Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. restive

restless or difficult to control

hold interest or attract strongly

lacking skill or ability

stern, harsh, or gloomy

2. caustic

talkative excessively

sarcastic or corrosive

vague or unclear

harmony or appropriateness

3. proscribe

skillful and resourceful

pleasant to taste or accept

recklessly extravagant; wasteful

to ban or prohibit officially

4. maelstrom

refusing to change mind

idealistic but impractical

violent whirlpool or chaos

meddlesome or interfering

5. epitome

thin decorative covering

perfect example of something

person opposing authority or government

having mixed feelings

6. abduct

impossible to penetrate or affect

lacking freshness; overused

take someone away by force

lacking energy or alertness

7. disheartened

central or most important element

religious leaders

discouraged or demoralized

stretch or expand outwards

8. inveterate

insincerely pious or moralistic

rebel or revolutionary

wandering without fixed home

habitually practicing

9. obstinate

agreeable and friendly

stubbornly refusing to change

self-satisfaction weakness

formally renounce or reject

10. hegemony

pretending to hold beliefs not held

great disaster or misfortune

general dominance or leadership

create or invent in imagination

11. anthology

give voting rights

strong supporter of a cause

no longer in use

collection of literary works

12. atone

lacking meaning; silly

describe accurately or portray in detail

make amends for wrongdoings

find out or discover with certainty

13. retract

assign to a lower rank or position

withdraw or take back statement

wealthy or prosperous

annoy; irritate

14. elude

make easier or less severe

suitable for growing crops; farmland

escape understanding or grasp; evade detection

uncertain or ambiguous

15. profuse

abundant; giving freely; lush

insult or offend openly

moral corruption or wickedness

unchanging over time

16. quagmire

force into action

difficult situation or entrapment

green; lush with vegetation

mental calmness and composure

17. vex

send off swiftly; promptness

annoy; irritate

wandering without fixed home

subtle difference or variation

18. pervasive

clot or become solid

spreading widely throughout

implied; understood without being stated

person who follows rules

19. scintillating

modest, reserved, or shy

small increase or addition

scarcity or small amount of something

brilliantly sparkling or exciting

20. analgesic

to recommend authoritatively

add or incorporate territory

pain-relieving medication

pleasing to senses or mind

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. restive

2. caustic

3. proscribe

4. maelstrom

5. epitome

6. abduct

7. disheartened

8. inveterate

9. obstinate

10. hegemony

11. anthology

12. atone

13. retract

14. elude

15. profuse

16. quagmire

17. vex

18. pervasive

19. scintillating

20. analgesic

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. restive

2. caustic

3. proscribe

4. maelstrom

5. epitome

6. abduct

7. disheartened

8. inveterate

9. obstinate

10. hegemony

11. anthology

12. atone

13. retract

14. elude

15. profuse

16. quagmire

17. vex

18. pervasive

19. scintillating

20. analgesic

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