Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. dupe

fill or pervade with a substance

person easily deceived or fooled

horrible or terrifying to look at

enthusiasm or passion; intense devotion

2. determinant

to increase rapidly; multiply

shameful or scornful

factor that determines a result

avoid clear statement; prevaricate

3. cower

going unchecked, spreading wildly

crouch down in fear or shame

to fall sharply; plunge downward

causing thought or action; irritating or exciting

4. ingenuous

willing to please others

innocent and unsuspecting; naive

false statement to damage reputation

collect or gather

5. loom

appear large or threatening

slow, lazy speech

Face-to-face dispute or conflict

unemotional, showing little or no emotion

6. pillage

steal goods during war; act of looting

take away or deny possession

Dull or lacking brightness

doubtful or uncertain

7. exploit

someone who captures or takes prisoner

use for benefit, often unethically

large underground cave

pompous; using inflated language

8. subdue

combine into one

justify or explain with logical reasons

lying face upward, passive position

conquer or bring under control

9. onerous

burdensome or difficult

full, rich, and imposing in sound; sonorous

voluntarily join or sign up

like an opal in appearance

10. spine

Long, passionate speech

backbone; moral strength or courage

owing money

violation or breaking of law or duty

11. anoint

inspiring fear or respect

apply oil; designate or confer divine power

easily managed or controlled

accustomed to hardship; hardened

12. squander

present everywhere

guess based on incomplete information

spend wastefully or recklessly

difficult to understand or interpret; mysterious

13. obeisance

excessive concern with minor details

deviation from normal, irregularity

weaken or make feeble

deferential motion of respect

14. posture

sudden invasion or attack

gentle and kindly

open to multiple interpretations

attitude or position of the body or mind

15. occult

noisy argument or fight

not transparent; obscure; difficult to understand

mysterious; beyond scientific understanding

unintentional or accidental

16. confidential

Stimulate into action

divide into contrasting groups

ridicule or mock contemptuously

meant to be kept secret

17. uphold

person who avoids social contact

lowest point

to support or maintain, confirm

skillful and quick in movement

18. chicanery

stubborn; unyielding; resistant to change

enthusiastically lively

harsh rebuke or criticism

trickery or deception

19. epithet

Add details to beautify

descriptive term or nickname

relating to sense of smell

strictness or severity; thoroughness

20. sporadic

complicated or intricately folded

occurring irregularly; scattered or infrequent

relating to lush, green plants or herbs

study of existence or reality

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. dupe

2. determinant

3. cower

4. ingenuous

5. loom

6. pillage

7. exploit

8. subdue

9. onerous

10. spine

11. anoint

12. squander

13. obeisance

14. posture

15. occult

16. confidential

17. uphold

18. chicanery

19. epithet

20. sporadic

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. dupe

2. determinant

3. cower

4. ingenuous

5. loom

6. pillage

7. exploit

8. subdue

9. onerous

10. spine

11. anoint

12. squander

13. obeisance

14. posture

15. occult

16. confidential

17. uphold

18. chicanery

19. epithet

20. sporadic

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