Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. denounce

matching in size or amount

publicly condemn or accuse

placing two things side by side

gradual accumulation or buildup

2. expedient

friendly good feeling among companions

appropriate and advantageous

something greatly detested

formally renounce or reject

3. confound

extremely poor; parsimonious

completely destroy or wipe out

sympathy for loss

confuse or frustrate

4. hapless

secret, concealed

enthusiastically devoted

unlucky; unfortunate

steep cliff or edge of a dangerous situation

5. querulous

complaining or irritable

feeling remorse for past actions

state of moderation or seriousness

standard practice or meeting

6. tenuous

say abruptly during conversation

weak; fragile; insubstantial

impulsive or unpredictable

make sacred or holy

7. verdant

increase or make larger

existing in name only

unable to speak clearly

green; lush with vegetation

8. gregarious

showing arrogance; proud

gentle breeze

outgoing and sociable in nature

practical and realistic

9. prepossessing

fulfill or complete

express disapproval or regret

using up or eating

attractive or appealing

10. iconoclast

walkway between rows

short statement of a general truth

calming or appeasing

critic of traditions or beliefs

11. concoct

create or invent in imagination

negligent or neglectful in duty

independent-minded person

to ease or relieve without curing

12. incontrovertible

deviation from the norm

skillful and resourceful

accept reluctantly without protest

beyond doubt or dispute

13. duplicity

double-dealing or dishonesty

showing rainbow-like colors

desire strongly

crying out loudly; boisterous

14. choreography

art of designing dance movements

dense, harsh mixture of sounds

inactive but capable of becoming active

extremely surprised

15. prescribe

unnecessary or excessive

clear from blame

embodied in flesh; personified

to recommend authoritatively

16. mendacious

to encroach or infringe

lying or false

combine or unite into one

morally unprincipled person

17. quaint

keen insight or understanding

charmingly old-fashioned or unusual

inflicting punishment or penalty

secret, concealed

18. scathing

lowest point or bottom

very critical or harsh

drive back or reject strongly

lacking or deprived of something

19. frenetic

having frantic energy

reduce in quality, degrade or demean

pyramid of authority or status

ability to understand others' feelings

20. stagnate

cease to flow or develop; become inactive

channel for conveying fluid

extremely thin due to illness or lack of food

irrelevant or unrelated

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. denounce

2. expedient

3. confound

4. hapless

5. querulous

6. tenuous

7. verdant

8. gregarious

9. prepossessing

10. iconoclast

11. concoct

12. incontrovertible

13. duplicity

14. choreography

15. prescribe

16. mendacious

17. quaint

18. scathing

19. frenetic

20. stagnate

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. denounce

2. expedient

3. confound

4. hapless

5. querulous

6. tenuous

7. verdant

8. gregarious

9. prepossessing

10. iconoclast

11. concoct

12. incontrovertible

13. duplicity

14. choreography

15. prescribe

16. mendacious

17. quaint

18. scathing

19. frenetic

20. stagnate

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