Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. abscond

leave hurriedly and secretly

weaken or reduce in severity

appease or calm down

fill or pervade with a substance

2. quotidian

very old or outdated

noisy disturbance or commotion

occurring daily; ordinary or routine

honest and direct

3. encomium

call upon a higher power or authority

to make impure by adding inferior substances

Erroneous belief or faulty reasoning

High praise or eulogy

4. transgress

perceive or recognize clearly

serious effort toward a goal

forbidden by law

violate or exceed a limit or boundary

5. mettlesome

servile flatterer; fawning admirer

winding; complex or indirect

strong public criticism; disgrace or infamy

full of courage or spirit

6. pitch

reluctant or unwilling

Freedom from punishment

throw or fall; level of intensity or quality

soften or break down tissues

7. nondescript

hard to describe

faithlessness, treachery or betrayal

wrong or inaccurate name

temporarily inactive or sleeping

8. stifled

susceptible to harm or attack

suppressed; muffled or restrained

restore friendly relations or harmony

voluntarily join or sign up

9. mosaic

person who patrols an area of land or forest

Express angry protest

artwork made of small pieces; patchwork design

Restrict or control

10. diffident

feeling tired, exhausted, or bored

shy or lacking confidence

vision care specialist

touchable or concrete; real

11. optimum

overly concerned with minor details; precise

distinctive badge or emblem

most favorable or ideal; best possible

earnestly ask or appeal

12. lizard

reptile with a long tail

hasty or reckless; outbreak of something; act without caution

state of sluggishness or fatigue; inactivity

extraordinary talent or genius at young age

13. perfidious

to mark or brand negatively or shameful

sumptuously rich or elaborate; excessive

increase or make larger

tending to betray; disloyal

14. didactic

must do or required

pertaining to beauty or art perception

intended to teach or instruct

small smooth stone

15. pusillanimous

lacking courage or timid

smile in a silly or affected way

Cooking device or intense questioning

overbearing or commanding

16. metaphysics

emitting light

study of existence or reality

person showing excessive patriotism; biased patriot

secrecy for fraudulent purpose

17. outgrowth

urgent or requiring immediate action

complex work of art or music

something that develops from something else; result

insulting or abusive language

18. supine

to mark with thin lines or grooves

lying face upward, passive position

plumpness or roundness in shape or size

hesitate or stumble in action

19. prosaic

unimaginative or dull; lacking poetic beauty

sarcastic; capable of burning

erase or wipe out

walk heavily or slowly; slow progress

20. euphemism

polite or mild word substituted for harsh

in agreement; harmonious

small smooth stone

complain quietly or discontentedly

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. abscond

2. quotidian

3. encomium

4. transgress

5. mettlesome

6. pitch

7. nondescript

8. stifled

9. mosaic

10. diffident

11. optimum

12. lizard

13. perfidious

14. didactic

15. pusillanimous

16. metaphysics

17. outgrowth

18. supine

19. prosaic

20. euphemism

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. abscond

2. quotidian

3. encomium

4. transgress

5. mettlesome

6. pitch

7. nondescript

8. stifled

9. mosaic

10. diffident

11. optimum

12. lizard

13. perfidious

14. didactic

15. pusillanimous

16. metaphysics

17. outgrowth

18. supine

19. prosaic

20. euphemism

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