Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. convoluted

calm and unemotional

causing disagreement or division

complex or twisted

difficult to understand

2. impute

publicly condemn or accuse

able to pay debts; liquid dissolving other substances

persuading forcibly

attribute or ascribe a fault

3. fortuitous

pleasant or comfortable feature

status-seeking flatterer or self-serving flatterer

lasting a very short time

happening by luck

4. maudlin

sentimental to excessive degree

lively and spirited

unaware or forgetful

outgoing and sociable in nature

5. emollient

agree or give consent to

component or part

soothing or softening agent

loss of sensation or consciousness

6. pathology

find fault constantly

disperse or scatter; squander

express sharp disapproval or criticism

study of diseases; medical condition

7. vicarious

easily shaped or changed

to soothe or calm someone

experienced through someone else

stretch or expand outwards

8. pernicious

highly harmful or destructive

deviation from the normal

restrain or hinder

hostile or unfavorable

9. abscond

escape secretly from custody

detailed or complicated in design

bitterly harsh or biting

cause or produce

10. elegy

suitable for growing crops; farmland

inflicting punishment or penalty

song or poem lamenting the dead

absolve from blame

11. nominal

requiring strong effort or energy

urge or provoke to action

existing in name only

generous and forgiving

12. alacrity

clear from suspicion or blame

unaffected by pain or emotion

cheerful readiness or promptness

aggressively defiant or savagely brutal

13. vitriolic

bitterly harsh or biting

optimistic or hopeful

to make less severe or painful

person who makes judgments or settles disputes

14. carouse

rude or disrespectful

using more words than needed

engage in lively, drunken partying

combine or unite into one

15. cacophony

dense, harsh mixture of sounds

imperfection or flaw

secondary or supporting

spreading widely throughout

16. counteract

act against or oppose

expressing praise

talkative excessively

second to last in sequence

17. wrath

intense anger

secret cooperation for deceit

intense dislike or contempt for

using more words than needed

18. quaint

gradual decline or wasting away

tolerate or stay; follow rules

equivalent in value or significance

charmingly old-fashioned or unusual

19. inoculate

immunize by vaccination

to spread throughout something

intense anger

causing delay; slow to act

20. modulate

quick and nimble

charming; winning

adjust or soften tone

violate or conflict with

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. convoluted

2. impute

3. fortuitous

4. maudlin

5. emollient

6. pathology

7. vicarious

8. pernicious

9. abscond

10. elegy

11. nominal

12. alacrity

13. vitriolic

14. carouse

15. cacophony

16. counteract

17. wrath

18. quaint

19. inoculate

20. modulate

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. convoluted

2. impute

3. fortuitous

4. maudlin

5. emollient

6. pathology

7. vicarious

8. pernicious

9. abscond

10. elegy

11. nominal

12. alacrity

13. vitriolic

14. carouse

15. cacophony

16. counteract

17. wrath

18. quaint

19. inoculate

20. modulate

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