Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. missile

To start or begin something

projectile weapon sent through the air

responsible for actions or decisions

to overpower or stress

2. infamous

wildly unreasonable or illogical

To bring or call to mind

Act of leaving a job or position

well known for a negative reason

3. premier

increase in width

remarkable or eye-catching

first or most important

structure built by birds or animals for resting or breeding

4. fragile

easily broken or damaged

sudden loud sound or rapid growth

unfriendly or antagonistic

to remove outer layer or covering

5. premise

honesty and moral uprightness

person officially proposed for a position or award

destroy or overwhelm

underlying assumption

6. hostility

worth having or wanted

autobiographical account of personal experiences

opposition or unfriendliness

administrative system with rules and procedures

7. arm

limb on the body or weapon

significant discovery or progress

To go out or leave

excellent or outstanding

8. terminate

to end or conclude

next to or adjoining something

area of mowed grass outside a building

response to stimuli

9. militia

deep hole or excavation

act of entrusting authority

civilian fighters organized for defense

large, disorderly crowd of people

10. nursery

remaining amount after deductions; a fishing device

room for babies or plants

combine or unite into one

payment to receive a service regularly

11. handling

landscape or ground surface

hold back or keep confined

vertebral column in back

the manner of managing or controlling something

12. emergence

new or unusual literary work

Fresh appearance or coming into view

severe emotional or physical injury

point of interaction between systems

13. instinct

low-frequency sound or fish species

to grow well or prosper

generally susceptible to harm

intuitive unlearned behavior or response

14. substitution

without question or doubt

something that evokes interest or attention

argue or struggle to surmount

the act of replacing one thing with another

15. surveillance

supervision or close observation

selfless act for others

persistent preoccupation

One who gives something voluntarily

16. await

part divided from whole

Retell or describe in detail

to wait for something

to teach or provide information

17. condemn

express complete disapproval of; censure

pamper oneself or yield to desires

a person within a group or organization

Act of taking away or off

18. costly

lawyer or legal representative

expensive or high-priced

act of throwing away or getting rid

to confirm or establish truth

19. halt

person driving a vehicle

a person from a different country

to stop or cause to stop

owner of land or property

20. exclusive

Restricted to select few

Carrying out planned actions

apparently or allegedly

not related or applicable

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. missile

2. infamous

3. premier

4. fragile

5. premise

6. hostility

7. arm

8. terminate

9. militia

10. nursery

11. handling

12. emergence

13. instinct

14. substitution

15. surveillance

16. await

17. condemn

18. costly

19. halt

20. exclusive

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. missile

2. infamous

3. premier

4. fragile

5. premise

6. hostility

7. arm

8. terminate

9. militia

10. nursery

11. handling

12. emergence

13. instinct

14. substitution

15. surveillance

16. await

17. condemn

18. costly

19. halt

20. exclusive

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