Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. crescendo

skilled craftsperson or manual worker

deserving criticism or blame

stern, harsh, or gloomy

gradually increasing sound

2. convene

believing only oneself exists

set or adjust precisely

call together for meeting

skillful and resourceful

3. intractable

embodied in flesh; personified

make better or improve

alert; watchful

difficult to manage

4. propitious

bring swallowed food back to mouth

causing sorrow or pain; serious

plant disease or any cause of decay

favorable or auspicious

5. ebullient

restoring to former state; compensation

overflowing with enthusiasm

agree or give consent to

boring; tiresome; monotonous

6. presumptuous

narrative song or poem

highly harmful or destructive

to ban or prohibit officially

overconfident, bold beyond limits

7. proclivity

confirm or support

boredom or dissatisfaction

natural or habitual inclination

respected due to age or wisdom

8. analogous

faulty or blameworthy

comparable or similar in some way

formally renounce or reject

additional performance at end of show

9. agriculture

patience and restraint

farming or cultivation of land

easily achieved; superficial

lasting only a short time

10. permeate

habitually practicing

soon fading or disappearing

causing shock or horror

to spread throughout something

11. enthrall

hold interest or attract strongly

lacking energy or vitality

captivate or fascinate

extremely poor; parsimonious

12. deter

discourage from happening; prevent

peaceable or friendly

desire earnestly or to achieve something

calming or appeasing

13. ruminate

think deeply or meditate

more important than anything else

paying strict attention to detail

daily; commonplace or ordinary

14. iridescent

emitting light

showing rainbow-like colors

assumed or false name

harmony or appropriateness

15. innate

strong dislike or opposition

pleasing to senses or mind

inborn; naturally existing

expressing praise

16. confound

confuse or frustrate

highly influential or original

feeling of resentment or injustice

enjoy oneself happily or freely

17. sanguine

optimistic or hopeful

understood by few; mysterious or secret

restrain or chain

horrible or detestable

18. hardy

strong and resilient

overbearing; commanding

truthfulness; accuracy

meeting of members for discussion

19. dilatory

to persuade or influence

spoil surface of something; vandalize

severe or strict in manner or appearance

causing delay; slow to act

20. fatuous

move back and forth

declare invalid or cancel

lacking intelligence or sense

paying strict attention to detail

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. crescendo

2. convene

3. intractable

4. propitious

5. ebullient

6. presumptuous

7. proclivity

8. analogous

9. agriculture

10. permeate

11. enthrall

12. deter

13. ruminate

14. iridescent

15. innate

16. confound

17. sanguine

18. hardy

19. dilatory

20. fatuous

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. crescendo

2. convene

3. intractable

4. propitious

5. ebullient

6. presumptuous

7. proclivity

8. analogous

9. agriculture

10. permeate

11. enthrall

12. deter

13. ruminate

14. iridescent

15. innate

16. confound

17. sanguine

18. hardy

19. dilatory

20. fatuous

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