Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. petulance

sudden, impatient irritation

trusted friend or advisor

deviation from the normal

humiliate or degrade someone

2. congruity

harmony or appropriateness

cuts or tears in skin or flesh

showing no interest or emotion

signaling system with lights or sounds

3. remedial

lacking skill or ability

make amends for guilt or sin

diverging from the main point; peripheral

intended to correct or improve

4. assail

decorate or add beauty to

make a violent attack or criticize strongly

proper, tasteful, and polite behavior

dull, unimaginative, or commonplace

5. putrid

beginning to develop

secretive or stealthy

full of, common, or widespread

decayed or rotting; foul-smelling

6. semaphore

agreeable and friendly

feeling of resentment or injustice

signaling system with lights or sounds

still in existence

7. delegate

assign or entrust to another; representative

prevent success of; contrasting force

dishonest or indirect in behavior

indirect or slanting

8. discern

perceive or recognize clearly

solidify or become gelatinous

an excessive amount of something

decayed or rotting; foul-smelling

9. paramount

more important than anything else

admit as true or valid

steep cliff or edge of a dangerous situation

huge or enormous figure

10. disavow

fulfill or complete

deny any responsibility or support

miserable, despicable, or wretched

clever trick or deception

11. embellish

cautious judgment or tact

decorate or add beauty to

concerned with helping others

decorate or add details to improve appearance

12. disclose

refuse to accept; reject

reveal or make known publicly

lacking liveliness or interest

average or within limits

13. maxim

serious, respectable, and unemotional

beginner or inexperienced person

short statement of a general truth

shameless or impudent boldness

14. arboreal

set apart as holy or sacred

related to or resembling trees

sudden and disastrous failure or defeat

logical and consistent

15. serendipity

boisterous and loud

fortunate accidental discovery

rude or irrelevant

obesity or fatness

16. turgid

of such excellence or beauty

swollen; inflated; pompous

impossible to disentangle

predictably changeable

17. forage

search for food or supplies

unable to speak clearly

difficult to manage

hold back or restrain

18. abstain

restore friendly relations after disagreement

fulfill or complete

fervently; passionately

voluntarily refrain from something

19. dour

causing distress; agonizing

cuts or tears in skin or flesh

stern, harsh, or gloomy

embodied in flesh; personified

20. adulation

prove false or incorrect through argument

feeling intense happiness

favorable or indicating good fortune

excessive or insincere praise

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. petulance

2. congruity

3. remedial

4. assail

5. putrid

6. semaphore

7. delegate

8. discern

9. paramount

10. disavow

11. embellish

12. disclose

13. maxim

14. arboreal

15. serendipity

16. turgid

17. forage

18. abstain

19. dour

20. adulation

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. petulance

2. congruity

3. remedial

4. assail

5. putrid

6. semaphore

7. delegate

8. discern

9. paramount

10. disavow

11. embellish

12. disclose

13. maxim

14. arboreal

15. serendipity

16. turgid

17. forage

18. abstain

19. dour

20. adulation

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