Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. compelling

persuading forcibly

habitually silent or reserved in speech

favorable or auspicious

deceptively harmful

2. attribute

regard as resulting from a specific cause

forbidden by law or rules

take someone away by force

hardworking and attentive

3. admonish

scarcity or small amount of something

plant disease or any cause of decay

warn or reprimand firmly

song or poem lamenting the dead

4. eschew

secure from violation

avoid or abstain from

wave or ripple in motion

intensely happy or overwhelmed

5. profuse

rebuke or reprimand severely

emotionally touching or moving

abundant; giving freely; lush

lack of basic necessities or comforts

6. indefatigable

tireless; persistent

pleasant to taste or accept

study of diseases; medical condition

assign to a lower rank or position

7. deride

promoting fire or conflict

treat sacredly with disrespect

mock or ridicule contemptuously

ruler or monarch with power

8. inarticulate

unable to speak clearly

second to last in sequence

experienced through someone else

violate a law or boundary

9. paradox

official right to invention; obvious

solidify or become gelatinous

statement seeming contradictory but true

lacking distinctive features

10. tome

metaphorical rather than literal

large scholarly book

a preference or tendency

abrupt or blunt in speech or manner

11. abdicate

give up power voluntarily

take someone away by force

plant disease or any cause of decay

loss of reputation or respect

12. expurgate

religious leaders

false or fake; not genuine

edit to remove inappropriate parts

make amends for guilt or sin

13. corpulence

obesity or fatness

lengthy angry speech or criticism

favorable or indicating good fortune

horrible or wicked

14. juxtaposition

placing two things side by side

insulting language

desire earnestly or to achieve something

belonging to the earliest times

15. pacific

making unclear or unintelligible

equivalent in value or significance

peaceful or calming

extreme reluctance to spend money

16. forestall

showing respect or submission

lacking energy or vitality

prevent or obstruct

become less intense or widespread

17. disavow

deny any responsibility or support

bring about or accelerate a process

crowning or official ceremony

rebuke or reprimand severely

18. indomitable

cannot be defeated

outdated or obsolete

harmony or appropriateness

indulge excessively in pleasures; corrupt

19. haughty

desire earnestly or to achieve something

conventional or traditional

based on hypothesis; theoretical

showing arrogance; proud

20. ethereal

state of uncertainty or doubt

light and delicate

persuade someone not to do something

fulfill or complete

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. compelling

2. attribute

3. admonish

4. eschew

5. profuse

6. indefatigable

7. deride

8. inarticulate

9. paradox

10. tome

11. abdicate

12. expurgate

13. corpulence

14. juxtaposition

15. pacific

16. forestall

17. disavow

18. indomitable

19. haughty

20. ethereal

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. compelling

2. attribute

3. admonish

4. eschew

5. profuse

6. indefatigable

7. deride

8. inarticulate

9. paradox

10. tome

11. abdicate

12. expurgate

13. corpulence

14. juxtaposition

15. pacific

16. forestall

17. disavow

18. indomitable

19. haughty

20. ethereal

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