Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. tremulous

shaking or trembling

natural liking or connection

luxurious and wealthy

lazy; avoidant of activity

2. truncate

fluent or persuasive in speech

lengthen by cutting off the end

harmful or poisonous

able to pay debts; liquid dissolving other substances

3. stagnate

overly sweet or sentimental

to ease or relieve without curing

cease to flow or develop; become inactive

spoil or desecrate; make dirty or unclean

4. resilient

paying close attention to detail

believing only oneself exists

secretive or stealthy

able to recover quickly

5. panacea

lacking liveliness or interest

small increase or addition

universal cure or remedy

express strong disapproval

6. turgid

avoid by clever means

swollen; inflated; pompous

out of its proper time period

able to pay debts; liquid dissolving other substances

7. contentious

keen insight or shrewdness

showing concern or care

causing disagreement

lacking flavor or interest

8. irreverence

lack of respect or seriousness

small amount or limited quantity

outgoing and sociable in nature

lacking resources or possessions

9. engender

lasting a very short time

integrity and uprightness

cause or produce

change in form or nature

10. aberration

avoid or abstain from

deviation from the norm

bruise or hematoma

lacking necessities; poor

11. empathy

ability to understand others' feelings

belittle or speak disrespectfully of

a substitute or replacement for something else

existing in name only

12. deleterious

understood without being openly spoken

worsen or intensify

causing harm or damage

without definite shape or form

13. perfunctory

carried out with minimal effort

short statement of a general truth

lacking flavor or interest

understood only by a select few

14. devious

lacking moral restraint

official order or command

lacking energy or alertness

dishonest or indirect in behavior

15. assiduous

diligent and persistent in effort

stick to or follow closely

harmony or agreement

burning or ignition

16. ineffable

clear and logical

to soothe or calm someone

unspeakable; beyond description

lacking originality; boring

17. benevolent

easily bent or flexible

cheat or defraud

wishing good for others; kind

official right to invention; obvious

18. counteract

reach or achieve a goal

act against or oppose

clear from suspicion or blame

drive back or reject strongly

19. kudos

wisdom and good judgment

official right to invention; obvious

stretch or expand outwards

praise for achievement

20. primeval

fortunate accidental discovery

belonging to the earliest times

serving as a typical example

to spread or multiply; reproduce

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. tremulous

2. truncate

3. stagnate

4. resilient

5. panacea

6. turgid

7. contentious

8. irreverence

9. engender

10. aberration

11. empathy

12. deleterious

13. perfunctory

14. devious

15. assiduous

16. ineffable

17. benevolent

18. counteract

19. kudos

20. primeval

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. tremulous

2. truncate

3. stagnate

4. resilient

5. panacea

6. turgid

7. contentious

8. irreverence

9. engender

10. aberration

11. empathy

12. deleterious

13. perfunctory

14. devious

15. assiduous

16. ineffable

17. benevolent

18. counteract

19. kudos

20. primeval

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