Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. alleviate

make easier or less severe

sincerely friendly

perceive or recognize clearly

dishonest or indirect in behavior

2. impecunious

lacking money; poor

polish by rubbing

rudely brief

negligent or neglectful in duty

3. quotidian

belittle or speak disrespectfully of

lacking necessities; poor

daily; commonplace or ordinary

soothing or softening agent

4. privation

lack of basic necessities or comforts

make a violent attack or criticize strongly

give in return; respond similarly

walkway between rows

5. resplendent

shining brilliantly; splendid

praiseworthy

involve as necessary part

cautiousness and good judgment

6. heterogeneous

profession or occupation

conventional or traditional

different or diverse parts

idealistic but impractical

7. exasperate

open to influence or cooperation

irritate intensely

extremely surprised

imperfection or flaw

8. behemoth

remarkably bad or shocking

enormous or powerful creature or thing

open to influence or cooperation

typical example or model

9. renovate

lengthen by cutting off the end

disagreement with authority or majority

restore to good condition or appearance

able to hold much; spacious

10. surrogate

pyramid of authority or status

second to last in sequence

feel or express strong disapproval

a substitute or replacement for something else

11. circumvent

charmingly old-fashioned or unusual

pain-relieving medication

to carry out or execute

avoid by clever means

12. apocryphal

of uncertain authenticity

origin of a word

hold back or restrain

excessively generous or elaborate

13. appraise

walkway between rows

hostile or harmful

evaluate or assess value

pleasant or comfortable feature

14. foster

to carry out or execute

encourage or promote development

impossible to disentangle

reading carefully or thoroughly

15. convention

strong liking or preference

lying or false

standard practice or meeting

easily achieved; superficial

16. exonerate

social outcast or despised person

praise highly

absolve from blame

central or most important element

17. egregious

based on mistaken reasoning

serving as a typical example

remarkably bad or shocking

set or adjust precisely

18. tenuous

total disorder or confusion

curse or slander

unnamed or unidentified

weak; fragile; insubstantial

19. perfunctory

prevent or obstruct

widespread fame or reputation

carried out with minimal effort

most noticeable or important

20. abstruse

reading carefully or thoroughly

boisterous and loud

pacify or soothe

difficult to understand

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. alleviate

2. impecunious

3. quotidian

4. privation

5. resplendent

6. heterogeneous

7. exasperate

8. behemoth

9. renovate

10. surrogate

11. circumvent

12. apocryphal

13. appraise

14. foster

15. convention

16. exonerate

17. egregious

18. tenuous

19. perfunctory

20. abstruse

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. alleviate

2. impecunious

3. quotidian

4. privation

5. resplendent

6. heterogeneous

7. exasperate

8. behemoth

9. renovate

10. surrogate

11. circumvent

12. apocryphal

13. appraise

14. foster

15. convention

16. exonerate

17. egregious

18. tenuous

19. perfunctory

20. abstruse

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