Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. bay

a device to remove impurities or unwanted elements

body of water partially enclosed by land

to maintain or support

entry point or limit

2. strive

a prize awarded for victory

to make great effort to achieve

point of interaction between systems

underlying assumption

3. invoke

call upon or cite as support

Freedom from difficulty or effort

emotional attitude or opinion

experienced or done by both sides

4. destructive

causing damage or ruin

system of ideas or beliefs

Position in a hierarchy or list

assign a position or task to someone

5. ensue

One who gives something voluntarily

To follow as a result

Actors ensuring laws are followed

temporary delay or hanging

6. bat

Wide outbreak of disease

mammal with wings, sports equipment

attack or physical violence

a device that initiates a process

7. dispute

special ceremony or act

Power or influence over others

argument or disagreement

sense of self-respect

8. cooperate

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work jointly towards common goal

causing annoyance or upset

doctor's written order

9. personnel

a unit of volume measurement

staff or workforce

Advantageous or positive

full independent authority

10. faculty

reports news from specific location

modest or unassuming

Teaching staff or mental ability

limitation on freedom or action

11. differentiate

comparison between two things

distinguish or identify differences

based on random choice or whim

To suffocate in water

12. emergence

entirely or fully

act of setting free

Fresh appearance or coming into view

person who carries out a probe

13. alliance

union or partnership for mutual benefit

local church community

intangible inheritance from the past

limitation on freedom or action

14. soar

deciding or governing authority

a body part such as arm or leg

fly or rise high quickly

identification of a condition

15. bureaucracy

underlying assumption

full of meaning; significant or valuable

medical doctor

administrative system with rules and procedures

16. fixture

a permanent object fixed in place

Act of taking away or off

remove or clean with a cloth

Sphere or domain of activity

17. ironically

Place where someone lives

in a way opposite to expectations

pay or recompense for services

having value or merit

18. loom

famous for negative reasons

appear large or threatening; emerge gradually

sufficiently capable or qualified

express complete disapproval of; censure

19. vow

place for events or competitions

Legal representative in court

opposite side or reaction

a solemn promise or oath

20. persistent

the act of breaking a law or rule

Copy or duplication of something

never giving up

kept within reasonable limits; temperate

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. bay

2. strive

3. invoke

4. destructive

5. ensue

6. bat

7. dispute

8. cooperate

9. personnel

10. faculty

11. differentiate

12. emergence

13. alliance

14. soar

15. bureaucracy

16. fixture

17. ironically

18. loom

19. vow

20. persistent

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. bay

2. strive

3. invoke

4. destructive

5. ensue

6. bat

7. dispute

8. cooperate

9. personnel

10. faculty

11. differentiate

12. emergence

13. alliance

14. soar

15. bureaucracy

16. fixture

17. ironically

18. loom

19. vow

20. persistent

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