Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. placate

Harm or weaken ability

harsh rebuke or criticism

appease or calm down

keen insight; sharpness in judgment

2. exacerbate

worsen or intensify negative condition

to flood or overwhelm; to cover with water

to make impure by adding inferior substances

cause curiosity or interest

3. lethargy

representative or agent sent on a mission

study of disease

state of sluggishness or fatigue; inactivity

mental or physical sluggishness or inactivity

4. inadvertent

reptile with a long tail

vision care specialist

unintentional or accidental

perfect example or embodiment

5. sip

to drink in small amounts

using more words than necessary

strict disciplinarian; a rigid rule enforcer

difficult to manage

6. dabble

formal request

take part in superficially or casually

formal letter or communication

cheat or defraud

7. intensive

done with much effort

focused on practical results

dislikes or hates women

confuse or frustrate

8. mendacity

course of action or direction

Yielding or admitting a point

lying or untruthfulness

absorbed fully or deeply interested

9. infiltrate

state of inactivity or dormancy

to secretly penetrate or diffuse into something

deadly infectious disease or epidemic

a person who dislikes humanity; antipathetic

10. conspire

strange or unusual

brave; courageous or heroic

Plan secretly to do something wrong

stretched tight without slack

11. complaisant

Long, passionate speech

sarcastic; capable of burning

take apart or analyze

willing to please others

12. canon

hold or express opinions different from others

faithlessness, treachery or betrayal

move back and forth

established set of principles or laws

13. culpable

deserving blame or responsibility

enduring; persistent; recurring yearly

unconventional or slightly strange

learned person; scholar or expert

14. rationale

underlying reason or logic, basis for action

forbidden by law

mark of disgrace or shame

echo repeatedly or vibrate soundfully

15. latitude

freedom of action or choice; degrees of distance from equator

wildly unreasonable or illogical

not easily bent or moved, rigid

arranged in order of rank or importance

16. oaf

to appear more prominent or important

clumsy and unintelligent person

highly skilled or proficient

payment or reward for service or loss

17. vituperate

to blame or scold harshly

to replace, to take the place of

Provoke or annoy someone

open to multiple interpretations

18. fracas

fond of company or sociable

noisy argument or fight

inlaid wooden flooring

adopt or support an idea or belief

19. admonish

unable to feel or perceive; insensible to pain

main point or essence

ability to predict future events

warn or reprimand firmly

20. outmoded

based on random choice or whim

extraordinary talent or genius at young age

dislikes or hates women

out of fashion or outdated

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. placate

2. exacerbate

3. lethargy

4. inadvertent

5. sip

6. dabble

7. intensive

8. mendacity

9. infiltrate

10. conspire

11. complaisant

12. canon

13. culpable

14. rationale

15. latitude

16. oaf

17. vituperate

18. fracas

19. admonish

20. outmoded

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. placate

2. exacerbate

3. lethargy

4. inadvertent

5. sip

6. dabble

7. intensive

8. mendacity

9. infiltrate

10. conspire

11. complaisant

12. canon

13. culpable

14. rationale

15. latitude

16. oaf

17. vituperate

18. fracas

19. admonish

20. outmoded

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