Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. cherish

skilled at gaining advantage

treat with love and care

to suppress or put an end to

mournful song for the dead

2. litigant

humorously vulgar or indecent

having a revengeful nature

a person involved in a lawsuit

accept reluctantly without protest

3. bane

energetic; constantly changing

total destruction or ruin

press or squeeze together

prejudice or inclination for or against something

4. neophyte

excessively high or unreasonable

newly converted or beginner

serving as a typical example

natural liking or connection

5. brazen

feeling remorseful

bold and shameless

boring; tiresome; monotonous

difficult to manage

6. indigenous

secretly cooperate in wrongdoing

shy or lacking self-confidence

native to a place

statement seeming contradictory but true

7. expedient

cuts or tears in skin or flesh

harmonious relationship or connection

shy or lacking self-confidence

appropriate and advantageous

8. nuance

subtle difference or variation

central or most important element

hidden or secret

a person involved in a lawsuit

9. utopia

substance made of two or more parts

highest point or final stage

gradual accumulation or buildup

perfect society or place

10. pathos

sullen or gloomy

appeal to emotion; emotional quality

changing frequently

secretive or stealthy

11. wizened

relating to middle-class or capitalist values

remarkably bad or shocking

shriveled with age

existing in name only

12. cosmopolitan

abundant; giving freely; lush

violate or conflict with

able to hold much; spacious

worldly or globally sophisticated

13. divine

lower in dignity or status; humiliate

perceive through intuition or insight

understood only by a select few

beginning to develop

14. effrontery

shameless or impudent boldness

difficult to manage

courageous; fearless

assumed or false name

15. veneer

imply subtly or slyly

feeling of resentment or injustice

thin decorative covering

physical beauty

16. audible

clear from suspicion or blame

causing shock or horror

able to be heard

concise and forcefully expressive

17. compunction

without definite shape or form

guilt or regret

causing sorrow or pain; serious

friendly and lively

18. complement

completes or enhances

small increase or addition

impossible to disentangle

strong and resilient

19. ominous

giving a bad omen or threatening

bring under control or domination

harmony or appropriateness

praise insistently to gain favor

20. ostensible

seeming or apparent

no longer in use

suitable or fitting for a specific purpose

a preference or tendency

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. cherish

2. litigant

3. bane

4. neophyte

5. brazen

6. indigenous

7. expedient

8. nuance

9. utopia

10. pathos

11. wizened

12. cosmopolitan

13. divine

14. effrontery

15. veneer

16. audible

17. compunction

18. complement

19. ominous

20. ostensible

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. cherish

2. litigant

3. bane

4. neophyte

5. brazen

6. indigenous

7. expedient

8. nuance

9. utopia

10. pathos

11. wizened

12. cosmopolitan

13. divine

14. effrontery

15. veneer

16. audible

17. compunction

18. complement

19. ominous

20. ostensible

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