Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. injunction

rising from the dead

calm and peaceful

order requiring specific action or restraint

introduction of fresh air

2. invincible

unbeatable; unconquerable

state of being unclear or unknown

storage building for goods

a person who intimidates others; to intimidate

3. malady

suitable for growing crops

physical or mental illness

partner in marriage

to repeat precisely or give an example

4. malicious

a request or appeal passionately

intending harm or spiteful

feeling of sickness or desire to vomit

exact; following the letter of the law

5. writ

legal document or court order

showing strong feeling

shocking or extremely unacceptable

make false damaging statements

6. perverse

excessively proud of appearance or achievements

contrary or stubbornly unreasonable

limitless; cannot be used up

compassionate, kind, and sympathetic

7. isle

amount of medicine or substance

origin or source of something

urge, provoke, or annoy to action

small island

8. yearn

a belt or band around the waist

long for deeply

long, low sound of pain, sorrow, or pleasure

vivid, shocking, or sensational in appearance

9. alley

to lure or tempt

to deny or contradict

narrow passage between buildings

deeply or intensely

10. repeal

state of uncertainty or confusion

window covering that opens and closes

revoke or annul law or act

begin again; continue after interruption

11. smelt

to gradually become less

of great importance or significance

unnecessary, unwarranted, free

extract metal from ore

12. ignoble

harmful or hostile

horrifying, terrible, ghostly

a pair of supports; to support or prepare

not honorable or noble; shameful

13. curl

immediate understanding without reasoning

tall grass with hard woody stems

neatly arranged pile

twisted shape; tob form into spiral

14. hoax

damned person; morally unprincipled

a deceptive trick or joke; to deceive

legal right to take care of someone

leafy green vegetable

15. slum

optimistic; hopeful or confident

impoverished urban district

acting rashly; impulsive

enjoy greatly; taste or savor

16. involve

old or aged

to spend or use up

to ensure obedience by authority

to include or entangle

17. stale

inspiring awe or admiration

covered with hair; involving risk or danger

no longer fresh

cut with a sharp object

18. scorn

take someone away illegally by force

demote; assign to lower position

contempt or disdain

occurring at bad time

19. envisage

original to a region; native

to imagine or conceive of

exclude or banish from a group or society

signal or gesture to come closer

20. abstruse

balanced proportions and arrangement

difficult to understand, obscure

financial assistance

distrustful of others' motives

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. injunction

2. invincible

3. malady

4. malicious

5. writ

6. perverse

7. isle

8. yearn

9. alley

10. repeal

11. smelt

12. ignoble

13. curl

14. hoax

15. slum

16. involve

17. stale

18. scorn

19. envisage

20. abstruse

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. injunction

2. invincible

3. malady

4. malicious

5. writ

6. perverse

7. isle

8. yearn

9. alley

10. repeal

11. smelt

12. ignoble

13. curl

14. hoax

15. slum

16. involve

17. stale

18. scorn

19. envisage

20. abstruse

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