Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. foil

mental calmness and composure

often repeated; unoriginal

prevent success of; contrasting force

based on observation or experience

2. enfranchise

free from difficulty or entanglement

assist or encourage wrongdoing

open to influence or cooperation

give voting rights

3. pathos

comfort in grief

appeal to emotion; emotional quality

filled or well-supplied with something

gathering of people

4. injunction

practical and realistic

secondary or supporting

orders or prohibitions

shock or amaze; make unable to think

5. quandary

peculiar to an individual

state of uncertainty or doubt

promoting fire or conflict

enjoy oneself happily or freely

6. novice

changeable or variable

formally renounce or reject

feeling remorse for past actions

beginner or inexperienced person

7. meticulous

able to recover quickly

stick to or follow closely

very careful and precise

a naturally accompanying

8. compensate

deceptively harmful

giving a bad omen or threatening

loud, energetic, and rowdy

make up for loss

9. placate

sudden, successful action

sleepy or drowsy

to soothe or calm someone

using more words than needed

10. archetypal

embodied in flesh; personified

serving as a typical example

habitually practicing

trusted friend or advisor

11. covert

serving as a typical example

inborn; naturally existing

hidden or secret

correct or revise a text

12. laconic

using very few words

a person involved in a lawsuit

spread widely or distribution

clot or become solid

13. inviolable

set or adjust precisely

belonging to the earliest times

secure from violation

enthusiastic applause or praise

14. innuendo

diligent and persistent in effort

paying close attention to detail

indirect suggestion or hint

total sum of parts

15. utilitarian

happening at same time

practical and functional

sly or secretive

thin decorative covering

16. timorous

sharply affecting smell or taste

cautiousness and good judgment

dull, unimaginative, or commonplace

having or showing fear or lack of confidence

17. luminous

dense, harsh mixture of sounds

pain-relieving medication

emitting light

concerned with helping others

18. truncate

gutsy or reckless boldness

taking a longer, indirect route

lengthen by cutting off the end

large natural or artificial lake

19. complicit

to recommend authoritatively

very critical or harsh

grow or develop skill

associated in wrongdoing

20. insolent

very critical or harsh

easily bent or flexible

rude; disrespectful

shy or lacking self-confidence

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. foil

2. enfranchise

3. pathos

4. injunction

5. quandary

6. novice

7. meticulous

8. compensate

9. placate

10. archetypal

11. covert

12. laconic

13. inviolable

14. innuendo

15. utilitarian

16. timorous

17. luminous

18. truncate

19. complicit

20. insolent

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. foil

2. enfranchise

3. pathos

4. injunction

5. quandary

6. novice

7. meticulous

8. compensate

9. placate

10. archetypal

11. covert

12. laconic

13. inviolable

14. innuendo

15. utilitarian

16. timorous

17. luminous

18. truncate

19. complicit

20. insolent

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