Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. proscribe

miserable, despicable, or wretched

encourage growth or development

to ban or prohibit officially

difficult to understand

2. deft

lively or filled with energy

regard as resulting from a specific cause

skillful, quick, and precise in movement

skilled in deception

3. incisive

clear and direct; sharply focused

encourage growth or development

fearlessly daring or bold

physical beauty

4. ruminate

relating to letters

find out or discover with certainty

praise insistently to gain favor

think deeply or meditate

5. convention

outline or foreshadow vaguely

walkway between rows

standard practice or meeting

fluent or persuasive in speech

6. insolent

detailed or complicated in design

public speech or address

rude; disrespectful

show or reveal clearly

7. forbearance

overflowing with enthusiasm

refusing to change mind

patience and restraint

indulge excessively in pleasures; corrupt

8. ingenuous

innocent; straightforward

imply subtly or slyly

transparent; clear and easy to understand

pretending to hold beliefs not held

9. insipid

lacking flavor or interest

describe accurately or portray in detail

statement seeming contradictory but true

lack of agreement or consistency

10. debase

different or diverse parts

understood only by a select few

reduce in quality, degrade or demean

having a revengeful nature

11. refute

prove false or incorrect through argument

more important than anything else

mix of different things

doubts existence of god

12. terrestrial

understood without being openly spoken

gradually increasing sound

collection of literary works

relating to the earth or land

13. apathetic

showing no interest or emotion

take money secretly for personal use

standard practice or meeting

beginner or inexperienced person

14. derelict

having harmful intentions

lying or false

unchanging over time

abandoned or neglectful; homeless person

15. beguile

unable to be taken or broken into

natural tendency or inclination

criticize or correct gently

charm or enchant someone

16. banal

lacking originality; boring

diligent and ethical

to obtain or acquire through effort

lengthen by cutting off the end

17. accretion

lacking empathy or concern

express strong disapproval

gradual accumulation or buildup

having a revengeful nature

18. implement

tyrannical ruler with absolute power

lacking necessities; poor

daily; commonplace or ordinary

to carry out or execute

19. deplore

a person involved in a lawsuit

decayed or rotting; foul-smelling

feel or express strong disapproval

award or expression of praise

20. cerebral

relating to the brain or intellect

able to be heard

understood by few; mysterious or secret

humorously vulgar or indecent

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. proscribe

2. deft

3. incisive

4. ruminate

5. convention

6. insolent

7. forbearance

8. ingenuous

9. insipid

10. debase

11. refute

12. terrestrial

13. apathetic

14. derelict

15. beguile

16. banal

17. accretion

18. implement

19. deplore

20. cerebral

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. proscribe

2. deft

3. incisive

4. ruminate

5. convention

6. insolent

7. forbearance

8. ingenuous

9. insipid

10. debase

11. refute

12. terrestrial

13. apathetic

14. derelict

15. beguile

16. banal

17. accretion

18. implement

19. deplore

20. cerebral

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