Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. abstain

Understand deeply

Criticize unfairly

to hold back from, avoid voluntarily

option to seek help or compensation

2. dogma

turn upside down

call upon a higher power or authority

Official belief accepted without question

deeply fixed; ingrained over time

3. heretic

one who pretends to be ill to avoid work

Person holding unorthodox views

turn away or prevent from happening

inform or notify someone about something

4. venerate

to regard with profound respect or reverence

Fake imitation of something

Hard to please; picky

nosedive or fail completely

5. nonplussed

having knowledge of future events

non-religious, worldly rather than spiritual

Unpredictable or inconsistent

confused or unsure how to respond; perplexed

6. jocular

humorous or playful

abundant in quantity

Discourage from action

unwilling to compromise; stubborn

7. burgeon

lacking money

grow rapidly; flourish or increase

having a sharply strong taste or smell

quick and energetic; lively or vigorous

8. offal

erase or wipe out

animal waste or discarded parts

to emphasize or highlight

remarkably great or enormous in size or extent

9. veracity

something out of its proper time

use for benefit, often unethically

truthfulness; accuracy or correctness

makes unclear or confusing

10. quarantine

isolation to prevent spread of disease

delight or captivate through charm

excessively confident or prideful; arrogant

having a strong or unpleasant smell

11. venality

loose, not tight or tense

crush or silence with force; suppress or stifle

susceptibility to bribes; corruption

desolate or depressing; cold or bare

12. pugnacious

eager to fight or argue; combative

sounding sad or mournful

childishly bad-tempered

owing money

13. frown

core or essence of something, important part

Trust or belief easily

furrow brow in displeasure

Encourage or promote development

14. suborn

hasty or reckless; outbreak of something; act without caution

assumed proposition or statement for argument

bribe or induce someone to commit an unlawful act

learned person; scholar or expert

15. preen

to groom oneself carefully, prideful self-maintenance

bodyweight exercises for fitness

weaken or make feeble

lasting a very short time

16. lizard

spend wastefully or recklessly

reptile with a long tail

exceed or surpass

small smooth stone

17. fluffy

Unpleasant musical or mental clash

light and soft in texture

initial proposal or music introduction

divide into contrasting groups

18. esoteric

hesitate or stumble in action

Understood by few, obscure

worthy of respect or fear

move away aimlessly or become lost

19. litigation

not showing proper respect or seriousness

legal process or lawsuit

hope or ambition to achieve something

exclusion from society

20. implacable

cautious; considering all circumstances

easily managed or controlled

ability to produce a desired effect

unable to be appeased

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. abstain

2. dogma

3. heretic

4. venerate

5. nonplussed

6. jocular

7. burgeon

8. offal

9. veracity

10. quarantine

11. venality

12. pugnacious

13. frown

14. suborn

15. preen

16. lizard

17. fluffy

18. esoteric

19. litigation

20. implacable

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. abstain

2. dogma

3. heretic

4. venerate

5. nonplussed

6. jocular

7. burgeon

8. offal

9. veracity

10. quarantine

11. venality

12. pugnacious

13. frown

14. suborn

15. preen

16. lizard

17. fluffy

18. esoteric

19. litigation

20. implacable

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