Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. intermediary

vision care specialist

a mediator or middleman; go-between

use or intake of something; expenditure

prevent or obstruct beforehand

2. efficacy

ability to produce a desired effect

consequence; complication

use for benefit, often unethically

allow oneself pleasure

3. aspiration

atone for guilt or sin

hope or ambition to achieve something

counterbalance; compensation; placed counter to something

temporarily inactive or sleeping

4. incorrigible

criticism or public condemnation

moderation; self-restraint in behavior

Unmanageable or beyond correction

priority in importance or rank

5. cognizance

knowledge or awareness; understanding

courage and spirit; resilience

serious effort toward a goal

dispersed over a wide area

6. complacent

famous and respected

self-satisfied

mental or physical sluggishness or inactivity

inexperienced; innocent; trusting

7. pugnacious

Intense passion or enthusiasm

foul-smelling; harmful or offensive

desolate or depressing; cold or bare

eager to fight or argue; combative

8. ramification

cheat or defraud

state of sluggishness or fatigue; inactivity

consequence; complication

Obstruction or obstacle

9. ebullient

hesitate or refuse to proceed

destroy utterly

create or devise (especially a plan or story)

enthusiastically lively

10. opulence

self-satisfied

luxurious wealth or riches

mark of disgrace or shame

pursuit of pleasure

11. slack

vague or ambiguous expression

loose, not tight or tense

Study of knowledge's nature

based on random choice or whim

12. decorum

underlying reason or logic, basis for action

act of removing someone from office; testimony

different in kind or quality

proper behavior; good manners

13. garrulous

on the edge; minor or superficial

excessively talkative

long-lasting mutual hostility

ghostly figure or image appearingsuddenly

14. parasite

Yielding or admitting a point

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

Properly polite and restrained

Plan secretly to do something wrong

15. engrossed

absorbed fully or deeply interested

Face-to-face dispute or conflict

lacking originality; clichéd

improve or make better; relieve

16. inscrutable

for something to fall or overturn; overthrow

Provoke or annoy someone

done carelessly or untidily; lacking precision

difficult to understand or interpret; mysterious

17. holster

on the edge; minor or superficial

Extended period of little or no rain

appease or satisfy someone

holding device for firearm

18. belie

to secretly penetrate or diffuse into something

contradict or give a false impression; misrepresent

prove false or incorrect

lukewarm or moderately warm

19. peccadillo

failure to care for properly; disregard

minor fault or offense, slight mistake

minor weakness or eccentricity

wildly unreasonable or illogical

20. vulnerable

remarkably bad or shocking

susceptible to harm or attack

clumsy and unintelligent person

person who wastes money extravagantly

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. intermediary

2. efficacy

3. aspiration

4. incorrigible

5. cognizance

6. complacent

7. pugnacious

8. ramification

9. ebullient

10. opulence

11. slack

12. decorum

13. garrulous

14. parasite

15. engrossed

16. inscrutable

17. holster

18. belie

19. peccadillo

20. vulnerable

Select vocabulary category you want to browse:

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. intermediary

2. efficacy

3. aspiration

4. incorrigible

5. cognizance

6. complacent

7. pugnacious

8. ramification

9. ebullient

10. opulence

11. slack

12. decorum

13. garrulous

14. parasite

15. engrossed

16. inscrutable

17. holster

18. belie

19. peccadillo

20. vulnerable

Select vocabulary category you want to browse:

CEFR

GRE

IELTS

SAT

Science

TOEFL

TOEIC