Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. privation

lack of basic necessities or comforts

wicked or criminal

irrelevant or unrelated

difficult to see or understand

2. strident

loud and harsh in sound

pitifully sad or abandoned

plant disease or any cause of decay

impossible to satisfy

3. embezzle

orders or prohibitions

horrible or detestable

take money secretly for personal use

decorate or add details to improve appearance

4. veneer

status-seeking flatterer or self-serving flatterer

thin decorative covering

boredom or dissatisfaction

roll about or indulge excessively

5. indolent

shoe repair artisan

press or squeeze together

lazy; avoidant of activity

feel or express strong disapproval

6. pervasive

showing respect or submission

to spread throughout something

done intentionally; carefully considered

spreading widely throughout

7. repudiate

understood only by a select few

become less intense or widespread

pleasant or comfortable feature

refuse to accept; reject

8. forsake

highly harmful or destructive

abandoned or neglectful; homeless person

obedient, submissive

abandon or give up

9. engender

lower in dignity or status; humiliate

cause or produce

placing two things side by side

unable to be changed or reversed

10. acquiesce

accept reluctantly without protest

disagreement with authority or majority

feeling of resentment or injustice

prevent or obstruct

11. embellish

confirm or support

having mixed feelings

decorate or add details to improve appearance

miserable, despicable, or wretched

12. orthodox

conventional or traditional

profession or occupation

feeling or expressing great happiness

faithfulness or loyalty

13. cunning

express sharp disapproval or criticism

relating to middle-class or capitalist values

move back and forth

skilled in deception

14. transgress

done intentionally; carefully considered

many and various

violate a law or boundary

of such excellence or beauty

15. solipsistic

fervently; passionately

believing only oneself exists

doubtful or uncertain

practicing self-discipline and abstention

16. forlorn

integrity and uprightness

evident or obvious

physical beauty

pitifully sad or abandoned

17. mundane

boring or ordinary

having harmful intentions

sharp or severe; perceptive

longing or nostalgic

18. harangue

long, critical speech or scolding

having or showing fear or lack of confidence

prevent success of; contrasting force

decorate or add details to improve appearance

19. tangential

difficult to correct or reform

remarkably bad or shocking

habitually silent or reserved in speech

diverging from the main point; peripheral

20. plausible

apparently true or reasonable

self-restraint or moderation, especially in indulgence

existing in name only

assumed or false name

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. privation

2. strident

3. embezzle

4. veneer

5. indolent

6. pervasive

7. repudiate

8. forsake

9. engender

10. acquiesce

11. embellish

12. orthodox

13. cunning

14. transgress

15. solipsistic

16. forlorn

17. mundane

18. harangue

19. tangential

20. plausible

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. privation

2. strident

3. embezzle

4. veneer

5. indolent

6. pervasive

7. repudiate

8. forsake

9. engender

10. acquiesce

11. embellish

12. orthodox

13. cunning

14. transgress

15. solipsistic

16. forlorn

17. mundane

18. harangue

19. tangential

20. plausible

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