrival, pouring in, inflow

a person involved in a lawsuit.

expression of disapproval or blame

13. elated

inactive, sleeping, or temporarily not in use

to stimulate into activity

very happy or proud; delighted

deserving shame or disgrace

14. tenuous

able to bounce back quickly

disperse or scatter something gradually and steadily

weak or flimsy

lacking plan or enthusiasm

15. assuage

make less severe or intense

instruction, improvement, or moral upliftment

defeat thoroughly in battle

person who predicts the future

16. irreproachable

source of great suffering or trouble

to repeatedly annoy or remind persistently

undeserving of criticism

free from difficulty or entanglement

17. anarchy

stubborn; refusing to change opinions

refuse to accept or support

illness or disease.

state of disorder and lawlessness

18. reclusive

preferring to be apart from society

dislike of foreigners

imaginary or fabricated thing

not able to be dissolved or solved

19. remnant

luxury, wealth, or abundance

very talkative; chatty.

amends made for a wrong or injury

small remaining part of something

20. cosmology

study of the universe

most noticeable or important

state of exceeding limits

collapse or stumble; establish

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. fa?ade

2. hypothetical

3. brandish

4. discrepancy

5. urgency

6. wedlock

7. inception

8. watchdog

9. probity

10. ill-advised

11. innumerable

12. litigant

13. elated

14. tenuous

15. assuage

16. irreproachable

17. anarchy

18. reclusive

19. remnant

20. cosmology

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. fa?ade

2. hypothetical

3. brandish

4. discrepancy

5. urgency

6. wedlock

7. inception

8. watchdog

9. probity

10. ill-advised

11. innumerable

12. litigant

13. elated

14. tenuous

15. assuage

16. irreproachable

17. anarchy

18. reclusive

19. remnant

20. cosmology

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