Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. pithy

shrewd and clever

pitifully sad or abandoned

concise and forcefully expressive

most noticeable or important

2. pretense

critically scold or condemn

false display or claim; or acting

lack of harmony among sounds

lazy; avoidant of activity

3. ennui

scatter in different directions

friendly or cheerful

boredom or dissatisfaction

without definite shape or form

4. negligent

gradual introduction; soaking

anger at injustice

to rob or plunder violently

failing to take proper care

5. reclusive

transparent; clear and easy to understand

avoiding social interactions or society

spoil or desecrate; make dirty or unclean

requiring strong effort or energy

6. fetid

pain-relieving medication

person who follows rules

become less intense or widespread

having a foul smell

7. abstruse

find out or discover with certainty

remove completely

difficult to understand

skilled at gaining advantage

8. turgid

severe mental or physical pain

swollen; inflated; pompous

small remaining part; trace

praise insistently to gain favor

9. constituent

decorate or add details to improve appearance

able to be heard

short statement of a general truth

component or part

10. mercurial

predictably changeable

award or expression of praise

endless; having no limit

excessively high or unreasonable

11. privation

gutsy or reckless boldness

lack of basic necessities or comforts

horrible or wicked

person who flatters for advantage

12. concord

harmony or agreement

aggressively defiant or savagely brutal

native to a place

causing horror or disapproval

13. collateral

cautiousness and good judgment

organized list or collection

pitifully sad or abandoned

secondary or supporting

14. irascible

stick to or follow closely

regard with disgust or hatred

easily angered

loud and harsh in sound

15. fortuitous

causing distress; agonizing

germ-killing or sterilizing agent

combine or unite into one

happening by luck

16. interject

promoting fire or conflict

able to pay debts; liquid dissolving other substances

say abruptly during conversation

informal language

17. oblivious

promoting fire or conflict

summarize main points or facts

intense enthusiasm or passion

unaware or forgetful

18. equivocal

irritate intensely

strange; mysterious; unsettling

uncertain or ambiguous

mysterious or puzzling problem

19. apprehend

official right to invention; obvious

unaffected by pain or emotion

deviation from the normal

understand or arrest someone

20. penurious

stubborn; uncompromising

express emotion

deviation from the norm

extremely poor; parsimonious

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. pithy

2. pretense

3. ennui

4. negligent

5. reclusive

6. fetid

7. abstruse

8. turgid

9. constituent

10. mercurial

11. privation

12. concord

13. collateral

14. irascible

15. fortuitous

16. interject

17. oblivious

18. equivocal

19. apprehend

20. penurious

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. pithy

2. pretense

3. ennui

4. negligent

5. reclusive

6. fetid

7. abstruse

8. turgid

9. constituent

10. mercurial

11. privation

12. concord

13. collateral

14. irascible

15. fortuitous

16. interject

17. oblivious

18. equivocal

19. apprehend

20. penurious

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