Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. courtly

source of help or supply

a person who begins or leads

elegant or refined in manners

improve or intensify quality

2. recount

not examined or investigated

skillful handling or delicacy

to prompt memory of something

tell or narrate a story

3. band

make widely known or accepted

sample or individual for study

handle or control skillfully

group of musicians or a ring-shaped object

4. salinity

to act in a certain manner

relating to gravity

preferred or privileged

amount of salt in water

5. dumb

based on theory rather than practice

span or extent between limits

lacking speech or intelligence

no longer existing or living

6. emission

distinctive qualities or traits

ongoing with stops and starts

a maker or builder (e.g., shipwright)

release of substances or energy

7. stable

illuminated by the sun

unchanging or steady

not disturbed; peaceful

producing good results

8. oversight

prevent or obstruct by acting in advance

significant period in history

general direction or tendency in behavior

mistake or failure to notice

9. sunburn

intense and harsh light or anger

absolutely necessary or important

member of the armed forces

damage caused by overexposure to sun

10. dictate

give orders or prescribe authority

religious or sacred object

make or put in a resting position

mollusk that produces pearls

11. beak

trip or lose balance

hard pointed mouth of bird

person who starts businesses

device to detect objects at a distance

12. continuity

improve or perfect something

division or part of an area

uninterrupted connection or flow

act of imitating someone

13. colonial

wetland with water-logged ground

relating to colonies or colonization

outer skin layer of body

open to new ideas or suggestions

14. complex

widely liked or admired

difficult or disruptive

predict the future

consisting of interconnected parts

15. needy

to lower in quality or dignity

increase or make larger

poor or lacking basic needs

state of balance or stability

16. absorption

without difficulty or bumps

very large or great

food intake for health or weight

process of taking in or soaking up

17. amateur

build back or restore

someone who engages without pay; beginner

explain in detail with complexity

not examined or investigated

18. alternate

take turns or follow one after another

old-fashioned or out of current style

skillful movement or operation

non-military person

19. confession

acknowledgment of guilt or wrong

connecting or fitting together

cross a river or stream on foot

hard to find or rare

20. accountant

unusual or quirky behavior

professional who manages financial records

producing profit or wealth

occurring season by season

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. courtly

2. recount

3. band

4. salinity

5. dumb

6. emission

7. stable

8. oversight

9. sunburn

10. dictate

11. beak

12. continuity

13. colonial

14. complex

15. needy

16. absorption

17. amateur

18. alternate

19. confession

20. accountant

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. courtly

2. recount

3. band

4. salinity

5. dumb

6. emission

7. stable

8. oversight

9. sunburn

10. dictate

11. beak

12. continuity

13. colonial

14. complex

15. needy

16. absorption

17. amateur

18. alternate

19. confession

20. accountant

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