Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. decorous

Properly polite and restrained

complain quietly or discontentedly

feeling or showing great happiness or delight

suppressed; muffled or restrained

2. pernicious

causing great harm, deadly or harmful

restore to previous position or state

assumption of rights; overconfidence

eating both plants and animals

3. invoke

skilled and quick in movement

call upon a higher power or authority

Intense passion or enthusiasm

general hatred or disgust

4. vituperate

to blame or scold harshly

Express angry protest

apply oil; designate or confer divine power

no longer in use

5. rigor

strictness or severity; thoroughness

courage and spirit; resilience

assign or credit to a cause or source

Openly disregard rules

6. partisan

praise highly or exult

skillful and quick in movement

devoted supporter; biased

weaken or make feeble

7. defiant

healthful, promoting health

Boldly resisting authority

to mark or brand negatively or shameful

Causing public disagreement

8. improvidence

smear or damaging remark; unclear sound

lack of foresight or thrift; wastefulness

hidden or secret

Openly disregard rules

9. prone

substance causing clotting; blood thickener

throw or fall; level of intensity or quality

likely to or inclined to do something

Study of knowledge's nature

10. enigma

extremely dirty or unpleasant

tread heavily; crush or destroy

mysterious or confusing person/event

a lazy or idler person; a type of shoe

11. herbaceous

barrier or enclosure of posts for defense or confinement

not well known or unclear

relating to lush, green plants or herbs

well-timed or favorable

12. fluctuate

like an opal in appearance

mental or physical sluggishness or inactivity

very steep; sudden or hasty

vary or change irregularly

13. prolong

gradual decline or waste

throw or fall; level of intensity or quality

deserving blame or responsibility

extend duration; lengthening

14. emollient

learned person; scholar or expert

Soothing or softening agent

occurring daily; ordinary or routine

skill or art in doing something

15. encomium

to appear more prominent or important

devoted supporter; biased

slanting or indirect; not straightforward

High praise or eulogy

16. phenomena

observable facts or events, unusual occurrences

to lessen the severity or seriousness; alleviate

sudden invasion or attack

to add notes or comments for explanation

17. disparate

different in kind or quality

temporary suspension or state of inactivity

Call upon spirits or imagine vividly

Playfully show romantic interest

18. mediocre

devoted supporter; biased

average; of moderate quality or ability

fake or counterfeit

unwilling to compromise; stubborn

19. proclivity

deep insight or seriousness, great depth

offensively unpleasant

natural tendency or inclination

having a sharply strong taste or smell

20. distraught

to add notes or comments for explanation

luxurious wealth or riches

to revoke, cancel or repeal officially

deeply distressed or upset

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. decorous

2. pernicious

3. invoke

4. vituperate

5. rigor

6. partisan

7. defiant

8. improvidence

9. prone

10. enigma

11. herbaceous

12. fluctuate

13. prolong

14. emollient

15. encomium

16. phenomena

17. disparate

18. mediocre

19. proclivity

20. distraught

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. decorous

2. pernicious

3. invoke

4. vituperate

5. rigor

6. partisan

7. defiant

8. improvidence

9. prone

10. enigma

11. herbaceous

12. fluctuate

13. prolong

14. emollient

15. encomium

16. phenomena

17. disparate

18. mediocre

19. proclivity

20. distraught

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