Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. transgression

silly, lacking meaning or sense

keen insight or intelligence

public worship; church rituals.

violation of rules or law

2. squander

waste in reckless or foolish way

person managing others or property

insulting or disapproving

wilful destruction of property

3. statute

long journey or adventurous voyage

point on earth's surface directly above the earthquake focus

law enacted by a legislative body

scene of chaos or disorder

4. erudition

start, beginning of something

extensive knowledge acquired through study

doubts or worries.

place side by side for comparison

5. ruse

deceptive trick or strategem

act of making something obscure

present everywhere simultaneously

assume without proof

6. stasis

system of naming or terminology

tending to spread aggressively

stable, unchanging condition

focus on usefulness and practicality

7. vagrant

kindness or charitable attitude

person wandering without a home

a first-year student in college or high school

to avoid or bypass

8. pageantry

showy display or ceremony

easily influenced or affected

not able to be dissolved or solved

podium for sermons

9. ethos

fundamental character or spirit of a culture or community

weaker competitor or supporter

sad or depressed mood.

cover that conceals or protects

10. profusion

visual scene or picture

deep-rooted, embedded, habitual

lineage or ancestry

abundance or large quantity

11. morgue

eager to fight

place for dead bodies.

foundation or support for something

dominance or leadership

12. traditionalism

adherence to tradition

false reasons to hide true motives

write out or record

collapse or stumble; establish

13. tonnage

secret agreement for deception

overwhelm with things or people

weight or cargo capacity

seller or provider of goods or services

14. forlorn

defensive wall or stronghold

pitifully lonely or abandoned

adverse reaction or resistance

craving revenge or retaliation

15. rectify

replace or take the place of

correct or make right

altering history or facts

believing in superiority

16. obviate

prevent or avoid; make unnecessary

large destructive forest fire

imprudence, lack of good judgment

acting with proper manners

17. tenacity

having mixed feelings

minimum number for decision-making

persistence or determination

deep, crack or fissure in ice

18. abate

cancel or revoke formally

peripheral or barely relevant

become less intense or widespread

avoid directly answering

19. inimical

predecessor or precursor

deep suffering or sorrow

return to earlier or less developed state

harmful, hostile, adverse

20. paramount

be a warning of something to come

highest point or peak

most important or supreme

disguise or false show.

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. transgression

2. squander

3. statute

4. erudition

5. ruse

6. stasis

7. vagrant

8. pageantry

9. ethos

10. profusion

11. morgue

12. traditionalism

13. tonnage

14. forlorn

15. rectify

16. obviate

17. tenacity

18. abate

19. inimical

20. paramount

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. transgression

2. squander

3. statute

4. erudition

5. ruse

6. stasis

7. vagrant

8. pageantry

9. ethos

10. profusion

11. morgue

12. traditionalism

13. tonnage

14. forlorn

15. rectify

16. obviate

17. tenacity

18. abate

19. inimical

20. paramount

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