Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. berate

calm and unemotional

to scold or complain bitterly

critically scold or condemn

decayed or rotting; foul-smelling

2. expunge

impossible to stop or prevent

remove completely

taking a longer, indirect route

lacking meaning; silly

3. catalog

lightweight, semi-transparent fabric

organized list or collection

quick and superficial

perfect society or place

4. adverse

strike repeatedly or meal consisting of several dishes

deserving criticism or blame

hostile or unfavorable

causing disagreement

5. ingenious

clever; original

rebuke or reprimand severely

appalling or inferior imitation

doubts existence of god

6. accessible

easy to reach or understand

to recommend authoritatively

very old or outdated

refusing to change mind

7. refute

soothing or softening agent

conventional or traditional

clear and logical

prove false or incorrect through argument

8. vocation

shriveled with age

equivalent in value or significance

find out or discover with certainty

profession or occupation

9. rhapsodize

speak or write with great enthusiasm

feeling remorse for past actions

feeling or expressing great happiness

related to or resembling trees

10. ecstatic

keen insight or shrewdness

insult or damaging remark

intensely happy or overwhelmed

peaceful, untroubled, calm

11. turgid

swollen; inflated; pompous

integrity and uprightness

arranged in order of time

lacking money; poor

12. apprehend

deriving ideas from various sources

understand or arrest someone

undeveloped; beginning stage

official order or proclamation

13. delegate

assign or entrust to another; representative

immoral or wicked act

accustom to hardship

find fault constantly

14. aversion

strong dislike or opposition

prone to cause trouble

appeal to emotion; emotional quality

peaceful, undisturbed, calm

15. impinge

causing shock or horror

bold and shameless

logical and consistent

to encroach or infringe

16. abstruse

short amusing or interesting story

understand or arrest someone

difficult to understand

praise insistently to gain favor

17. stupefy

reduce in quality, degrade or demean

shock or amaze; make unable to think

person asking questions aggressively

showing no interest or emotion

18. clergy

excessively generous or elaborate

meeting of members for discussion

irritate intensely

religious leaders

19. incendiary

promoting fire or conflict

deviation from the norm

lacking flavor or interest

insult or offend openly

20. didactic

overwhelm with abundance

fearlessly daring or bold

shorten or condense text

intended to teach or instruct

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. berate

2. expunge

3. catalog

4. adverse

5. ingenious

6. accessible

7. refute

8. vocation

9. rhapsodize

10. ecstatic

11. turgid

12. apprehend

13. delegate

14. aversion

15. impinge

16. abstruse

17. stupefy

18. clergy

19. incendiary

20. didactic

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. berate

2. expunge

3. catalog

4. adverse

5. ingenious

6. accessible

7. refute

8. vocation

9. rhapsodize

10. ecstatic

11. turgid

12. apprehend

13. delegate

14. aversion

15. impinge

16. abstruse

17. stupefy

18. clergy

19. incendiary

20. didactic

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