Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. expiate

notoriety; disgrace

modest, reserved, or shy

make amends for guilt or sin

formal praise

2. empathy

move back and forth

greeting or expression of respect

ability to understand others' feelings

seeming or apparent

3. tenuous

conventional or traditional

without definite shape or form

reckless or hasty decision or action

weak; fragile; insubstantial

4. sagacity

insulting language

stubborn; uncompromising

wisdom and good judgment

shoe repair artisan

5. effrontery

faulty or blameworthy

famous and respected in a particular field

shameless or impudent boldness

charming; winning

6. obstinate

peaceable or friendly

natural or habitual inclination

predictably changeable

stubbornly refusing to change

7. elicit

find out or discover with certainty

draw out or evoke response

pursues pleasure as life goal

enjoy greatly; pleasure or appreciation

8. vacuous

lacking intelligence or ideas

distant emotionally or physically

relating to middle-class or capitalist values

make sacred or holy

9. prescribe

of such excellence or beauty

to recommend authoritatively

lacking money; poor

act against or oppose

10. insidious

dark-skinned or having a dark complexion

find out or discover with certainty

deceptively harmful

highly influential or original

11. congeal

excessively or ingratiatingly flattering

excessively sweet or sentimental

solidify or become gelatinous

disagreement with authority or majority

12. injunction

scatter in different directions

orders or prohibitions

bend or change direction of light or sound

highest point or final stage

13. bourgeois

relating to middle-class or capitalist values

claim or assert without proof

unaffected by pain or emotion

light and delicate

14. anachronistic

standard practice or meeting

make amends for guilt or sin

skilled in deception

out of its proper time period

15. accentuate

intensely happy or overwhelmed

having extensive knowledge

express disapproval or regret

emphasize or highlight

16. circumlocution

excessive talking around a point

treacherous or unfaithful

stubborn and unyielding

disagreement with authority or majority

17. promulgate

mysterious or puzzling problem

to officially announce or publish

unlucky; unfortunate

cautious judgment or tact

18. saccharine

excessively sentimental

of such excellence or beauty

typical example or model

excessively sweet or sentimental

19. pallid

lacking distinctive features

horrible or wicked

hidden or concealed

pale or lacking color; dull

20. colossus

huge or enormous figure

reduce in quality, degrade or demean

restrain or hinder

lack of agreement or consistency

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. expiate

2. empathy

3. tenuous

4. sagacity

5. effrontery

6. obstinate

7. elicit

8. vacuous

9. prescribe

10. insidious

11. congeal

12. injunction

13. bourgeois

14. anachronistic

15. accentuate

16. circumlocution

17. promulgate

18. saccharine

19. pallid

20. colossus

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. expiate

2. empathy

3. tenuous

4. sagacity

5. effrontery

6. obstinate

7. elicit

8. vacuous

9. prescribe

10. insidious

11. congeal

12. injunction

13. bourgeois

14. anachronistic

15. accentuate

16. circumlocution

17. promulgate

18. saccharine

19. pallid

20. colossus

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