Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. seminal

leave property by will

move back and forth

to confuse or puzzle someone

highly influential or original

2. vociferous

tolerate or stay; follow rules

person involved in dialogue

easily taught or managed; submissive

crying out loudly; boisterous

3. reprove

roll about or indulge excessively

imitate with the aim of matching

criticize or correct gently

suitable or fitting for a specific purpose

4. clergy

assign or entrust to another; representative

green; lush with vegetation

determined by personal choice rather than reason

religious leaders

5. precipice

origin of a word

thin decorative covering

steep cliff or edge of a dangerous situation

loud and harsh in sound

6. alacrity

green; lush with vegetation

cheerful readiness or promptness

secondary or supporting

record or narrative of events

7. pallid

evident or obvious

outline or foreshadow vaguely

pale or lacking color; dull

describe accurately or portray in detail

8. perfidious

outdated or obsolete

treacherous or unfaithful

boring or ordinary

thick and sticky in consistency

9. hedonist

pursues pleasure as life goal

keen insight or shrewdness

feeling remorseful

disagreement with authority or majority

10. flaccid

lacking firmness or stiffness

treat sacredly with disrespect

playfully unusual or fanciful

truthfulness; accuracy

11. veracity

emphasize or highlight

gaudy or tastelessly bright

truthfulness; accuracy

easy to reach or understand

12. penurious

having extensive knowledge

dissatisfied or resentful

extremely poor; parsimonious

bend or change direction of light or sound

13. apocryphal

wave or ripple in motion

dig out from the ground

of uncertain authenticity

open to influence or cooperation

14. pulchritude

physical beauty

increase in power or reputation

lacking resources or possessions

wave or ripple in motion

15. aspersion

standards for judgment

attractive or appealing

imitate with the aim of matching

insult or damaging remark

16. appalling

showing arrogance; proud

man-made object of historical or cultural interest

secretive or stealthy

causing horror or disapproval

17. capricious

say abruptly during conversation

cause or produce

truthfulness; accuracy

impulsive or unpredictable

18. exalt

harmful or poisonous

praise highly

assumed or false name

decorate or add beauty to

19. insular

isolated; narrow-minded

expressing praise

peaceful, untroubled, calm

alert; watchful

20. daunting

excessively sweet or sentimental

scatter in different directions

indirect or slanting

intimidating or discouraging

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. seminal

2. vociferous

3. reprove

4. clergy

5. precipice

6. alacrity

7. pallid

8. perfidious

9. hedonist

10. flaccid

11. veracity

12. penurious

13. apocryphal

14. pulchritude

15. aspersion

16. appalling

17. capricious

18. exalt

19. insular

20. daunting

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. seminal

2. vociferous

3. reprove

4. clergy

5. precipice

6. alacrity

7. pallid

8. perfidious

9. hedonist

10. flaccid

11. veracity

12. penurious

13. apocryphal

14. pulchritude

15. aspersion

16. appalling

17. capricious

18. exalt

19. insular

20. daunting

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