Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. repentance

sincere regret for wrongdoing

measure for evaluation

lack of sufficient quality or ability

scold or reprimand sharply

2. cleave

to split or adhere firmly

present or offer

violate or go beyond bounds

filled with energy or excitement

3. registrar

bias towards a particular cause

to repeatedly annoy or remind persistently

official record keeper

podium for sermons

4. erotic

related to sexual love or desire

an educated guess

a list of definitions of terms

so expensive as to prevent purchase

5. vigilante

person taking law enforcement into own hands

violation of sacredness

simultaneous defeating or gaining

explain in detail

6. rebuttal

dull or lacking shine or vitality

response that contradicts or refutes

person who dislikes mankind.

deep-seated hostility or hatred

7. innocuous

harmless, unlikely to offend

right to vote

serious, grave, or formal

anxiety or fear; understanding

8. retract

withdraw or pull back

a social outcast or exile

arrival or coming into being

think deeply or repeatedly

9. soliloquy

speech by a single speaker alone

disconnection or aloofness

fire-starting, provocative, inflammatory

a challenge or ordeal

10. steadfastness

quality of being unwavering

sudden break or breach

strong point or specialty

vibrate or shake slightly; musical note

11. hedonistic

slow to understand; dull

indecently appealing

unwillingness to do something

pursuing pleasure excessively

12. perseverance

perceive or recognize

persistence in effort

pretending to have morals

cloak or covering; responsibility.

13. mercenary

military unit of aircraft or ships

person who lives in seclusion

motivated by money; soldier.

intake of force; motivation; stimulus

14. pedantic

boredom or listlessness arising from lack of interest

mental decline due to old age

relating to excessive concern for rules

beg urgently or earnestly

15. abdicate

childish or immature

resign from a high office voluntarily

strong dislike or aversion

solid material settled in liquid

16. reformation

intense force or passion

change for the better; improvement

reversal or cancellation

person wandering without a home

17. ingenious

lack of sufficient quality or ability

clever, inventive, resourceful

common saying or epithet; symbol

noisy, unruly, energetic

18. portentous

expert commentator or analyst

ominous or significant

well meaning and kind

present everywhere simultaneously

19. cloistered

astrological reading

support or reinforce; structural prop

errorless; faultless; perfect

secluded or sheltered

20. ferocious

holding unorthodox beliefs

viciously fierce or violent

specialized language of a group

appearance of being true or real

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. repentance

2. cleave

3. registrar

4. erotic

5. vigilante

6. rebuttal

7. innocuous

8. retract

9. soliloquy

10. steadfastness

11. hedonistic

12. perseverance

13. mercenary

14. pedantic

15. abdicate

16. reformation

17. ingenious

18. portentous

19. cloistered

20. ferocious

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. repentance

2. cleave

3. registrar

4. erotic

5. vigilante

6. rebuttal

7. innocuous

8. retract

9. soliloquy

10. steadfastness

11. hedonistic

12. perseverance

13. mercenary

14. pedantic

15. abdicate

16. reformation

17. ingenious

18. portentous

19. cloistered

20. ferocious

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