Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. judicious

enthusiastically lively

wisely cautious; showing good judgment

wasteful extravagance

person bringing a legal case

2. skiff

occurring daily; ordinary or routine

Prepare or secure

small boat often used on water

Cautious or reserved

3. invert

guess based on incomplete information

directly opposed or contrasting

lot of confusion or disorder; a tumult

turn upside down

4. decry

notice of someone’s death

cliff with a steep or overhanging edge

condemn openly or strongly

truthful and straightforward; honest

5. perfunctory

Requiring precise attention

lacking interest or enthusiasm

partner or supporter in a common goal

having a strong or unpleasant smell

6. relentless

merciless; persistent

eating both plants and animals

shy or reserved to attract attention

mark of disgrace or shame

7. mollify

appease or soothe

turn away or prevent from happening

self-satisfied

act humbly to gain favor

8. censor

gradual decline or waste

dislikes or hates women

push or compel someone to do something

suppress parts deemed objectionable

9. shirk

to avoid or neglect work or duty

isolation to prevent spread of disease

absorbed fully or deeply interested

fanatical or passionate supporter

10. qualification

threatening; suggesting future harm

introductory statement or opening, preliminary part

attribute or condition to meet requirements

measure exactly vertical or deeply accurate

11. overweening

excessively confident or prideful; arrogant

Steady and even-tempered

incisive, cutting or sharply effective

respect or courteous regard

12. adulation

Exaggerated statement for effect

strong dislike or lack of respect

moderate in consumption or indulgence

excessive praise or admiration

13. holster

holding device for firearm

hasty or reckless; outbreak of something; act without caution

deceptive cunning or slyness

for something to fall or overturn; overthrow

14. indefatigable

temporarily inactive or sleeping

shy or reserved to attract attention

incapable of being tired out; persistent

quick or fast in movement or action

15. inflammable

touchable or concrete; real

easily set on fire; flammable

indirect or evasive language

reprimand or punish severely

16. oculist

eye doctor or specialist

Force out of position

stimulus or action provoking a response or reaction

arranged in time order

17. malingerer

ceremony collecting offerings

beginning or start

one who pretends to be ill to avoid work

easily angered; irritable; hot-tempered

18. pan

native to a region

natural tendency or inclination

round cooking vessel

run or walk with a long stride

19. credence

Separate and distinct

not transparent; obscure; difficult to understand

one who practices a profession; professional

belief in truth or reliability

20. conscript

force into military service

assert or state confidently

Lacking strong emotion

dirty, squalid, morally degraded

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. judicious

2. skiff

3. invert

4. decry

5. perfunctory

6. relentless

7. mollify

8. censor

9. shirk

10. qualification

11. overweening

12. adulation

13. holster

14. indefatigable

15. inflammable

16. oculist

17. malingerer

18. pan

19. credence

20. conscript

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. judicious

2. skiff

3. invert

4. decry

5. perfunctory

6. relentless

7. mollify

8. censor

9. shirk

10. qualification

11. overweening

12. adulation

13. holster

14. indefatigable

15. inflammable

16. oculist

17. malingerer

18. pan

19. credence

20. conscript

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