Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. scurrilous

making coarse or abusive comments

a short trip or outing

cheat or defraud

more important than anything else

2. palliate

shy or lacking self-confidence

face of a building or false appearance

to ease or relieve without curing

lacking or deprived of something

3. deface

spoil surface of something; vandalize

feeling intense happiness

suitable or fitting for a specific purpose

to scold or complain bitterly

4. obfuscate

apparently true or reasonable

making unclear or unintelligible

drinkable; suitable for drinking

to foretell or predict; omen

5. coronation

additional performance at end of show

crowning or official ceremony

roll about or indulge excessively

intended to correct or improve

6. confection

rhythmic flow or pattern

restore to good condition or appearance

sweet food or candy

unaware or forgetful

7. liability

serving as a typical example

dig out from the ground

legal responsibility or debt

enjoy greatly; pleasure or appreciation

8. entail

inborn; naturally existing

anger at injustice

involve as necessary part

short period of rest or relief

9. inimical

hostile or harmful

regarded as sacred or inviolable

to spread or multiply; reproduce

create or invent in imagination

10. concise

brief and to the point

excessively eager to please

outgoing and sociable in nature

diminish or put to rest

11. intrepid

encourage or promote development

bubbly, lively, or spirited

courageous; fearless

intended to correct or improve

12. denigrate

gradual accumulation or buildup

speak ill of; belittle or defame

urgent or pressing

study of diseases; medical condition

13. insatiable

impossible to satisfy

range of colors used by an artist

able to recover quickly

profession or occupation

14. cunning

informal language

to spread throughout something

skilled in deception

public speech or address

15. agriculture

ruler or monarch with power

undeveloped; beginning stage

emitting light

farming or cultivation of land

16. tome

show or reveal clearly

large scholarly book

solidify or become gelatinous

existing, happening in the air

17. mendacious

evaluate or assess value

insincerely pious or moralistic

loud, harsh, and disorderly noise

lying or false

18. sedentary

soothing ointment or balm

tolerate or stay; follow rules

pretending to hold beliefs not held

primarily sitting or inactive

19. extant

necessary; essential

lack of respect or seriousness

still in existence

average or within limits

20. ostracism

outline or foreshadow vaguely

fluent or persuasive in speech

purposely excluding someone

associated in wrongdoing

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. scurrilous

2. palliate

3. deface

4. obfuscate

5. coronation

6. confection

7. liability

8. entail

9. inimical

10. concise

11. intrepid

12. denigrate

13. insatiable

14. cunning

15. agriculture

16. tome

17. mendacious

18. sedentary

19. extant

20. ostracism

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. scurrilous

2. palliate

3. deface

4. obfuscate

5. coronation

6. confection

7. liability

8. entail

9. inimical

10. concise

11. intrepid

12. denigrate

13. insatiable

14. cunning

15. agriculture

16. tome

17. mendacious

18. sedentary

19. extant

20. ostracism

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