Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. provocative

remarkably great or enormous in size or extent

to flood or overwhelm; to cover with water

causing thought or action; irritating or exciting

stubbornly disobedient; resisting authority

2. outmoded

little known; obscure or abstruse

to trim or cut away, to reduce or simplify

out of fashion or outdated

ghostly figure or image appearingsuddenly

3. convoke

call together for a meeting

justify or explain with logical reasons

to call into question; to attack someone's integrity

act of removing someone from office; testimony

4. gaudy

persuade through flattery; coax or cajole

indirect or evasive language

Showy or tastelessly colorful

Separate and distinct

5. fervid

Official belief accepted without question

trickery or deception

intensely enthusiastic or passionate

relevant or applicable to matter at hand

6. polymath

study of existence or reality

a person with wide knowledge in many areas

Trust or belief easily

displaced beat or offbeat in rhythm

7. arbitrary

beginning or start

force or pressure; effort or tension

based on random choice or whim

come together to form a whole

8. oculist

ability to predict future events

angry speech or upbraiding

fake or counterfeit

eye doctor or specialist

9. flustered

accept reluctantly but without protest

overconfident; assuming too much

a person who dislikes humanity; antipathetic

Nervous or agitated

10. alacrity

eager willingness or briskness

popular trend; fashionable style

seems reasonable or probable

ignore or pay no attention to

11. obscure

Openly disregard rules

hasty or reckless; outbreak of something; act without caution

Trust or belief easily

not well known or unclear

12. quaff

extremely old-fashioned or ancient

wicked or villainous; criminal

fill or pervade with a substance

to drink deeply or heartily

13. recompense

payment or reward for service or loss

small boat often used on water

medicine that relieves pain

an organism living on or in a host, harmful to it

14. ubiquitous

make easier or less difficult

found everywhere; widespread

Person holding unorthodox views

not certain or finalized; experimental

15. convoluted

highly skilled or proficient

complicated or intricately folded

hang loosely or sway back and forth

motivated by money; professional soldier

16. feckless

deep; intellectually significant

assess value or quality; estimate or evaluate

sensation of dizziness or spinning

ineffective or irresponsible

17. encomium

show affection through exaggerated praise

High praise or eulogy

hope or ambition to achieve something

Unique personal trait

18. eloquence

causing thought or action; irritating or exciting

sullen or despondent

giving close and thoughtful attention

fluent or persuasive speaking

19. imprudence

express strong disapproval; criticize harshly

to absorb or drink in; consume mental or physical substance

lack of caution or wisdom

fluent or persuasive speaking

20. fallacious

based on false or mistaken idea

expert in a particular field

pertaining to beauty or art perception

susceptible to harm or attack

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. provocative

2. outmoded

3. convoke

4. gaudy

5. fervid

6. polymath

7. arbitrary

8. oculist

9. flustered

10. alacrity

11. obscure

12. quaff

13. recompense

14. ubiquitous

15. convoluted

16. feckless

17. encomium

18. eloquence

19. imprudence

20. fallacious

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. provocative

2. outmoded

3. convoke

4. gaudy

5. fervid

6. polymath

7. arbitrary

8. oculist

9. flustered

10. alacrity

11. obscure

12. quaff

13. recompense

14. ubiquitous

15. convoluted

16. feckless

17. encomium

18. eloquence

19. imprudence

20. fallacious

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