Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. montage

provoke or incur hostility

abundantly rich or lush.

collection of images or clips.

avoid directly answering

2. rebuff

freedom of action or thought

courteous, stylish, and charming

reject or refuse suddenly

sharp irony or satire

3. salacious

indecently appealing

sentimental or tearful.

spoken word or statement

a social outcast or exile

4. peremptory

insisting on immediate attention

exaggerated or overly emotional

lacking flavor, interest, or excitement

study of earth's surface features

5. inimical

emotionally calm or unresponsive

countless, too many to count

harmful, hostile, adverse

half-conscious mental state

6. postmortem

humor or joking behavior

mourn or express grief

social or geological layer

exam after death

7. treachery

state of peace or quiet

face or facial expression

immoral or evil behavior

violation of allegiance or trust

8. lugubrious

luxurious soft fabric with dense pile

calm; unshakable; tranquil

reversion to an earlier style or practice

sad or mournful; gloomy.

9. hackneyed

expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval

overused and unoriginal

unique personal habit

delusion of greatness.

10. wrath

intense anger

administration or management role

set of rules or instructions

natural liking or attraction

11. underworld

criminal world or hidden society

tireless, persistent, never gives up

fearful or apprehensive

degree to which something is opaque; not transparent

12. deference

courage in adversity

natural liking or attraction

respect or courteous regard

having wicked or evil intentions

13. sycophantic

excessively flattering

be more significant or important than

openness and honesty; frankness

intense anger or wrath

14. precipice

sharpness or keenness of thought or perception

cliff with a vertical drop

persuading through flattery

make less severe or intense

15. exaltation

careful management of resources

state of being private or hidden

restraint in speech or manner

state of intense joy or elevation

16. virtuoso

minor fight or battle

highly skilled musician or artist

act of refraining from voting or activity

worsen or intensify a problem

17. relinquish

critical point or connection

present everywhere simultaneously

correct or make right

give up or let go of

18. mirage

showing no interest or emotion

lacking imagination

mind-to-mind communication

illusion of distant object.

19. erstwhile

foe or evil character in story

shameless or reckless behavior

bad smelling.

former, previous, or in the past

20. pioneering

become less intense or widespread

impossible to overcome or surpass

innovative or trailblazing

causing death; human.

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. montage

2. rebuff

3. salacious

4. peremptory

5. inimical

6. postmortem

7. treachery

8. lugubrious

9. hackneyed

10. wrath

11. underworld

12. deference

13. sycophantic

14. precipice

15. exaltation

16. virtuoso

17. relinquish

18. mirage

19. erstwhile

20. pioneering

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. montage

2. rebuff

3. salacious

4. peremptory

5. inimical

6. postmortem

7. treachery

8. lugubrious

9. hackneyed

10. wrath

11. underworld

12. deference

13. sycophantic

14. precipice

15. exaltation

16. virtuoso

17. relinquish

18. mirage

19. erstwhile

20. pioneering

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