Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. excavate

dig out from the ground

pale or lacking color; dull

experienced through someone else

understand or arrest someone

2. adverse

wandering without fixed home

hostile or unfavorable

to fill with love or admiration

meddlesome or interfering

3. encumber

soothing or softening agent

restrain or hinder

isolated; narrow-minded

sudden, successful action

4. seminal

highly influential or original

lacking or deprived of something

peculiar to an individual

signaling system with lights or sounds

5. submissive

using more words than needed

to prevent or make impossible

easy to reach or understand

ready to obey or surrender

6. languid

increase or make larger

changeable or variable

lacking energy or vitality

complete change or transformation

7. relegate

germ-killing or sterilizing agent

assign to a lower rank or position

intense dislike or contempt for

optimistic or hopeful

8. vilify

praise highly

slander or defame

lacking intelligence or ideas

secret cooperation for deceit

9. aberration

deviation from the norm

general dominance or leadership

charitable generosity

admit as true or valid

10. ruse

eroding or causing damage

clever trick or deception

state of uncertainty or doubt

lasting a very short time

11. goad

implied; understood without being stated

prone to cause trouble

prove false or incorrect through argument

urge or provoke to action

12. polemic

practicing self-discipline and abstention

favorable or auspicious

increase or make larger

argument against a belief or opinion

13. constrain

strong and resilient

restrict or compel

loud, continuous noise

calm and unemotional

14. rancid

cautious and careful

having a stale or offensive smell

lacking distinctive features

increase in power or reputation

15. chronicle

relating to the brain or intellect

courage in adversity

record or narrative of events

organized list or collection

16. clairvoyant

lacking intelligence or ideas

seer with future insight

persistently urge or encourage

severe or strict in manner or appearance

17. hypocrisy

believing only oneself exists

primarily sitting or inactive

humorous imitation of a work

pretending to hold beliefs not held

18. consolation

comfort in grief

spreading widely throughout

think deeply or meditate

requiring strong effort or energy

19. soluble

express emotion

cautiousness and good judgment

feeling remorse for past actions

capable of being dissolved

20. invective

skilled in deception

drinkable; suitable for drinking

stubbornly disobedient or uncooperative

insulting language

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. excavate

2. adverse

3. encumber

4. seminal

5. submissive

6. languid

7. relegate

8. vilify

9. aberration

10. ruse

11. goad

12. polemic

13. constrain

14. rancid

15. chronicle

16. clairvoyant

17. hypocrisy

18. consolation

19. soluble

20. invective

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. excavate

2. adverse

3. encumber

4. seminal

5. submissive

6. languid

7. relegate

8. vilify

9. aberration

10. ruse

11. goad

12. polemic

13. constrain

14. rancid

15. chronicle

16. clairvoyant

17. hypocrisy

18. consolation

19. soluble

20. invective

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