Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. nomadic

find out or discover with certainty

criticize or correct gently

outdated or obsolete

wandering without fixed home

2. pariah

component or part

overly submissive or obedient

social outcast or despised person

lack of agreement or consistency

3. metamorphosis

complete change or transformation

lying or false

dull, unimaginative, or commonplace

lacking resources or possessions

4. reservoir

large natural or artificial lake

associated in wrongdoing

make amends for wrongdoings

having harmful intentions

5. adorn

decorate or add beauty to

friendly or cheerful

rude or irrelevant

mercy or leniency

6. libertarian

mix of different things

gentle breeze

more important than anything else

advocate of individual freedom

7. avenge

suppose without sufficient evidence

sleepy or drowsy

excessively sentimental

punish or exact revenge for a wrong

8. scathing

of such excellence or beauty

seeming or apparent

excessively or ingratiatingly flattering

very critical or harsh

9. staid

harmeless; not offensive

absolve from blame

serious, respectable, and unemotional

speak ill of; belittle or defame

10. punitive

shelter or protection from danger

prevent or obstruct

inflicting punishment or penalty

increasing over time

11. censure

without definite shape or form

express strong disapproval

abundant; giving freely; lush

charmingly old-fashioned or unusual

12. acute

become less intense or widespread

sharp or severe; perceptive

hidden or secret

regard as resulting from a specific cause

13. fickle

pitifully sad or abandoned

state of moderation or seriousness

outgoing and sociable in nature

changing frequently

14. clergy

calm and unemotional

religious leaders

completely destroy or wipe out

substance made of two or more parts

15. eclectic

discourage from happening; prevent

deriving ideas from various sources

faulty or blameworthy

calming or appeasing

16. decry

worldly or globally sophisticated

publicly denounce or criticize

plant disease or any cause of decay

calm and unemotional

17. consensus

general agreement

eager to fight or argue

deceitful cunning; slyness

overwhelm with abundance

18. maudlin

sentimental to excessive degree

effective in producing desired result

skillful deception or magic

excessively high or unreasonable

19. ingenuous

based on mistaken reasoning

imply subtly or slyly

excessively sentimental

innocent; straightforward

20. prurient

often repeated; unoriginal

innocent; straightforward

having or showing excessive interest in sex

insincerely pious or moralistic

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. nomadic

2. pariah

3. metamorphosis

4. reservoir

5. adorn

6. libertarian

7. avenge

8. scathing

9. staid

10. punitive

11. censure

12. acute

13. fickle

14. clergy

15. eclectic

16. decry

17. consensus

18. maudlin

19. ingenuous

20. prurient

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. nomadic

2. pariah

3. metamorphosis

4. reservoir

5. adorn

6. libertarian

7. avenge

8. scathing

9. staid

10. punitive

11. censure

12. acute

13. fickle

14. clergy

15. eclectic

16. decry

17. consensus

18. maudlin

19. ingenuous

20. prurient

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