Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. inarticulate

severe or strict in manner or appearance

beginning to develop

origin of a word

unable to speak clearly

2. pulchritude

attractive or appealing

roll about or indulge excessively

making coarse or abusive comments

physical beauty

3. accolade

award or expression of praise

search for food or supplies

equivalent in value or significance

having a stale or offensive smell

4. consign

deliver or commit to

often repeated; unoriginal

expose falseness or exaggerated claims

bruise or hematoma

5. stingy

failing to take proper care

treat sacredly with disrespect

unwilling to give or spend money

a preference or tendency

6. quell

profession or occupation

to suppress or put an end to

assist or encourage wrongdoing

increasing over time

7. disparate

spread out or scattered; wordy

criticize or correct gently

fundamentally different or diverse

humiliate or degrade someone

8. aerial

existing, happening in the air

flawless; perfect

create or invent in imagination

something greatly detested

9. instigate

publicly condemn or accuse

showing arrogance; proud

habitually practicing

to stir up or provoke

10. cloying

surrender or give in

overly sweet or sentimental

aggressively defiant or savagely brutal

causing horror or disapproval

11. circumlocution

argument against a belief or opinion

dense, harsh mixture of sounds

excessive talking around a point

find out or discover with certainty

12. congregation

appease or reduce anger

severe or strict in manner or appearance

rebuke or reprimand severely

gathering of people

13. benign

lacking liveliness or interest

meddlesome or interfering

inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertible

harmless or gentle

14. plaudits

honest and open communication

enthusiastic applause or praise

no longer in use

mournful song for the dead

15. iridescent

restore friendly relations after disagreement

prejudice or inclination for or against something

large destructive fire

showing rainbow-like colors

16. vivacious

song or poem lamenting the dead

completes or enhances

secret cooperation for deceit

lively and spirited

17. etymology

large destructive fire

diverging from the main point; peripheral

origin of a word

punish or exact revenge for a wrong

18. prosaic

dull, unimaginative, or commonplace

sharp or severe; perceptive

continuous; never stopping

lacking sharpness or quickness

19. arid

interpret or understand

short statement of a general truth

expressing praise

extremely dry or lacking moisture

20. acquiesce

meeting of members for discussion

clear and direct; sharply focused

accept reluctantly without protest

restoring to former state; compensation

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. inarticulate

2. pulchritude

3. accolade

4. consign

5. stingy

6. quell

7. disparate

8. aerial

9. instigate

10. cloying

11. circumlocution

12. congregation

13. benign

14. plaudits

15. iridescent

16. vivacious

17. etymology

18. prosaic

19. arid

20. acquiesce

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. inarticulate

2. pulchritude

3. accolade

4. consign

5. stingy

6. quell

7. disparate

8. aerial

9. instigate

10. cloying

11. circumlocution

12. congregation

13. benign

14. plaudits

15. iridescent

16. vivacious

17. etymology

18. prosaic

19. arid

20. acquiesce

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