Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. hoard

all-knowing; complete knowledge

to accumulate and store

speech by a single speaker alone

bright and excessively showy

2. knoll

deceptive tactics

covering up wrongdoing or mistakes

amulet for luck or protection

small hill or mound

3. supremacy

unique personal habit

predominance or dominance

generous and forgiving.

care for or spoil excessively

4. contrition

law enacted by a legislative body

miserable, hopeless, or humiliating

unfriendly, unwelcoming, harsh climate

deep remorse for sins

5. nexus

start, beginning of something

military unit of aircraft or ships

connection or link between things

mass destruction or slaughter

6. kernel

miserable, hopeless, or humiliating

core part of seed or idea

fear of future evil

inciting rebellion or resistance

7. instigate

great person of influence.

provoke action or trouble

unique quality of a sound

reserved, modest, and shy (typically used of a woman)

8. deviation

principle or belief

fair; unbiased; neutral

departure from the norm

a person who overemphasizes rules

9. lucid

clear and easily understood.

unstable or uncertain

be more significant or important than

occurring after death

10. laureate

a giant statue or person

awarded for achievement in arts or sciences

deceptive tactics

act of obtaining

11. expedient

intense disgust or aversion

immediately advantageous

characterized by disorder or disturbance

to irritate or annoy

12. proxy

unwilling to spend money; stingy

substitute authorized to act

copying another's work without credit

difficult or dangerous situation

13. squander

waste in reckless or foolish way

excessively proud or without result

un understandable, impossible to understand

person lacking in intelligence

14. mediocrity

make easier or less severe

graduation or ceremonydisplay with grandeur

yield to pressure or temptation

ordinary or average quality.

15. devious

winding or dishonest

forecast of a disease or situation

change to a better or worse state

intense disgust or aversion

16. statute

law enacted by a legislative body

refuse to accept or support

combination of contradictory terms

deliverance from harm or evil

17. invasive

tending to spread aggressively

official certification or approval

a sudden and total failure

a confusing or difficult problem

18. parlance

minor fight or battle

specific language or terminology

prevent by acting first

elaborate public entertainment or parade

19. frivolous

poverty-stricken; lacking resources

contaminate or stain

lacking seriousness or importance

book of synonyms and antonyms

20. ostensible

expert in art or taste

seemingly true but not necessarily so

doubt or hesitation about morality

the guilty person

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. hoard

2. knoll

3. supremacy

4. contrition

5. nexus

6. kernel

7. instigate

8. deviation

9. lucid

10. laureate

11. expedient

12. proxy

13. squander

14. mediocrity

15. devious

16. statute

17. invasive

18. parlance

19. frivolous

20. ostensible

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. hoard

2. knoll

3. supremacy

4. contrition

5. nexus

6. kernel

7. instigate

8. deviation

9. lucid

10. laureate

11. expedient

12. proxy

13. squander

14. mediocrity

15. devious

16. statute

17. invasive

18. parlance

19. frivolous

20. ostensible

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