Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. utilitarian

practical and functional

daily; commonplace or ordinary

dissatisfied or resentful

practical and realistic

2. contusion

bruise or hematoma

embodied in flesh; personified

add or incorporate territory

easily shaped or changed

3. garish

perfect example or embodiment

based on observation or experience

gaudy or tastelessly bright

violate a law or boundary

4. convention

faithfulness or loyalty

secretly cooperate in wrongdoing

standard practice or meeting

adjust or soften tone

5. affable

advanced for age; early development

prove false or incorrect through argument

friendly and easy to talk to

capable of being dissolved

6. impute

attribute or ascribe a fault

extremely old or outdated

surrender or give in

clear from suspicion or blame

7. disrepute

loss of reputation or respect

urge or provoke to action

theft or stealing

excessive talking around a point

8. exculpate

imperfection or flaw

overflowing with enthusiasm

draw out or evoke response

clear from blame

9. eloquent

swollen; inflated; pompous

sharply affecting smell or taste

fluent or persuasive in speech

very careful and precise

10. exalt

praise highly

evaluate or assess value

extremely thin due to illness or lack of food

filled or well-supplied with something

11. potable

drinkable; suitable for drinking

continuous; never stopping

urgent or pressing

able to be heard

12. alacrity

praise insistently to gain favor

forbidden by law or rules

song or poem lamenting the dead

cheerful readiness or promptness

13. lithe

based on guesses or theoretical ideas

causing delay; slow to act

to stir up or provoke

flexible and graceful

14. pinnacle

highest point or peak

difficult to correct or reform

horrible or wicked

deceptively harmful

15. banal

repeal or abolish a law

lacking originality; boring

filled with or marked by

feel or express strong disapproval

16. viscous

implied; understood without being stated

unhappy with authority or system

thick and sticky in consistency

luxurious and wealthy

17. abridge

shorten or condense text

idealistic but impractical

energetic; constantly changing

voluntarily refrain from something

18. abstruse

difficult to understand

shameless or impudent boldness

leave property by will

narrative song or poem

19. ballad

able to pay debts; liquid dissolving other substances

narrative song or poem

intended to teach or instruct

search for food or supplies

20. criteria

severe or strict in manner or appearance

lack of harmony among sounds

imperfection or flaw

standards for judgment

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. utilitarian

2. contusion

3. garish

4. convention

5. affable

6. impute

7. disrepute

8. exculpate

9. eloquent

10. exalt

11. potable

12. alacrity

13. lithe

14. pinnacle

15. banal

16. viscous

17. abridge

18. abstruse

19. ballad

20. criteria

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. utilitarian

2. contusion

3. garish

4. convention

5. affable

6. impute

7. disrepute

8. exculpate

9. eloquent

10. exalt

11. potable

12. alacrity

13. lithe

14. pinnacle

15. banal

16. viscous

17. abridge

18. abstruse

19. ballad

20. criteria

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