Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. presentation

act of presenting or showing

a shady resting place in a garden

legislative assembly of a country

mentally healthy; reasonable

2. recess

to escape or avoid

experienced; flavored

temporary withdraw; a break or resting period

stubbornly refusing to change; stubborn

3. shrine

to provoke or stir up

holy place for worship

having qualities traditionally associated with men

a person who gives help or aid, especially financially

4. writ

to decode or interpret

famous; widely recognized

joy, happiness, exuberance

legal document or court order

5. confound

someone on a religious journey

to provoke or stir up

lacking intelligence or ideas

to confuse or frustrate

6. irate

brutal and indiscriminate killing of many

habitual; deeply rooted

understand or seize someone or something

extremely angry

7. posterity

respectable and conservative

shine with sparkling reflected light

future generations

a metal fastener or a sudden dash

8. curtail

weak or delicate

utterance of curse or evil wish

great sorrow or distress

to cut short or reduce

9. wail

to move through water with a small oar

instructional lesson or guide

high-pitched cry of pain or grief

deception or trickery

10. forego

able to dissolve in liquid

to give up or abstain from

various or several in kind or amount

decline or deteriorate

11. inference

conclusion based on evidence

disturb or excite emotionally or physically

long thin cord or thread

a strong wire or bundle of wires; to send via cable

12. rotundity

to pretend or fake

a person who kills animals; to slaughter

harass or disturb in an inappropriate way

roundness; plumpness

13. dip

to immerse briefly; act of dipping

not showing promise of success

send away; exile or expel

facial hair above the upper lip

14. enlist

signal or gesture to come closer

force oneself into attention or affairs

emit a loud, long cry; the act of howling

to join or sign up voluntarily

15. videocassette

magnetic tape for recording video

to approve or support publicly

move back gradually; withdraw

extremely funny and amusing

16. pompous

self-important or arrogant

fake; something that is not genuine

to delight or captivate greatly

to lose or give up as penalty

17. repast

impulsive and unpredictable

female horse; large ocean surface

main body of a ship; outer covering of fruit

meal or feast

18. incumbent

a headgear for controlling a horse; to restrain or control

relating to time or worldly things

confuse or perplex completely

necessary; currently holding office

19. fling

to throw or cast suddenly

unplanned or unpredictable

fantasy; daydream

intensely cruel or violent

20. injunction

order requiring specific action or restraint

a support or reinforcement; to strengthen

lack of thankfulness

walk in a relaxed manner

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. presentation

2. recess

3. shrine

4. writ

5. confound

6. irate

7. posterity

8. curtail

9. wail

10. forego

11. inference

12. rotundity

13. dip

14. enlist

15. videocassette

16. pompous

17. repast

18. incumbent

19. fling

20. injunction

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. presentation

2. recess

3. shrine

4. writ

5. confound

6. irate

7. posterity

8. curtail

9. wail

10. forego

11. inference

12. rotundity

13. dip

14. enlist

15. videocassette

16. pompous

17. repast

18. incumbent

19. fling

20. injunction

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