Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. inception

start, beginning of something

approval or praise; award or honor

courteous, stylish, and charming

year; annually

2. brevity

briefness or succinctness

lacking moral restraint or discipline

intense happiness or excitement

temporary stay or visit

3. savagery

ghost or terrifying image

habitually silent or uncommunicative

brutality or cruelty

doubting, unable to believe

4. advent

appeasing or making peace

arrival or coming into being

person insisting on strict standards or traditionalism

incorrect or misleading name.

5. ascendancy

based on a situation that isn't real

remote natural uninhabited area

dominance or rising power

playfully or fancifully quaint

6. elusive

difficult to find, catch, or understand

assignment to a lower status or order

care facility for the terminally ill

ability to work or function successfully

7. exultation

bright and excessively showy

disprove honestly or logically

great happiness or triumph

social or cultural prohibition

8. delineate

person wandering without a home

bet or gamble on an outcome

describe or outline precisely

secretive cautious movement

9. harbinger

indicator of what’s to come

reject or refuse suddenly

astrological reading

delicacy or nuance

10. restitution

river feeding into larger stream

to start a fire or ignite

showy or tedious display of learning

restoring to original state

11. virtuoso

excessively flattering or insincere

deserving scorn or dislike

highly skilled musician or artist

diligent and persistent in effort

12. edifice

large, imposing building or structure

having wicked or evil intentions

light, delicate, and heavenly in appearance or quality

plant life of a region

13. tithe

dishonest or untrustworthy person

insufficient supply; scarcity

division or split within a group

one-tenth of income given as offering

14. prevalent

unique quality of a sound

spread or scatter widely

to hurry or accelerate

widespread or common

15. dotage

pure; spotless; perfectly clean

a calculated move or strategy

decline of mental faculties in old age, excessive fondness

military leader with personal authority

16. albeit

bitingly sarcastic.

truthfulness or accuracy

offensive or indecent language or behavior

although or even though

17. shackle

among other things; among others

chain or restraint for ankles or wrists

state of being under control or influence

official order or decree issued by authority

18. epicentre

cunning plan or maneuver

scene of disorder or destruction

persistence or determination

point on earth's surface directly above the earthquake focus

19. moratorium

temporary delay or suspension.

roman magistrate or advocate

cautious and careful

a natural consequence

20. inhumanity

indirect reference

cruelty, inhumane treatment

offensive or indecent language or behavior

punishment for wrongdoing

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. inception

2. brevity

3. savagery

4. advent

5. ascendancy

6. elusive

7. exultation

8. delineate

9. harbinger

10. restitution

11. virtuoso

12. edifice

13. tithe

14. prevalent

15. dotage

16. albeit

17. shackle

18. epicentre

19. moratorium

20. inhumanity

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. inception

2. brevity

3. savagery

4. advent

5. ascendancy

6. elusive

7. exultation

8. delineate

9. harbinger

10. restitution

11. virtuoso

12. edifice

13. tithe

14. prevalent

15. dotage

16. albeit

17. shackle

18. epicentre

19. moratorium

20. inhumanity

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