Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. promulgate

to officially announce or publish

reckless or hasty decision or action

formal praise

praise for achievement

2. plaudits

enthusiastic applause or praise

draw out or evoke response

typical example or model

deviation from the norm

3. excursion

prevent or obstruct

fortunate accidental discovery

a short trip or outing

widespread fame or reputation

4. alacrity

large scholarly book

offensive or harmful

cheerful readiness or promptness

seer with future insight

5. propitious

favorable or auspicious

a sign of future events; warning

lacking energy or vitality

effective in producing desired result

6. allege

add or incorporate territory

previous or coming before

sarcastic or corrosive

claim or assert without proof

7. ecstatic

based on observation or experience

intensely happy or overwhelmed

clear and easy to understand

peaceful and calm

8. amiable

friendly and good-natured

experienced through someone else

harmonious or agreeable

excessively sweet or sentimental

9. figurative

often repeated; unoriginal

having shame or disgrace

promiscuous; reckless; unprovoked

metaphorical rather than literal

10. audible

enjoy greatly; pleasure or appreciation

extremely dry or lacking moisture

able to be heard

shock or amaze; make unable to think

11. grandiloquence

pompous or pretentious speech

lengthy angry speech or criticism

make sacred or holy

statement seeming contradictory but true

12. reprobate

legal responsibility or debt

morally unprincipled person

open to influence or cooperation

extremely thin due to illness or lack of food

13. quixotic

remarkably bad or shocking

idealistic but impractical

able to hold much; spacious

abundant; giving freely; lush

14. interject

humiliate or degrade someone

intended to teach or instruct

mournful song for the dead

say abruptly during conversation

15. cogent

to rob or plunder violently

countless or extremely large number

clear and logical

weak; fragile; insubstantial

16. artisan

public speech or address

skilled craftsperson or manual worker

common remark; banal statement

a substitute or replacement for something else

17. inane

lacking meaning; silly

natural liking or connection

intended to attract attention

unwilling to give or spend money

18. delegate

extremely poor; parsimonious

assign or entrust to another; representative

restore friendly relations after disagreement

trusted friend or advisor

19. malediction

spreading widely throughout

curse or slander

range of colors used by an artist

suitable or fitting for a specific purpose

20. vituperate

active at night

curse or verbally attack

relating to the brain or intellect

understand or arrest someone

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. promulgate

2. plaudits

3. excursion

4. alacrity

5. propitious

6. allege

7. ecstatic

8. amiable

9. figurative

10. audible

11. grandiloquence

12. reprobate

13. quixotic

14. interject

15. cogent

16. artisan

17. inane

18. delegate

19. malediction

20. vituperate

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. promulgate

2. plaudits

3. excursion

4. alacrity

5. propitious

6. allege

7. ecstatic

8. amiable

9. figurative

10. audible

11. grandiloquence

12. reprobate

13. quixotic

14. interject

15. cogent

16. artisan

17. inane

18. delegate

19. malediction

20. vituperate

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