Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. judicious

wisdom in decision-making

showing good judgment or wisdom

to blame or insult severely

vastness; great extent or size

2. abeyance

temporary inactivity or suspension

descendant or heir of a family

state of hopelessness

agree or give approval to

3. fabrication

to reach highest point

approve officially or formally

constant, continuous without stopping

lying or false story

4. convene

overly willing to serve or obey

minor fight or battle

to assemble or call together

secret or hidden

5. omission

collectible from a past era

cruelty, inhumane treatment

to assemble or call together

act of excluding or leaving out

6. onerous

burdensome, heavy, or oppressive

biting verbal attack

necessary resources or means

suffer neglect or hardship

7. engender

deliberate destruction or obstruction

official diplomatic representative or messenger

a circle of light around the head

cause or give rise to a situation or feeling

8. jurist

meddlesome, excessively eager to help

write out or record

person who predicts future events; prophet

legal expert or judge

9. cosmology

state of filth and misery

search for and find

study of the universe

clumsy or unintelligent person

10. zealot

full range of skills or performances

fanatical supporter

to act excessively eager to please

raise doubts or objections

11. undoing

act of freeing from slavery or restraint

necessary or essential

state of being private or hidden

cause of failure or ruin

12. chronology

poorly thought-out

arrangement of events in time

an excess or abundance

person taking law enforcement into own hands

13. pervade

spread throughout

mighty or powerful person or thing

long-standing personal feuding or rivalry

to come together as one

14. naivety

privilege or right

lack of experience or sophistication

to sympathize or feel pity

refusal to change stance or opinion

15. histrionic

extensive view or prospect

warm but not hot; indifferent.

calm and unbiased

exaggerated or overly emotional

16. sobriety

perfect ideal society or place

briefness or succinctness

state of being sober or serious

isolation to prevent disease spread

17. stopgap

expectation of worst outcomes

emotionally distant or reserved

temporary replacement

read carefully or thoroughly

18. bilateral

cheat or defraud

person named after another; namesake relation

involving two sides or parties

reminder of past; keepsake.

19. desultory

excessive zeal or obsession

rhythmic flow of sounds or words

lacking plan or enthusiasm

substitute performer

20. remission

mitigation or disappearance of symptoms

to violate or oppose

disappointment with reality

oxymoron or clever remark

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. judicious

2. abeyance

3. fabrication

4. convene

5. omission

6. onerous

7. engender

8. jurist

9. cosmology

10. zealot

11. undoing

12. chronology

13. pervade

14. naivety

15. histrionic

16. sobriety

17. stopgap

18. bilateral

19. desultory

20. remission

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. judicious

2. abeyance

3. fabrication

4. convene

5. omission

6. onerous

7. engender

8. jurist

9. cosmology

10. zealot

11. undoing

12. chronology

13. pervade

14. naivety

15. histrionic

16. sobriety

17. stopgap

18. bilateral

19. desultory

20. remission

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