Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. chicanery

deception or trickery

difficult to manage or control

a complete list or collection; to list systematically

strict or severe

2. serenity

promise or solemn agreement

horse-drawn passenger vehicle

intense happiness

calm; peacefulness

3. reverie

fantasy; daydream

person who raids at sea

act of proposing or selecting someone for a position

to make fabric with yarn

4. luxuriant

bet or gamble

rich, lush, or abundant in growth

a traveling show with performers and animals

contemptuously rude

5. calendar

a system for organizing days and months

submissive, gentle, and humble

to turn over or toss

dirty or gloomy in appearance

6. malignant

friendly, easy to talk to

protective headgear

very dangerous or harmful; cancerous

long narrow piece of material

7. paltry

a repeated song or prayer; to sing or repeat

necessary; currently holding office

insignificant or worthless

in name only; minimal or insignificant

8. impotent

lacking power or ability; helpless

narrative song or poem about a story

gesture of respect; greet formally

to dry out or dehydrate

9. subsection

relating to government revenue

clothing or garments

smaller part of a section

formal agreement between parties

10. unearth

to discover by digging

deep, immeasurable space or chasm

long weapon for stabbing

revolt against authority

11. stalwart

loyal and robust

crush into a flat mass

state of extreme happiness or praise

opposing force or character

12. slum

horrifying, terrible, ghostly

impoverished urban district

away from the coast; interior

existing earlier or beforehand

13. sneer

urge, provoke, or annoy to action

resistance; unwillingness

make a contemptuous smile

vehicle used for pulling farm machinery

14. speculate

hard and continuous work; work arduously

form theories without full evidence

a headgear for controlling a horse; to restrain or control

equivalent in effect or value

15. balcony

rigid bar used to lift or move heavy objects

platform projecting from a building’s wall

official pardon for offenses

make a low, guttural sound of anger or fear

16. epitaph

to relate or be relevant

satisfy or calm by giving in

inscription on a tombstone

person with low intelligence; fool

17. widespread

widely occurring or distributed

to avoid or shun

lack of thankfulness

small bush or woody plant

18. precept

inflict harm in return for an offense

a guiding rule or principle

rotate rapidly around an axis

abdomen or stomach area

19. trigger

serve as a basis or foundation

exercising oppressive power

additional charge or payment

mechanism that initiates action; cause to start

20. declivity

downward slope or incline

a state of confused activity or noise

reason for an action

hostile or aggressive in nature

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. chicanery

2. serenity

3. reverie

4. luxuriant

5. calendar

6. malignant

7. paltry

8. impotent

9. subsection

10. unearth

11. stalwart

12. slum

13. sneer

14. speculate

15. balcony

16. epitaph

17. widespread

18. precept

19. trigger

20. declivity

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. chicanery

2. serenity

3. reverie

4. luxuriant

5. calendar

6. malignant

7. paltry

8. impotent

9. subsection

10. unearth

11. stalwart

12. slum

13. sneer

14. speculate

15. balcony

16. epitaph

17. widespread

18. precept

19. trigger

20. declivity

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