Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. nomadic

excessive or insincere praise

wandering without fixed home

failing to take proper care

to ease or relieve without curing

2. expurgate

appropriate and advantageous

naive belief or trust

edit to remove inappropriate parts

violate a law or boundary

3. utilitarian

support or reinforce

declare invalid or cancel

practical and functional

weak; fragile; insubstantial

4. nebulous

skillful deception or magic

revoke, cancel or repeal

based on hypothesis; theoretical

vague or unclear

5. aggrieved

feeling of resentment or injustice

harmless or gentle

decrease in size or intensity

endless; having no limit

6. catalog

causing sorrow or pain; serious

sharply affecting smell or taste

organized list or collection

based on guesses or theoretical ideas

7. atrophy

informal language

gradual decline or wasting away

harmony or agreement

overwhelm with abundance

8. expedient

appropriate and advantageous

gathering of people

mysterious or difficult to understand

sweet food or candy

9. decorous

boring; tiresome; monotonous

reduce in quality, degrade or demean

extremely old or outdated

proper, tasteful, and polite behavior

10. refute

common remark; banal statement

prove false or incorrect through argument

skilled at gaining advantage

stubborn and unyielding

11. clergy

religious leaders

proper, tasteful, and polite behavior

unable to be changed or reversed

outgoing and sociable in nature

12. dissonance

lack of harmony among sounds

insult or damaging remark

profession or occupation

express disapproval or disappointment

13. hierarchy

violent whirlpool or chaos

unwilling to give or spend money

person opposing authority or government

pyramid of authority or status

14. accentuate

emphasize or highlight

restrain or hinder

shy or lacking self-confidence

sweet food or candy

15. succinct

brief and clear in expression

difficult to see or understand

tyrannical ruler with absolute power

trusted friend or advisor

16. adumbrate

excessively or ingratiatingly flattering

give voting rights

outline or foreshadow vaguely

thick and sticky in consistency

17. arbitration

feeling remorse for past actions

add or incorporate territory

settling disputes through a neutral third party

peaceful or calming

18. sobriety

avoid by clever means

lacking in quantity or quality

lacking intelligence or ideas

state of moderation or seriousness

19. auspicious

pyramid of authority or status

favorable or indicating good fortune

large destructive fire

strike repeatedly or meal consisting of several dishes

20. aggregate

gentle breeze

boredom or dissatisfaction

total sum of parts

lower in dignity or status; humiliate

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. nomadic

2. expurgate

3. utilitarian

4. nebulous

5. aggrieved

6. catalog

7. atrophy

8. expedient

9. decorous

10. refute

11. clergy

12. dissonance

13. hierarchy

14. accentuate

15. succinct

16. adumbrate

17. arbitration

18. sobriety

19. auspicious

20. aggregate

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. nomadic

2. expurgate

3. utilitarian

4. nebulous

5. aggrieved

6. catalog

7. atrophy

8. expedient

9. decorous

10. refute

11. clergy

12. dissonance

13. hierarchy

14. accentuate

15. succinct

16. adumbrate

17. arbitration

18. sobriety

19. auspicious

20. aggregate

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