Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. dour

stern, harsh, or gloomy

overbearing; commanding

disperse or scatter; squander

keen insight or shrewdness

2. adulation

escape secretly from custody

excessive or insincere praise

call together for meeting

difficult to correct or reform

3. accost

beyond doubt or dispute

remarkably bad or shocking

approach and address boldly

playfully unusual or fanciful

4. resplendent

change or variation in circumstances

postpone or delay; yield respectfully

serious, respectable, and unemotional

shining brilliantly; splendid

5. trite

intended to attract attention

quick and superficial

often repeated; unoriginal

to suppress or put an end to

6. integral

necessary; essential

boundary or separation line

aware of

beginner or inexperienced person

7. intractable

strong supporter of a cause

revoke, cancel or repeal

scatter in different directions

difficult to manage

8. clergy

criticize or correct gently

religious leaders

able to hold much; spacious

express disapproval or regret

9. undulate

face of a building or false appearance

considered good or trustworthy

wave or ripple in motion

having many curves or turns

10. propagate

lacking necessities; poor

to spread or multiply; reproduce

praise enthusiastically

serving as a typical example

11. anomaly

perceive through intuition or insight

large scholarly book

deviation from the normal

wicked or criminal

12. largess

flexible and graceful

generous bestowal of gifts

loud, harsh, and disorderly noise

false or fake; not genuine

13. forage

favorable or auspicious

search for food or supplies

deserted; feeling or showing misery

stretch or expand outwards

14. nebulous

interpret or understand

indirect or slanting

vague or unclear

secretly cooperate in wrongdoing

15. sobriety

perceive or recognize clearly

state of moderation or seriousness

general agreement

general dominance or leadership

16. stingy

erase or wipe out; make less visible

harsh or bitter in tone

unwilling to give or spend money

comfort in grief

17. atrophy

make clear or clarify

gradual decline or wasting away

remove completely

having harmful intentions

18. crescendo

gradually increasing sound

difficult situation or entrapment

give voting rights

extremely poor; parsimonious

19. nefarious

wicked or criminal

forgiveness of sins or errors

placing two things side by side

shining brightly; radiant

20. irascible

to spread throughout something

stretch or expand outwards

easily angered

violate or conflict with

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. dour

2. adulation

3. accost

4. resplendent

5. trite

6. integral

7. intractable

8. clergy

9. undulate

10. propagate

11. anomaly

12. largess

13. forage

14. nebulous

15. sobriety

16. stingy

17. atrophy

18. crescendo

19. nefarious

20. irascible

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. dour

2. adulation

3. accost

4. resplendent

5. trite

6. integral

7. intractable

8. clergy

9. undulate

10. propagate

11. anomaly

12. largess

13. forage

14. nebulous

15. sobriety

16. stingy

17. atrophy

18. crescendo

19. nefarious

20. irascible

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