Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. soliloquy

speech by a single speaker alone

feeling of joy and pride

lacking courage or resolve; timid

excessively arrogant or confident

2. fa?ade

highest point or vertex

emotionally insensitive or cruel

not candid or sincere

outward appearance or face

3. invasive

offensive or unorthodox belief

pay back; avenge

discourage strongly

tending to spread aggressively

4. venerable

pressing or urgent

setting boundaries or limits

act of illegally copying or stealing

respected due to age or wisdom

5. ransom

payment demanded for release or rescue

amends made for a wrong or injury

abundance or large quantity

leading position in movement

6. condone

exceptional skill or talent

showy or tedious display of learning

oppressive and unjust government rule

to overlook or forgive

7. jurisprudence

betrayal against one's country

state of perfect happiness and peace

skill in using hands or mind

theory or philosophy of law

8. procurement

lack or scarcity

ultimate opponent or rival; just punishment

act of obtaining

harmless, unlikely to offend

9. excoriate

pacing or speed of music or movement

skillful and nimble with hands or mind

criticize severely

short, pithy statement.

10. pomp

graduation or ceremonydisplay with grandeur

provoke or incur hostility

core part of seed or idea

a statement contradicting itself

11. antithesis

cause to continue indefinitely

extremely peaceful and beautiful

fundamental principle; self-evident truth

direct opposite or contrast

12. vortex

public shame or disgrace

lacking courage or resolve; timid

strong loyalty to tribe

whirling mass of fluid or air

13. hyperbole

showing wealth; rich or luxurious

mistake or misconduct.

exaggerated statement

slow to advance or respond

14. brevity

resisting authority or control

standard for evaluating quality

briefness or succinctness

plant seeds or scatter broadly

15. effigy

sculpture or model of a person, often created for symbolism

originate or issue from a source

a fraud or con artist

a model or example of something

16. covet

relentless, unstoppable, inevitable

effective public speaking or persuasion

aggressively greedy or grasping

to strongly desire something

17. rapture

ecstatic joy or delight

deep narrow valley with steep sides

loss of strength or energy

showy but cheap or poor quality

18. depravity

weapons or ammunition used in warfare

long-standing argument or conflict

moral corruption or wickedness

hidden but capable of emerging

19. watchword

characterized by disorder or disturbance

no longer in use or outdated

tendency, preference, leaning

code word or guiding principle

20. wilderness

cause of ruin or harm

keen insight or intelligence

legal order to appear

remote natural uninhabited area

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. soliloquy

2. fa?ade

3. invasive

4. venerable

5. ransom

6. condone

7. jurisprudence

8. procurement

9. excoriate

10. pomp

11. antithesis

12. vortex

13. hyperbole

14. brevity

15. effigy

16. covet

17. rapture

18. depravity

19. watchword

20. wilderness

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. soliloquy

2. fa?ade

3. invasive

4. venerable

5. ransom

6. condone

7. jurisprudence

8. procurement

9. excoriate

10. pomp

11. antithesis

12. vortex

13. hyperbole

14. brevity

15. effigy

16. covet

17. rapture

18. depravity

19. watchword

20. wilderness

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