Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. putrid

enjoy greatly; pleasure or appreciation

make amends for guilt or sin

decayed or rotting; foul-smelling

highest point or final stage

2. sagacity

practical and functional

person who flatters for advantage

cause or produce

wisdom and good judgment

3. agnostic

lively and full of energy; bold

related to or resembling trees

doubts existence of god

feeling of resentment or injustice

4. impervious

favorable or auspicious

rebuke or reprimand severely

spacious or roomy

impossible to penetrate or affect

5. exonerate

support or reinforce

charming; winning

intense enthusiasm or passion

absolve from blame

6. truncate

lasting only a short time

lengthen by cutting off the end

soothing or softening agent

hardworking and attentive

7. vindictive

gutsy or reckless boldness

rude; disrespectful

having a revengeful nature

restore to good condition or appearance

8. admonish

relating to water or existing in water

serious, respectable, and unemotional

to recommend authoritatively

warn or reprimand firmly

9. contentious

causing disagreement

metaphorical rather than literal

criticize sharply; scold

sarcastic or corrosive

10. embezzle

take money secretly for personal use

refuse to accept; reject

steep cliff or edge of a dangerous situation

belittle or speak disrespectfully of

11. evince

award or expression of praise

enthusiastic applause or praise

show or reveal clearly

difficult to see or understand

12. maverick

vague or unclear

independent-minded person

to obtain or acquire through effort

very old or outdated

13. remiss

refusing to change mind

lacking originality; boring

cheerful readiness or promptness

negligent or neglectful in duty

14. instigate

general agreement

eroding or causing damage

to stir up or provoke

unable to be taken or broken into

15. variegated

germ-killing or sterilizing agent

act against or oppose

exceptionally skilled musician or artist

diverse; multicolored

16. mandate

official order or command

persuade someone not to do something

distribute for a specific purpose

regard with disgust or hatred

17. presage

to foretell or predict; omen

cause or produce

showing respect or submission

wicked or criminal

18. plethora

excessive amount of something

paying strict attention to detail

brief and to the point

existing in name only

19. infamy

notoriety; disgrace

harmeless; not offensive

complete change or transformation

lazy; avoidant of activity

20. fabricate

habit of overeating

invent or make up

small remaining part; trace

public speech or address

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. putrid

2. sagacity

3. agnostic

4. impervious

5. exonerate

6. truncate

7. vindictive

8. admonish

9. contentious

10. embezzle

11. evince

12. maverick

13. remiss

14. instigate

15. variegated

16. mandate

17. presage

18. plethora

19. infamy

20. fabricate

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. putrid

2. sagacity

3. agnostic

4. impervious

5. exonerate

6. truncate

7. vindictive

8. admonish

9. contentious

10. embezzle

11. evince

12. maverick

13. remiss

14. instigate

15. variegated

16. mandate

17. presage

18. plethora

19. infamy

20. fabricate

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