Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. whimsical

a person involved in a lawsuit

idealistic but impractical

indirect suggestion or hint

playfully unusual or fanciful

2. captivate

hold interest or attract strongly

to spread throughout something

still in existence

pompous or pretentious speech

3. fetter

flowing together of rivers

plunge into or involve deeply

enjoy greatly; pleasure or appreciation

restrain or chain

4. abscond

escape secretly from custody

pursues pleasure as life goal

general dominance or leadership

assign or entrust to another; representative

5. dormant

harmful or poisonous

skillful deception or magic

inactive but capable of becoming active

appearing everywhere

6. censure

decorate or add beauty to

express strong disapproval

understood without being openly spoken

clear from suspicion or blame

7. vacuous

reckless or hasty decision or action

holding firm; stubbornly persistent

lacking intelligence or ideas

unable to be appeased

8. onerous

miserable, despicable, or wretched

gutsy or reckless boldness

burdensome or oppressive

boring or ordinary

9. obsolete

longing or nostalgic

central or most important element

no longer in use

urge or provoke to action

10. efface

difficult to correct or reform

encourage or promote development

unlucky; unfortunate

erase or wipe out; make less visible

11. abide

based on mistaken reasoning

public speech or address

tolerate or stay; follow rules

secret, concealed

12. excavate

open to influence or cooperation

feeling intense happiness

worldly or globally sophisticated

dig out from the ground

13. morose

refuse to accept; reject

sullen or gloomy

comfort in grief

evaluate or assess value

14. solvent

able to pay debts; liquid dissolving other substances

avoiding waste; economical

cheerful readiness or promptness

keen insight or understanding

15. ostensible

countless or extremely large number

perfect society or place

gap or break in continuity

seeming or apparent

16. imperious

organized list or collection

deny any responsibility or support

overbearing; commanding

meddlesome or interfering

17. deter

using more words than needed

famous for bad reasons

discourage from happening; prevent

extremely old or outdated

18. pert

give voting rights

lively and full of energy; bold

talkative excessively

spread widely or distribution

19. pretense

false display or claim; or acting

carried out with minimal effort

disperse or scatter; squander

unable to be changed or reversed

20. clemency

collection of literary works

difficult to manage

mercy or leniency

merciful or tolerant

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. whimsical

2. captivate

3. fetter

4. abscond

5. dormant

6. censure

7. vacuous

8. onerous

9. obsolete

10. efface

11. abide

12. excavate

13. morose

14. solvent

15. ostensible

16. imperious

17. deter

18. pert

19. pretense

20. clemency

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. whimsical

2. captivate

3. fetter

4. abscond

5. dormant

6. censure

7. vacuous

8. onerous

9. obsolete

10. efface

11. abide

12. excavate

13. morose

14. solvent

15. ostensible

16. imperious

17. deter

18. pert

19. pretense

20. clemency

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