Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. wily

renovate or brighten up a space or item

skilled at gaining advantage

wishing good for others; kind

sympathy for loss

2. cultivate

grow or develop skill

person who flatters for advantage

bring about or accelerate a process

person who follows rules

3. legerdemain

changing frequently

skillful deception or magic

give in return; respond similarly

gap or break in continuity

4. ostentatious

shock or amaze; make unable to think

insult or offend openly

intended to attract attention

metaphorical rather than literal

5. commendation

serious, respectable, and unemotional

adopt or support

formal praise

false display or claim; or acting

6. surmise

proper, tasteful, and polite behavior

practical and functional

suppose without sufficient evidence

decorate or add beauty to

7. furtive

helpful or obliging

sly or secretive

unable to speak clearly

person who flatters for advantage

8. probity

mercy or leniency

existing, happening in the air

poet or singer, especially of epic poetry

integrity and uprightness

9. bereft

able to be heard

secret cooperation for deceit

to spread throughout something

lacking or deprived of something

10. complicit

roll about or indulge excessively

desire strongly

associated in wrongdoing

rebuke or reprimand severely

11. deride

mock or ridicule contemptuously

skilled craftsperson or manual worker

impressive but superficial

clear and direct; sharply focused

12. heterogeneous

different or diverse parts

profession or occupation

restoring to former state; compensation

unable to be changed or reversed

13. abate

subtle difference or variation

showing rainbow-like colors

inflicting punishment or penalty

become less intense or widespread

14. validate

brief and clear in expression

hostile or harmful

confirm or support

persistently urge or encourage

15. travesty

appalling or inferior imitation

generous and forgiving

gradual introduction; soaking

adopt or support

16. somnolent

mix of different things

sleepy or drowsy

give up power voluntarily

make amends for wrongdoings

17. adamant

difficult to correct or reform

refusing to change mind

second to last in sequence

unspeakable; beyond description

18. culpable

to carry out or execute

lengthen by cutting off the end

faulty or blameworthy

hidden or secret

19. recalcitrant

sleepy or drowsy

bitterly harsh or biting

stubbornly disobedient or uncooperative

horrible or wicked

20. anarchist

truthfulness; accuracy

placing two things side by side

person opposing authority or government

short amusing or interesting story

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. wily

2. cultivate

3. legerdemain

4. ostentatious

5. commendation

6. surmise

7. furtive

8. probity

9. bereft

10. complicit

11. deride

12. heterogeneous

13. abate

14. validate

15. travesty

16. somnolent

17. adamant

18. culpable

19. recalcitrant

20. anarchist

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. wily

2. cultivate

3. legerdemain

4. ostentatious

5. commendation

6. surmise

7. furtive

8. probity

9. bereft

10. complicit

11. deride

12. heterogeneous

13. abate

14. validate

15. travesty

16. somnolent

17. adamant

18. culpable

19. recalcitrant

20. anarchist

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