Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. vigilant

lying or false

friendly and easy to talk to

alert; watchful

having a foul smell

2. reprehensible

famous for bad reasons

reduce or cut short

filled with or marked by

deserving criticism or blame

3. transgress

statement seeming contradictory but true

make amends for guilt or sin

violate a law or boundary

detailed or complicated in design

4. circuitous

sweet food or candy

taking a longer, indirect route

a short trip or outing

wicked or criminal

5. amenable

open to influence or cooperation

lacking intelligence or ideas

worshiping idols excessively

decrease in size or intensity

6. inexorable

impossible to stop or prevent

person involved in dialogue

study of diseases; medical condition

theft or stealing

7. replete

jump or dance around excitedly

to officially announce or publish

filled or well-supplied with something

hostile or unfavorable

8. collusion

secret cooperation for deceit

uncertain or ambiguous

intimidating or discouraging

curse or verbally attack

9. veneer

thin decorative covering

prejudice or inclination for or against something

wicked or depraved behavior

serving as a typical example

10. penchant

giving a bad omen or threatening

strong liking or preference

having mixed feelings

winding or twisting; complicated

11. fecund

general agreement

skillful and resourceful

skilled at gaining advantage

highly fertile or productive

12. tacit

understood without being openly spoken

serious, respectable, and unemotional

pitifully sad or abandoned

prove false or incorrect through argument

13. gratuitous

given freely; uncalled for

immoral or wicked act

false or fake; not genuine

enjoy oneself happily or freely

14. pernicious

perceive or recognize clearly

bring swallowed food back to mouth

search for food or supplies

highly harmful or destructive

15. disrepute

disregard or overlook

loss of reputation or respect

weak; fragile; insubstantial

reduce in quality, degrade or demean

16. dissent

feeling remorse for past actions

bold and shameless

official right to invention; obvious

disagreement with authority or majority

17. avenge

requiring strong effort or energy

making unclear or unintelligible

punish or exact revenge for a wrong

germ-killing or sterilizing agent

18. coronation

charmingly old-fashioned or unusual

to obtain or acquire through effort

abundance or large quantity

crowning or official ceremony

19. etymology

decorate or add beauty to

origin of a word

face of a building or false appearance

serious, respectable, and unemotional

20. destitute

assist or encourage wrongdoing

lacking resources or possessions

public speech or address

indirect or slanting

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. vigilant

2. reprehensible

3. transgress

4. circuitous

5. amenable

6. inexorable

7. replete

8. collusion

9. veneer

10. penchant

11. fecund

12. tacit

13. gratuitous

14. pernicious

15. disrepute

16. dissent

17. avenge

18. coronation

19. etymology

20. destitute

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. vigilant

2. reprehensible

3. transgress

4. circuitous

5. amenable

6. inexorable

7. replete

8. collusion

9. veneer

10. penchant

11. fecund

12. tacit

13. gratuitous

14. pernicious

15. disrepute

16. dissent

17. avenge

18. coronation

19. etymology

20. destitute

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