Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. obelisk

annoyance, irritation, or distress

tall, four-sided stone monument; memorial

confuse or frustrate

easily shaped or molded

2. hypocritical

delight or captivate through charm

catch sight of with difficulty

pretending to be virtuous

showy or ostentatious

3. debilitate

voluntarily join or sign up

truthful and straightforward; honest

weaken or make feeble

clear from blame or guilt

4. absurd

lacking seriousness or value

Add details to beautify

wildly unreasonable or illogical

weaken or reduce in severity

5. imminent

official order issued by authority

based on random choice or whim

hasty or impulsive

about to happen

6. piquant

pleasantly spicy or tangy

Causing public disagreement

try hard to achieve or reach something

Remove clothing

7. molt

humorous five-line poem

remove outer covering or shell; discard or get rid of

animal shedding feathers or skin; shedding process

to spread throughout; permeate; fill

8. prodigality

to flood or overwhelm; to cover with water

wasteful extravagance

turned to bone; rigid

absorbed fully or deeply interested

9. expend

small smooth stone

spend or use up (resources)

incomplete; favoring one side; biased

Provoke or annoy someone

10. decorum

proper behavior; good manners

pain-relieving drug; inducing sleep or stupor

abusive or severely critical

someone who captures or takes prisoner

11. tout

shameful or scornful

promote or praise energetically or aggressively

act humbly to gain favor

move back and forth

12. emulate

Improve or increase

Lacking skill or competence

copy with the aim to match or surpass

noticeable in an unwelcome way

13. entrenched

show affection through exaggerated praise

earnestly ask or appeal

firmly established or defended

imply or suggest indirectly

14. espy

loose, not tight or tense

mysterious; beyond scientific understanding

Treating serious issues humorously

see or observe something suddenly

15. quibble

Obstruction or obstacle

equal in status or view

raise minor or trivial objections; criticize unnecessarily

pompous or pretentious speech or writing

16. tangential

only slightly related, divergent

degree or scope of something

backbone; moral strength or courage

insincere or biased speech

17. rotundity

satisfy fully or indulging appetite completely

crouch down in fear or shame

New or inexperienced

plumpness or roundness in shape or size

18. optician

vision care specialist

to replace, to take the place of

lacking vitality or shine

malleable or easily shaped

19. gregarious

nosedive or fail completely

person bringing a legal case

fond of company or sociable

long-established; habitual; unlikely to change

20. detached

stubborn; unyielding; resistant to change

innocent or without deceit

impartial or emotionally removed

fear or anxiety about future

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. obelisk

2. hypocritical

3. debilitate

4. absurd

5. imminent

6. piquant

7. molt

8. prodigality

9. expend

10. decorum

11. tout

12. emulate

13. entrenched

14. espy

15. quibble

16. tangential

17. rotundity

18. optician

19. gregarious

20. detached

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. obelisk

2. hypocritical

3. debilitate

4. absurd

5. imminent

6. piquant

7. molt

8. prodigality

9. expend

10. decorum

11. tout

12. emulate

13. entrenched

14. espy

15. quibble

16. tangential

17. rotundity

18. optician

19. gregarious

20. detached

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