Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. inept

easy to reach or understand

deviation from the norm

mysterious or puzzling problem

lacking skill or ability

2. ennui

highly fertile or productive

small or inadequate amount of money

harmeless; not offensive

boredom or dissatisfaction

3. prudence

scarcity or small amount of something

enthusiastically devoted

cautiousness and good judgment

award or expression of praise

4. predilection

liking or preference for something

face of a building or false appearance

strange; mysterious; unsettling

practical and functional

5. promulgate

to officially announce or publish

appropriate and advantageous

mournful song for the dead

understand deeply

6. clairvoyant

comfort in grief

generous bestowal of gifts

expressing disapproval or negative tone

seer with future insight

7. appease

terminate prematurely or fail

lengthen by cutting off the end

pacify or soothe

thin decorative covering

8. upbraid

criticize sharply; scold

legal responsibility or debt

restore to good condition or appearance

lacking intelligence or ideas

9. solvent

sudden and disastrous failure or defeat

expressing disapproval or negative tone

able to pay debts; liquid dissolving other substances

additional performance at end of show

10. demarcation

natural tendency or inclination

voluntarily refrain from something

poet or singer, especially of epic poetry

boundary or separation line

11. renunciation

formal rejection or abandonment

lacking in quantity or quality

false statement to damage reputation

clear and transparent

12. incontrovertible

pacify or soothe

stern, harsh, or gloomy

beyond doubt or dispute

skillful and resourceful

13. precipice

award or expression of praise

lying or false

steep cliff or edge of a dangerous situation

sudden and disastrous failure or defeat

14. decry

practical and functional

short statement of a general truth

publicly denounce or criticize

lasting only a short time

15. ardor

escape secretly from custody

expressing praise

intense enthusiasm or passion

set apart as holy or sacred

16. atone

make amends for wrongdoings

enjoyment or praise; approval or commendation

formal praise

social outcast or despised person

17. espouse

adopt or support

difficult situation or swamp

not representative of the norm

faulty or blameworthy

18. egregious

overly sweet or sentimental

remarkably bad or shocking

profession or occupation

stubborn; uncompromising

19. aversion

lack of harmony among sounds

charmingly old-fashioned or unusual

lower in dignity or status; humiliate

strong dislike or opposition

20. truculent

aggressively defiant or savagely brutal

lacking sharpness or quickness

enormous or powerful creature or thing

small or inadequate amount of money

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. inept

2. ennui

3. prudence

4. predilection

5. promulgate

6. clairvoyant

7. appease

8. upbraid

9. solvent

10. demarcation

11. renunciation

12. incontrovertible

13. precipice

14. decry

15. ardor

16. atone

17. espouse

18. egregious

19. aversion

20. truculent

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. inept

2. ennui

3. prudence

4. predilection

5. promulgate

6. clairvoyant

7. appease

8. upbraid

9. solvent

10. demarcation

11. renunciation

12. incontrovertible

13. precipice

14. decry

15. ardor

16. atone

17. espouse

18. egregious

19. aversion

20. truculent

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