Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. affront

insult or offend openly

pitifully sad or abandoned

loss of reputation or respect

peaceful, undisturbed, calm

2. remiss

assign or entrust to another; representative

impossible to stop or prevent

negligent or neglectful in duty

extreme reluctance to spend money

3. abdicate

give up power voluntarily

small or inadequate amount of money

having a foul smell

excessively sweet or sentimental

4. rebuke

express sharp disapproval or criticism

enjoy greatly; pleasure or appreciation

person who follows rules

press or squeeze together

5. canny

shrewd and clever

theft or stealing

indirect suggestion or hint

restore friendly relations after disagreement

6. combustion

lacking energy or alertness

extremely poor; parsimonious

second to last in sequence

burning or ignition

7. pathos

appeal to emotion; emotional quality

long, critical speech or scolding

having a revengeful nature

huge or enormous figure

8. stupefy

award or expression of praise

hasty; impulsive

shock or amaze; make unable to think

stern, harsh, or gloomy

9. impecunious

lacking money; poor

reduce or cut short

large destructive fire

call together for meeting

10. anomaly

cuts or tears in skin or flesh

concise and forcefully expressive

deviation from the normal

regard with deep respect or admiration

11. abjure

pacify or soothe

lacking skill or ability

praise enthusiastically

formally renounce or reject

12. vociferous

meddlesome or interfering

small or inadequate amount of money

lowest point or bottom

crying out loudly; boisterous

13. exorbitant

burdensome or oppressive

clear from suspicion or blame

total destruction or ruin

excessively high or unreasonable

14. mandate

long, critical speech or scolding

collection of literary works

harmful or poisonous

official order or command

15. morose

highly harmful or destructive

sullen or gloomy

bring about or accelerate a process

a person involved in a lawsuit

16. portent

enjoyment or praise; approval or commendation

send off swiftly; promptness

a sign of future events; warning

charming; winning

17. equanimity

brief and to the point

easy to manage or influence

mental calmness and composure

hostile or unfavorable

18. presage

very old or outdated

trusted friend or advisor

to foretell or predict; omen

lacking freshness; overused

19. fervent

attribute or ascribe a fault

passionate or enthusiastic

spoil surface of something; vandalize

officially cancel or withdraw

20. aggregate

calming or appeasing

total sum of parts

come together to form whole

make sacred or holy

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. affront

2. remiss

3. abdicate

4. rebuke

5. canny

6. combustion

7. pathos

8. stupefy

9. impecunious

10. anomaly

11. abjure

12. vociferous

13. exorbitant

14. mandate

15. morose

16. portent

17. equanimity

18. presage

19. fervent

20. aggregate

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. affront

2. remiss

3. abdicate

4. rebuke

5. canny

6. combustion

7. pathos

8. stupefy

9. impecunious

10. anomaly

11. abjure

12. vociferous

13. exorbitant

14. mandate

15. morose

16. portent

17. equanimity

18. presage

19. fervent

20. aggregate

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