Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. penchant

unemotional, showing little or no emotion

spend wastefully or recklessly

strong liking or liking for something; inclination

avoid clear statement; prevaricate

2. iniquitous

wicked or unjust

brave; courageous or heroic

draw attention away

an organism living on or in a host, harmful to it

3. somber

to replace, to take the place of

deviation from normal, irregularity

open to multiple interpretations

dark; gloomy or serious

4. alacrity

Congratulate earnestly

eager willingness or briskness

person walking on foot, ordinary or dull

to assume as true or fact, to put forward

5. pillage

estimate or infer beyond known data

enough; adequate for purpose

steal goods during war; act of looting

newly formed

6. meticulous

enthusiastically lively

weaken or reduce in severity

divide into contrasting groups

showing great attention to detail

7. stigma

mark of disgrace or shame

willing to cooperate or be influenced

mournful poem or song for the dead

easily broken or fragile

8. tantalize

sparing or economical with money

tease or torment with something desirable

taking advantage of situations

extreme poverty

9. clot

strong public criticism; disgrace or infamy

dense mass of coagulated blood or material

unable to be disturbed or upset; calm

preventing infection or decay

10. opprobrium

public disgrace or shame

still in existence; surviving

most favorable or ideal; best possible

proportionate or corresponding in size

11. conifer

Permanent; not erasable

unemotional, showing little or no emotion

cone-bearing evergreen tree

obtain through begging; scrounge or freeload

12. deprivation

Lack of necessary needs

clear from blame or guilt

Harm or weaken ability

deduce or conclude

13. sparse

popular trend; fashionable style

subtle difference or distinction; refinement

thinly dispersed or in small quantities

to appear more prominent or important

14. lucrative

resulting in profit

ghostly figure or image appearingsuddenly

Worry unnecessarily

changeable or unstable easily

15. luminous

walk heavily or slowly; slow progress

emitting light

recklessly extravagant or wasteful person

harsh rebuke or criticism

16. mosaic

looking or sounding sad; mournful

artwork made of small pieces; patchwork design

Causing public disagreement

harsh rebuke or criticism

17. attentive

truthful or honest

preventing infection or decay

angry speech or upbraiding

giving close and thoughtful attention

18. caprice

to lose luster or reputation, stain or discolor

deep insight or seriousness, great depth

sudden change of mind; fickle tendency

tall, four-sided stone monument; memorial

19. elusive

difficult to find or catch

to appear more prominent or important

tease or torment with something desirable

heavy club; ceremonial staff

20. pristine

excessive talkativeness, fluency

pure; unspoiled; in original condition

intrude gradually; invade

producing desired effect

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. penchant

2. iniquitous

3. somber

4. alacrity

5. pillage

6. meticulous

7. stigma

8. tantalize

9. clot

10. opprobrium

11. conifer

12. deprivation

13. sparse

14. lucrative

15. luminous

16. mosaic

17. attentive

18. caprice

19. elusive

20. pristine

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. penchant

2. iniquitous

3. somber

4. alacrity

5. pillage

6. meticulous

7. stigma

8. tantalize

9. clot

10. opprobrium

11. conifer

12. deprivation

13. sparse

14. lucrative

15. luminous

16. mosaic

17. attentive

18. caprice

19. elusive

20. pristine

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