Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. surmount

descendant or heir of a family

belittle or speak badly of

overcome difficulty

graduation or ceremonydisplay with grandeur

2. laggard

unpleasant or disagreeable

overcome or bring under control

clumsy or unintelligent person

slow to advance or respond

3. cataclysm

countless or very many things

mistake or failure to notice; supervision

sudden disastrous event or change

study of animals

4. prohibitive

estimate of worth or value

state of perfect happiness and peace

so expensive as to prevent purchase

a person who overemphasizes rules

5. abject

small hill or mound

avoid directly answering

miserable, hopeless, or humiliating

declare openly

6. turncoat

mass destruction or slaughter

engaged in deep or serious thought

person who switches allegiance

protection or support

7. weariness

worthy of strong disapproval

illegally take money entrusted for others

loss of strength or energy

scene of disorder or destruction

8. hypothetical

heavy flood or overwhelming rush

based on a situation that isn't real

divine guidance or care

anxious or unsettled

9. contingency

worsen or intensify a problem

lineage or ancestry

possible future event

using few words; concise

10. consternation

great fear or anxiety

social or cultural prohibition

like a palace; grand or luxurious

anger caused by unfairness or wrong

11. vociferous

lacking imagination

state of careful attention or watchfulness

ability to work or function successfully

ringing out loudly; noisy

12. emulate

overconfident or arrogant

imitate with the aim of matching or surpassing

required beforehand

to criticize harshly or slander

13. vocation

strong feeling toward career or occupation

shriveled or wrinkled with age

fellow countryman

state of confusion

14. pillage

state of exceeding limits

respond in kind or return favour

government by a single ruler with absolute power

robbery or plundering

15. righteousness

morally right conduct

critical point or connection

lacking coherence or connection

unfortunate or unlucky

16. scion

full of passion or enthusiasm

descendant or heir of a family

to calm or soothe.

spoken word or statement

17. quack

swindler or fake expert in medicine

sharp turns in a zigzag pattern

state of uncertainty or confusion

hospital, medical facility for short-term care

18. ambrosial

follower or underling.

excessively flattering

never ending or changing

exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell

19. apparition

harmless, unlikely to offend

rebirth of arts and culture

twisting force or moment

ghost or ghostly figure

20. cessation

the stopping or pausing of something

countless or very many things

pay attention or consider

forcible suppression or restraint

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. surmount

2. laggard

3. cataclysm

4. prohibitive

5. abject

6. turncoat

7. weariness

8. hypothetical

9. contingency

10. consternation

11. vociferous

12. emulate

13. vocation

14. pillage

15. righteousness

16. scion

17. quack

18. ambrosial

19. apparition

20. cessation

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. surmount

2. laggard

3. cataclysm

4. prohibitive

5. abject

6. turncoat

7. weariness

8. hypothetical

9. contingency

10. consternation

11. vociferous

12. emulate

13. vocation

14. pillage

15. righteousness

16. scion

17. quack

18. ambrosial

19. apparition

20. cessation

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