Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. cadge

Support publicly or approve

persuade through flattery; coax or cajole

obtain through begging; scrounge or freeload

socially awkward or tactless

2. brazen

passionate intensity or forcefulness

ceremony collecting offerings

showy or overly precise person

bold or shameless

3. bellicose

formally reject or renounce; give up

inspiring fear or respect

hostile or aggressive

artificial or pretentious behavior

4. atone

stating this as a fact; assertion

equal in status or view

make amends for wrongdoing; repent

presentation or explanation of ideas

5. frenzy

intense or wild excitement or activity

formal praise or tribute; eulogy

to mock or taunt; a derisive comment

arranged in time order

6. sporadic

difference or inconsistency

rude or unrefined person

attribute or condition to meet requirements

occurring irregularly; scattered or infrequent

7. levy

concise, pithy statement; expressed briefly

wet, muddy ground; swamp or marsh

draw attention away

impose or collect (taxes)

8. qualm

isolation to prevent spread of disease

misleadingly attractive; seemingly plausible

sudden feeling of doubt or uneasiness

easy to see or understand

9. penury

Discourage from action

false statement to damage reputation

extreme poverty

intended to provoke debate or argument

10. complacent

to call into question; to attack someone's integrity

self-satisfied

on the edge; minor or superficial

fluent or persuasive speaking

11. contentious

Draw out or evoke

suffocate or suppress completely

fearless and adventurous

likely to cause disagreement

12. hypocritical

approval or praise

obvious or plainly shown

smile in a silly or affected way

pretending to be virtuous

13. misogynist

very generous

excessively confident or prideful; arrogant

catch sight of with difficulty

dislikes or hates women

14. recompense

payment or reward for service or loss

a person with wide knowledge in many areas

secrecy for fraudulent purpose

impossible to harm

15. supplicate

earnestly request or beg

person who avoids social contact

one who practices a profession; professional

speak or write about critically or slanderously

16. solicitous

having a strong or unpleasant smell

Criticize unfairly

showing concern or care; attentive

remarkably great or enormous in size or extent

17. desiccate

a person lacking moral restraint; free thinker

dry out thoroughly

failure to care for properly; disregard

deny or oppose openly

18. malign

speak badly about

trickery or cunning deception

echo repeatedly or vibrate soundfully

harsh, discordant mixture of sounds

19. indulge

extremely dirty or unpleasant

serious, calm, not intoxicated

person who betrays trust or allegiance

allow oneself pleasure

20. repudiate

eager for knowledge

reject or refuse to accept

wrong or inaccurate name

deep; intellectually significant

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. cadge

2. brazen

3. bellicose

4. atone

5. frenzy

6. sporadic

7. levy

8. qualm

9. penury

10. complacent

11. contentious

12. hypocritical

13. misogynist

14. recompense

15. supplicate

16. solicitous

17. desiccate

18. malign

19. indulge

20. repudiate

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. cadge

2. brazen

3. bellicose

4. atone

5. frenzy

6. sporadic

7. levy

8. qualm

9. penury

10. complacent

11. contentious

12. hypocritical

13. misogynist

14. recompense

15. supplicate

16. solicitous

17. desiccate

18. malign

19. indulge

20. repudiate

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