Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. maxim

large outpouring or burst of activity

short, pithy statement.

below conscious awareness

loyal, firm, or supportive

2. anecdote

provoke action or trouble

short amusing or interesting story

object surviving from the past

accelerate or facilitate

3. notoriety

collapse or stumble; establish

fame for something negative or undesirable

revoke, cancel, or repeal

a sudden sharp feeling of pain

4. regent

extremely peaceful and beautiful

person appointed to administer a state

a sudden and total failure

covered or hidden from view

5. quaint

moral uprightness or virtue

craving revenge or retaliation

charmingly unusual or old-fashioned

involve in conflict or argument

6. languish

suffer neglect or hardship

long journey or adventurous voyage

speaker, especially in public, eloquent

illusion of distant object.

7. enigma

vital or central element.

mysterious or difficult to understand person or thing

temporary structure for execution

describe or outline precisely

8. parable

a simple story with moral lesson

official certification or approval

declare not guilty of a crime

approach and address someone boldly

9. metamorphosis

recommendation or endorsement

complete transformation.

extremely old or ancient

sudden increase or rise

10. posterity

clever or witty remark

future generations

showing lack of concern or worry

sad or mournful; gloomy.

11. statute

extremely; beyond measure or limit

covering up wrongdoing or mistakes

priority in importance or order

law enacted by a legislative body

12. repression

subtle difference or distinction

supreme ruler or authority

a place designated for storage

forcible suppression or restraint

13. stoic

combining or uniting into one

indifferent to pleasure or pain

preferring to be apart from society

military blockade to capture a place

14. connive

to secretly cooperate in wrongdoing

lacking plan or order

provoke action or trouble

longing mixed with sadness

15. pervert

a sudden sharp feeling of pain

nostalgic or mournful longing

long-standing personal feuding or rivalry

someone who corrupts or distorts

16. flaunt

display ostentatiously

criticize harshly

endure or withstand hardship

reversion to an earlier style or practice

17. pontificate

calm and unbiased

bitterly sarcastic

to overlook or forgive

speak in a haughty manner

18. pervade

initiation, formal introduction or acceptance

seemingly correct but false

spread throughout

belief that events are predetermined

19. laudable

lacking plan or enthusiasm

bias towards a particular cause

feeling of joy and pride

praiseworthy and admirable

20. petulant

moral uprightness or virtue

legal gap or exception; escape route.

lacking coherence or connection

impatient or irritable

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. maxim

2. anecdote

3. notoriety

4. regent

5. quaint

6. languish

7. enigma

8. parable

9. metamorphosis

10. posterity

11. statute

12. repression

13. stoic

14. connive

15. pervert

16. flaunt

17. pontificate

18. pervade

19. laudable

20. petulant

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. maxim

2. anecdote

3. notoriety

4. regent

5. quaint

6. languish

7. enigma

8. parable

9. metamorphosis

10. posterity

11. statute

12. repression

13. stoic

14. connive

15. pervert

16. flaunt

17. pontificate

18. pervade

19. laudable

20. petulant

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