Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. cadence

restore to good condition or appearance

set apart as holy or sacred

rhythmic flow or pattern

overconfident but immature

2. assuage

keen insight or understanding

enormous or powerful creature or thing

to make less severe or painful

collection of literary works

3. deft

skillful, quick, and precise in movement

anger at injustice

more important than anything else

favorable or indicating good fortune

4. wizened

combine or unite into one

shriveled with age

feeling or expressing great happiness

total disorder or confusion

5. renown

discourage from happening; prevent

widespread fame or reputation

equivalent in value or significance

skillful, quick, and precise in movement

6. sanguine

diligent and ethical

encourage or promote development

optimistic or hopeful

complete change or transformation

7. pragmatic

overbearing; commanding

extremely thin due to illness or lack of food

practical and realistic

decorate or add beauty to

8. bereft

mournful song for the dead

modest, reserved, or shy

lacking or deprived of something

crowning or official ceremony

9. penurious

stick to or follow closely

rhythmic flow or pattern

bring about or accelerate a process

extremely poor; parsimonious

10. aberration

short amusing or interesting story

deviation from the norm

many and various

primarily sitting or inactive

11. rife

lacking or deprived of something

typical example or model

full of, common, or widespread

a naturally accompanying

12. pellucid

loud, continuous noise

tireless; persistent

transparent; clear and easy to understand

to ban or prohibit officially

13. brusque

excessive amount of something

abrupt or blunt in speech or manner

practical and realistic

agree or give consent to

14. propagate

decrease in size or intensity

rebuke or reprimand severely

peaceful or calming

to spread or multiply; reproduce

15. expurgate

dull, unimaginative, or commonplace

edit to remove inappropriate parts

clot or become solid

lacking seriousness or importance

16. discrepancy

perceive through intuition or insight

lack of agreement or consistency

concerned with helping others

deserted; feeling or showing misery

17. pertinacious

holding firm; stubbornly persistent

send off swiftly; promptness

showing arrogance; proud

bruise or hematoma

18. penchant

thin decorative covering

strong liking or preference

without emotion or response

reckless or hasty decision or action

19. recalcitrant

dark-skinned or having a dark complexion

confuse or frustrate

stubbornly disobedient or uncooperative

pleasant to taste or accept

20. precipice

steep cliff or edge of a dangerous situation

previous or coming before

overly sweet or sentimental

full of, common, or widespread

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. cadence

2. assuage

3. deft

4. wizened

5. renown

6. sanguine

7. pragmatic

8. bereft

9. penurious

10. aberration

11. rife

12. pellucid

13. brusque

14. propagate

15. expurgate

16. discrepancy

17. pertinacious

18. penchant

19. recalcitrant

20. precipice

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. cadence

2. assuage

3. deft

4. wizened

5. renown

6. sanguine

7. pragmatic

8. bereft

9. penurious

10. aberration

11. rife

12. pellucid

13. brusque

14. propagate

15. expurgate

16. discrepancy

17. pertinacious

18. penchant

19. recalcitrant

20. precipice

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