Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. tacit

boring; tiresome; monotonous

face of a building or false appearance

understood without being openly spoken

serving as a typical example

2. incumbent

to officially announce or publish

causing horror or disapproval

swollen; inflated; pompous

obligatory; currently holding office

3. putrid

excessive talking around a point

inborn; naturally existing

decayed or rotting; foul-smelling

insult or offend openly

4. toady

feeling intense happiness

moral corruption or wickedness

person who flatters for advantage

making coarse or abusive comments

5. discretion

peaceful, undisturbed, calm

inflicting punishment or penalty

cautious judgment or tact

to spread or multiply; reproduce

6. larceny

mournful song for the dead

theft or stealing

stubborn and unyielding

lacking or deprived of something

7. despot

often repeated; unoriginal

violate a law or boundary

move back and forth

tyrannical ruler with absolute power

8. meager

record or narrative of events

relating to water or existing in water

lacking in quantity or quality

feeling or expressing great happiness

9. parsimony

incompatible; harsh or jarring

strong dislike or opposition

extreme reluctance to spend money

secret cooperation for deceit

10. wanton

promiscuous; reckless; unprovoked

comfort in grief

a person involved in a lawsuit

intimidating or discouraging

11. refute

advocate of individual freedom

prove false or incorrect through argument

sullen or gloomy

faulty or blameworthy

12. clamor

loud, continuous noise

overconfident, bold beyond limits

tireless; persistent

extremely poor; parsimonious

13. reclusive

avoiding social interactions or society

skilled at gaining advantage

to stir up or provoke

keen insight or shrewdness

14. affable

prove false or incorrect through argument

friendly and easy to talk to

official demand for goods or services

pain-relieving medication

15. beseech

implore or beg earnestly

habitually practicing

strike repeatedly or meal consisting of several dishes

stick to or follow closely

16. incorrigible

unoriginal; copied or imitative

ease severity or reduce

difficult to correct or reform

hesitate or refuse to proceed

17. lurid

excessively sentimental

causing horror or disapproval

ruler or monarch with power

causing shock or horror

18. jubilant

hasty; impulsive

newly converted or beginner

feeling or expressing great happiness

mock or ridicule contemptuously

19. effulgent

lasting only a short time

feeling remorseful

pleasing or appropriate

shining brightly; radiant

20. dissuade

set or adjust precisely

cautious judgment or tact

favorable or indicating good fortune

persuade someone not to do something

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. tacit

2. incumbent

3. putrid

4. toady

5. discretion

6. larceny

7. despot

8. meager

9. parsimony

10. wanton

11. refute

12. clamor

13. reclusive

14. affable

15. beseech

16. incorrigible

17. lurid

18. jubilant

19. effulgent

20. dissuade

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. tacit

2. incumbent

3. putrid

4. toady

5. discretion

6. larceny

7. despot

8. meager

9. parsimony

10. wanton

11. refute

12. clamor

13. reclusive

14. affable

15. beseech

16. incorrigible

17. lurid

18. jubilant

19. effulgent

20. dissuade

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