Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. nascent

offense or annoyance

humiliate or degrade someone

beginning to develop

sly or secretive

2. approbation

excessively generous or elaborate

alert; watchful

sudden, successful action

enjoyment or praise; approval or commendation

3. desolate

mock or ridicule contemptuously

deserted; feeling or showing misery

keen; forceful; incisive

lack of harmony among sounds

4. benevolent

give up power voluntarily

pale or lacking color; dull

wishing good for others; kind

related to or resembling trees

5. redoubtable

inspiring fear or respect

to prevent or make impossible

sweet food or candy

gaudy or tastelessly bright

6. acrimony

aggressively defiant or savagely brutal

bitterness or harshness in speech or behavior

lacking or deprived of something

additional performance at end of show

7. circumscribed

lacking intelligence or ideas

clear and transparent

unable to be appeased

limited within boundaries

8. impervious

difficult to see or understand

impossible to penetrate or affect

overbearing; commanding

restless or difficult to control

9. bereft

lacking or deprived of something

impulsive or unpredictable

agreeable and friendly

longing or nostalgic

10. obstreperous

publicly denounce or criticize

friendly or cheerful

boisterous and loud

imperfection or flaw

11. brazen

bold and shameless

official order or command

clever; original

outgoing and sociable in nature

12. ostentatious

restrain or chain

free from difficulty or entanglement

hostile or unfavorable

intended to attract attention

13. defile

tireless; persistent

to show involvement with crime

concerning beauty or art

spoil or desecrate; make dirty or unclean

14. tome

cautiousness and good judgment

insult or offend openly

diligent and ethical

large scholarly book

15. vindicate

annoy; irritate

subtle difference or variation

clear from suspicion or blame

logical and consistent

16. allege

easily angered

claim or assert without proof

deserted; feeling or showing misery

accustom to hardship

17. impertinent

rude or irrelevant

impossible to disentangle

flawless; perfect

understood only by a select few

18. corpulence

to make less severe or painful

spreading widely throughout

obesity or fatness

failing to take proper care

19. somnolent

bring under control or domination

sleepy or drowsy

lying or false

deriving ideas from various sources

20. abate

violent whirlpool or chaos

of such excellence or beauty

customs or moral standards

become less intense or widespread

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. nascent

2. approbation

3. desolate

4. benevolent

5. redoubtable

6. acrimony

7. circumscribed

8. impervious

9. bereft

10. obstreperous

11. brazen

12. ostentatious

13. defile

14. tome

15. vindicate

16. allege

17. impertinent

18. corpulence

19. somnolent

20. abate

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. nascent

2. approbation

3. desolate

4. benevolent

5. redoubtable

6. acrimony

7. circumscribed

8. impervious

9. bereft

10. obstreperous

11. brazen

12. ostentatious

13. defile

14. tome

15. vindicate

16. allege

17. impertinent

18. corpulence

19. somnolent

20. abate

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