Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. deluge

intense happiness

distrustful of others' motives

overwhelming flood or rush

to mock or ridicule

2. decipher

a headgear for controlling a horse; to restrain or control

to decode or interpret

amount carried by a ship

state of full development or readiness

3. infamous

courageous or brave

to begin or start

stream or river flowing into larger one

well known for negative reasons

4. salutary

contaminate or spoil; contamination

fine-grained rock or schedule

beneficial; promoting health

wrongly take or use funds or property

5. tactic

skilled and agile

shake lightly due to cold or fear

strategy or plan to achieve a goal

to worry or be anxious

6. tableware

dishes and utensils for eating and serving

existing earlier or beforehand

please or satisfy; give pleasure

to rest on one or both knees

7. idiosyncrasy

legislative assembly of a country

walk in a relaxed manner

plain or unattractive in appearance

peculiar habit or characteristic

8. boisterous

the act of placing a body in the ground

probably not to happen

noisy, energetic, and cheerful

causing severe pain; serious

9. omen

fair or unbiased

confusion or uncertainty

sign of future events, often good or bad

lacking skill or competence

10. evanescent

fantasy; daydream

dark or dull in mood

to make certain or guarantee

fading quickly or fleeting

11. shear

secondary support or branch

a piece of clothing; a headland extending into water

immerse in liquid

cut or clip hair or wool

12. sterile

a overused phrase or idea

completely clean or not able to reproduce

deception or trickery

structure built into water for docking ships

13. insolence

calm; peacefulness

using more words than necessary

rudeness or disrespect

move back gradually; withdraw

14. sarcasm

be better or greater than

agreement to stop fighting temporarily

not necessary to keep

harsh or satirical remarks

15. ferocious

looking or sounding sad and dismal

wild or savagely fierce

division into parts or sections

to worry or be anxious

16. inopportune

a overused phrase or idea

occurring at bad time

backbone supporting the body

to stray from the usual course

17. jovial

a selected passage from a larger work

good-humored; jovial

break into pieces

spin rapidly in circles

18. gravel

small stones used for paving or construction

harmful or hostile

off the correct path or way

waste money or resources

19. poky

comfort during distress

to produce or cause

slow or dull

active hostility or opposition

20. desiccate

extremely angry; discolored from bruising

mistaken or false

fabric or cloth material

to dry out or dehydrate

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. deluge

2. decipher

3. infamous

4. salutary

5. tactic

6. tableware

7. idiosyncrasy

8. boisterous

9. omen

10. evanescent

11. shear

12. sterile

13. insolence

14. sarcasm

15. ferocious

16. inopportune

17. jovial

18. gravel

19. poky

20. desiccate

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. deluge

2. decipher

3. infamous

4. salutary

5. tactic

6. tableware

7. idiosyncrasy

8. boisterous

9. omen

10. evanescent

11. shear

12. sterile

13. insolence

14. sarcasm

15. ferocious

16. inopportune

17. jovial

18. gravel

19. poky

20. desiccate

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