Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. hiatus

gap or break in continuity

person who flatters for advantage

happening by luck

modest, reserved, or shy

2. admonish

warn or reprimand firmly

show great joy or triumph

easy to reach or understand

abundant; giving freely; lush

3. arable

causing disagreement

settling disputes through a neutral third party

thick and sticky in consistency

suitable for growing crops; farmland

4. iridescent

boundary or separation line

loud, harsh, and disorderly noise

lacking meaning; silly

showing rainbow-like colors

5. encore

practical and functional

refuse to accept; reject

additional performance at end of show

shaking or trembling

6. mitigate

ease severity or reduce

make amends for guilt or sin

favorable or indicating good fortune

change in form or nature

7. pretense

false display or claim; or acting

filled with or marked by

conventional or traditional

shy or lacking self-confidence

8. insular

insulting language

impossible to disentangle

aggressively defiant or savagely brutal

isolated; narrow-minded

9. torpid

excessive talking around a point

faulty or blameworthy

lacking energy or alertness

scatter in different directions

10. feral

person who follows rules

stern, harsh, or gloomy

drive back or reject strongly

wild and untamed

11. disseminate

able to recover quickly

impossible to stop or prevent

perfect example or embodiment

spread widely or distribution

12. accessible

easy to reach or understand

gradual introduction; soaking

remove completely

appropriateness or decorum

13. ruse

lively or filled with energy

clever trick or deception

having many curves or turns

lacking in quantity or quality

14. irreverence

change in form or nature

skilled craftsperson or manual worker

ecstatically happy or proud

lack of respect or seriousness

15. compound

to carry out or execute

difficult to understand

unspeakable; beyond description

substance made of two or more parts

16. grandiloquence

pompous or pretentious speech

having harmful intentions

move back and forth

highly fertile or productive

17. surfeit

an excessive amount of something

very small or tiny

excessively eager to please

officially cancel or withdraw

18. mollify

appease or reduce anger

based on guesses or theoretical ideas

relating to letters

serious, respectable, and unemotional

19. expunge

drive away or scatter; make vanish

act against or oppose

remove completely

to rob or plunder violently

20. prudence

regard with deep respect or admiration

cautiousness and good judgment

humorous imitation of a work

intense enthusiasm or passion

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. hiatus

2. admonish

3. arable

4. iridescent

5. encore

6. mitigate

7. pretense

8. insular

9. torpid

10. feral

11. disseminate

12. accessible

13. ruse

14. irreverence

15. compound

16. grandiloquence

17. surfeit

18. mollify

19. expunge

20. prudence

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. hiatus

2. admonish

3. arable

4. iridescent

5. encore

6. mitigate

7. pretense

8. insular

9. torpid

10. feral

11. disseminate

12. accessible

13. ruse

14. irreverence

15. compound

16. grandiloquence

17. surfeit

18. mollify

19. expunge

20. prudence

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