Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. aggrandize

unwilling to give or spend money

a naturally accompanying

mercy or leniency

increase in power or reputation

2. reclusive

avoiding social interactions or society

avoiding waste; economical

free from difficulty or entanglement

unemotional, impassive

3. wily

deriving ideas from various sources

person opposing authority or government

sharply affecting smell or taste

skilled at gaining advantage

4. vicarious

childish or silly

shy or reserved

experienced through someone else

aggressively defiant or savagely brutal

5. anecdote

to prevent or make impossible

official right to invention; obvious

standards for judgment

short amusing or interesting story

6. staid

describe accurately or portray in detail

feeling sluggish or sleepy

serious, respectable, and unemotional

to ban or prohibit officially

7. surrogate

lower in dignity or status; humiliate

a substitute or replacement for something else

express strong disapproval

make clear or clarify

8. elucidate

overwhelm with abundance

lacking skill or ability

regard with disgust or hatred

make clear or clarify

9. increment

energetic; constantly changing

pale or lacking color; dull

small increase or addition

invent or make up

10. beguile

say abruptly during conversation

praise highly

charm or enchant someone

completes or enhances

11. sycophant

prevent or obstruct

small remaining part; trace

status-seeking flatterer or self-serving flatterer

enormous or powerful creature or thing

12. credulity

large piece of fabric for painting or covering

naive belief or trust

evaluate or assess value

avoid by clever means

13. blemish

imperfection or flaw

deriving ideas from various sources

loud, continuous noise

understand or arrest someone

14. avenge

punish or exact revenge for a wrong

excessively eager to please

active opposition or hostility

immunize by vaccination

15. perplex

abundance or large quantity

to confuse or puzzle someone

lively or filled with energy

large piece of fabric for painting or covering

16. apocryphal

leader who appeals to emotions for power

holding firm; stubbornly persistent

of uncertain authenticity

criticize or correct gently

17. furtive

gathering of people

feeling remorse for past actions

overwhelm with abundance

sly or secretive

18. inviolable

ruler or monarch with power

calming or appeasing

secure from violation

unoriginal; copied or imitative

19. parsimony

dull, unimaginative, or commonplace

extreme reluctance to spend money

relating to water or existing in water

a preference or tendency

20. affinity

combine or unite into one

social outcast or despised person

signaling system with lights or sounds

natural liking or connection

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. aggrandize

2. reclusive

3. wily

4. vicarious

5. anecdote

6. staid

7. surrogate

8. elucidate

9. increment

10. beguile

11. sycophant

12. credulity

13. blemish

14. avenge

15. perplex

16. apocryphal

17. furtive

18. inviolable

19. parsimony

20. affinity

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. aggrandize

2. reclusive

3. wily

4. vicarious

5. anecdote

6. staid

7. surrogate

8. elucidate

9. increment

10. beguile

11. sycophant

12. credulity

13. blemish

14. avenge

15. perplex

16. apocryphal

17. furtive

18. inviolable

19. parsimony

20. affinity

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