Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. nefarious

bring about or accelerate a process

wicked or criminal

support or recommend publicly

large scholarly book

2. duplicity

relating to water or existing in water

difficult to manage

double-dealing or dishonesty

encourage or promote development

3. acquiesce

shelter or protection from danger

causing disagreement or division

accept reluctantly without protest

someone who enjoys eating

4. adulation

false display or claim; or acting

disregard or overlook

excessive or insincere praise

boundary or separation line

5. appraise

correct or revise a text

evaluate or assess value

to prevent or make impossible

come together to form whole

6. incendiary

promoting fire or conflict

belonging to the earliest times

voluntarily refrain from something

difficult to understand

7. antipathy

make up for loss

stern, harsh, or gloomy

strong feeling of dislike

able to hold much; spacious

8. daunting

intimidating or discouraging

shelter or protection from danger

intense dislike or contempt for

cautiousness and good judgment

9. complicit

walkway between rows

able to be heard

associated in wrongdoing

enthusiastic approval or praise

10. guile

deceitful cunning; slyness

greater in number or importance

correct or revise a text

voluntarily refrain from something

11. obsolete

no longer in use

annoy; irritate

paying strict attention to detail

formally renounce or reject

12. depravity

patience and restraint

lacking intelligence or sense

perceive through intuition or insight

moral corruption or wickedness

13. luminous

emitting light

avoid by clever means

to prevent or make impossible

abundant; giving freely; lush

14. antiquated

humorous imitation of a work

spacious or roomy

outdated or obsolete

make a violent attack or criticize strongly

15. banal

causing distress; agonizing

lacking originality; boring

waver between different opinions

humorously vulgar or indecent

16. desiccated

isolated; narrow-minded

thoroughly dried out; lacking vitality

truthfulness; accuracy

implore or beg earnestly

17. pugnacious

habitually practicing

eager to fight or argue

disrespectful of sacred things

newly converted or beginner

18. excavate

stretch or expand outwards

filled with or marked by

inflicting punishment or penalty

dig out from the ground

19. magnanimous

generous and forgiving

independent-minded person

lacking skill or ability

quick and nimble

20. engender

abandoned or neglectful; homeless person

cause or produce

cuts or tears in skin or flesh

many and various

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. nefarious

2. duplicity

3. acquiesce

4. adulation

5. appraise

6. incendiary

7. antipathy

8. daunting

9. complicit

10. guile

11. obsolete

12. depravity

13. luminous

14. antiquated

15. banal

16. desiccated

17. pugnacious

18. excavate

19. magnanimous

20. engender

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. nefarious

2. duplicity

3. acquiesce

4. adulation

5. appraise

6. incendiary

7. antipathy

8. daunting

9. complicit

10. guile

11. obsolete

12. depravity

13. luminous

14. antiquated

15. banal

16. desiccated

17. pugnacious

18. excavate

19. magnanimous

20. engender

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