Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. defamatory

indirect or slanting

violate or conflict with

damaging reputation; slanderous

soothing or softening agent

2. procure

appeal to emotion; emotional quality

to obtain or acquire through effort

organized list or collection

understood by few; mysterious or secret

3. moderate

average or within limits

not representative of the norm

orders or prohibitions

existing, happening in the air

4. luminous

thick and sticky in consistency

emitting light

overconfident, bold beyond limits

impulsive or unpredictable

5. speculative

possessing supreme power or authority

statement seeming contradictory but true

based on guesses or theoretical ideas

perfect society or place

6. curt

natural or habitual inclination

anger at injustice

scold or rebuke

rudely brief

7. zephyr

relating to letters

stretch or expand outwards

deep-seated hatred

gentle breeze

8. extant

make easier or less severe

charitable generosity

escape secretly from custody

still in existence

9. penurious

profession or occupation

understood only by a select few

showing good judgment or sense

extremely poor; parsimonious

10. goad

impossible to penetrate or affect

causing harm or damage

comparable or similar in some way

urge or provoke to action

11. restive

combine or unite into one

immoral or wicked act

restless or difficult to control

mercy or leniency

12. scurrilous

making coarse or abusive comments

immunize by vaccination

soon fading or disappearing

strong and resilient

13. blight

plant disease or any cause of decay

difficult to correct or reform

serious, respectable, and unemotional

surrender or give in

14. intrepid

deserted; feeling or showing misery

insincerely pious or moralistic

courageous; fearless

record or narrative of events

15. disparate

harmonious or agreeable

fundamentally different or diverse

loud, continuous noise

gradually increasing sound

16. laudatory

bold and shameless

expressing praise

harmonious or agreeable

evident or obvious

17. trepidation

dark-skinned or having a dark complexion

informal language

humiliate or degrade someone

fear or apprehension

18. pugnacious

eager to fight or argue

to spread or multiply; reproduce

inactive but capable of becoming active

pleasing to senses or mind

19. antagonism

abundant; giving freely; lush

able to pay debts; liquid dissolving other substances

active opposition or hostility

persistently urge or encourage

20. amenable

open to influence or cooperation

swollen; inflated; pompous

avoiding social interactions or society

often repeated; unoriginal

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. defamatory

2. procure

3. moderate

4. luminous

5. speculative

6. curt

7. zephyr

8. extant

9. penurious

10. goad

11. restive

12. scurrilous

13. blight

14. intrepid

15. disparate

16. laudatory

17. trepidation

18. pugnacious

19. antagonism

20. amenable

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. defamatory

2. procure

3. moderate

4. luminous

5. speculative

6. curt

7. zephyr

8. extant

9. penurious

10. goad

11. restive

12. scurrilous

13. blight

14. intrepid

15. disparate

16. laudatory

17. trepidation

18. pugnacious

19. antagonism

20. amenable

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