Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. aspire

desire earnestly or to achieve something

relating to physical pleasure or senses

shrewd and clever

lacking intelligence or sense

2. inviolable

perfect example of something

secure from violation

restrict or compel

boisterous and loud

3. amiable

understood by few; mysterious or secret

tolerate or stay; follow rules

friendly and good-natured

severe mental or physical pain

4. repudiate

refuse to accept; reject

assumed or false name

without emotion or response

common remark; banal statement

5. venerate

gradually increasing sound

regard with deep respect

formal praise

harsh or bitter in tone

6. compound

idealistic but impractical

lazy; avoidant of activity

substance made of two or more parts

showing concern or care

7. enmity

giving a bad omen or threatening

trusted friend or advisor

large scholarly book

deep-seated hatred

8. onerous

related to or resembling trees

burdensome or oppressive

person involved in dialogue

excessive talking around a point

9. deter

humorously vulgar or indecent

persuade someone not to do something

discourage from happening; prevent

bruise or hematoma

10. sedentary

vague or unclear

press or squeeze together

fluent or persuasive in speech

primarily sitting or inactive

11. penultimate

secret, concealed

captivate or fascinate

overconfident but immature

second to last in sequence

12. cloying

overly sweet or sentimental

fluent or persuasive in speech

longing or nostalgic

a state of rest or peacefulness

13. connive

restrain or chain

substance made of two or more parts

secretly cooperate in wrongdoing

avoid by clever means

14. excursion

a short trip or outing

appropriate and advantageous

severe mental or physical pain

embodied in flesh; personified

15. covert

harmonious or agreeable

hidden or secret

suitable for growing crops; farmland

waver between different opinions

16. vigilant

pompous or pretentious speech

promoting fire or conflict

narrative song or poem

alert; watchful

17. assail

make a violent attack or criticize strongly

harmeless; not offensive

short period of rest or relief

threats or force to coercively compel

18. compensate

express strong disapproval

deriving ideas from various sources

make up for loss

difficult to understand

19. eminent

famous and respected in a particular field

skilled craftsperson or manual worker

hold interest or attract strongly

take someone away by force

20. ameliorate

native to a place

unemotional, impassive

purposely excluding someone

make better or improve

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. aspire

2. inviolable

3. amiable

4. repudiate

5. venerate

6. compound

7. enmity

8. onerous

9. deter

10. sedentary

11. penultimate

12. cloying

13. connive

14. excursion

15. covert

16. vigilant

17. assail

18. compensate

19. eminent

20. ameliorate

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. aspire

2. inviolable

3. amiable

4. repudiate

5. venerate

6. compound

7. enmity

8. onerous

9. deter

10. sedentary

11. penultimate

12. cloying

13. connive

14. excursion

15. covert

16. vigilant

17. assail

18. compensate

19. eminent

20. ameliorate

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