Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. elicit

tireless; persistent

declare invalid or cancel

draw out or evoke response

loud, continuous noise

2. compliment

shining brilliantly; splendid

praise or admiration

call together for meeting

create or invent in imagination

3. mitigate

harmony or agreement

abandoned or neglectful; homeless person

ease severity or reduce

necessary; essential

4. calumny

crowning or official ceremony

deserted; feeling or showing misery

complex or twisted

false statement to damage reputation

5. libertarian

a substitute or replacement for something else

range of colors used by an artist

advocate of individual freedom

settling disputes through a neutral third party

6. ignominious

having shame or disgrace

distribute for a specific purpose

increasing over time

easily shaped or changed

7. boisterous

loud, energetic, and rowdy

large scholarly book

speak or write with great enthusiasm

disperse or scatter; squander

8. ruse

remove completely

jump or dance around excitedly

clever trick or deception

to rob or plunder violently

9. uncanny

pain-relieving medication

evident or obvious

express disapproval or disappointment

strange; mysterious; unsettling

10. expiate

rebuke or reprimand severely

peaceful, untroubled, calm

clear and logical

make amends for guilt or sin

11. pathos

famous and respected in a particular field

playfully unusual or fanciful

appeal to emotion; emotional quality

person opposing authority or government

12. respite

excessively eager to please

sharply affecting smell or taste

extremely dry or lacking moisture

short period of rest or relief

13. anguish

severe mental or physical pain

suitable or fitting for a specific purpose

to ease or relieve without curing

praiseworthy

14. constituent

rebel or revolutionary

component or part

appropriateness or decorum

absolutely necessary or urgent

15. emollient

soothing or softening agent

pursues pleasure as life goal

harmony or agreement

signaling system with lights or sounds

16. alias

aggressively defiant or savagely brutal

assumed or false name

short period of rest or relief

trusted friend or advisor

17. vivacious

enthusiastic approval or praise

lacking intelligence or sense

natural liking or connection

lively and spirited

18. anonymous

confuse or frustrate

unnamed or unidentified

gaudy or tastelessly bright

formal rejection or abandonment

19. eloquent

fluent or persuasive in speech

cease to flow or develop; become inactive

newly converted or beginner

contemptuously disregard

20. acrimony

diverse; multicolored

meddlesome or interfering

bitterness or harshness in speech or behavior

insincerely pious or moralistic

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. elicit

2. compliment

3. mitigate

4. calumny

5. libertarian

6. ignominious

7. boisterous

8. ruse

9. uncanny

10. expiate

11. pathos

12. respite

13. anguish

14. constituent

15. emollient

16. alias

17. vivacious

18. anonymous

19. eloquent

20. acrimony

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. elicit

2. compliment

3. mitigate

4. calumny

5. libertarian

6. ignominious

7. boisterous

8. ruse

9. uncanny

10. expiate

11. pathos

12. respite

13. anguish

14. constituent

15. emollient

16. alias

17. vivacious

18. anonymous

19. eloquent

20. acrimony

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