Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. purveyor

excessive willingness to serve others

green with lush vegetation

art of managing state affairs

seller or provider of goods or services

2. wretched

defeated person or group

skillful and nimble

miserable or unhappy

resisting authority or control

3. abyss

harmless, unlikely to offend

cause of pain or suffering

deep or seemingly bottomless pit

slow to understand; dull

4. derisive

mocking or ridiculing

platform for public speaking

disorganized or disorderly crowd

impermeable; not allowing passage or penetration

5. salvation

uncorrupted or original

very talkative; chatty.

highest point or vertex

deliverance from harm or evil

6. cavalcade

surrender or give up resistance

natural ability or talent

speech by one speaker.

a procession of riders or carriages

7. imperturbable

calm; unshakable; tranquil

to sympathize or feel pity

an educated guess

ridicule or mock

8. superstition

irrational belief

bending and moving easily and gracefully; flexible

rural, unsophisticated person

charmingly unusual or old-fashioned

9. rout

excessive use of words

dishonest or untrustworthy person

defeat decisively; disorderly retreat

irrelevant or unrelated

10. polyglot

secret agreement for deception

never dying; everlasting

feelings of deep respect or reverence

person fluent in multiple languages

11. plaintiff

forced separation or confiscation

one who sues in court

improve or make better

never dying; everlasting

12. perpetuate

quick and superficial

impartial; lacking interest

cause to continue indefinitely

lasting a very short time

13. dissension

person who seeks or offers business

insulting or disapproving

disagreement or conflict

false or fake

14. strife

lacking moral restraint or discipline

gloomy or sulky attitude

conflict or struggle

formal written work on a subject

15. proliferation

a calculated move or strategy

podium for sermons

impressive or magnificent quality

rapid increase or spread

16. tenacity

close relationship based on understanding

state of being lively or spirited

persistence or determination

ability to be applied everywhere

17. barrage

response that contradicts or refutes

comfort in grief or distress

lacking or empty of

concentrated artillery fire or overwhelming attack

18. semblance

clumsy, lacking skill, unfit

outward appearance or likeness

vastness; great extent or size

strong point or specialty

19. mortifying

embarrassingly humiliating.

widely offensive or scandalous

act of placing side by side

cheerful, carefree, or lighthearted

20. castigate

expressing disapproval or criticism

expressing strong opinions without open-mindedness

reprimand severely or punish

to reach highest point

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. purveyor

2. wretched

3. abyss

4. derisive

5. salvation

6. cavalcade

7. imperturbable

8. superstition

9. rout

10. polyglot

11. plaintiff

12. perpetuate

13. dissension

14. strife

15. proliferation

16. tenacity

17. barrage

18. semblance

19. mortifying

20. castigate

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. purveyor

2. wretched

3. abyss

4. derisive

5. salvation

6. cavalcade

7. imperturbable

8. superstition

9. rout

10. polyglot

11. plaintiff

12. perpetuate

13. dissension

14. strife

15. proliferation

16. tenacity

17. barrage

18. semblance

19. mortifying

20. castigate

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