Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. luminous

find out or discover with certainty

treat sacredly with disrespect

urgent or pressing

emitting light

2. morose

eroding or causing damage

sullen or gloomy

restore friendly relations after disagreement

greed or desire for wealth

3. disclose

belittle or speak disrespectfully of

insult or damaging remark

hidden or secret

reveal or make known publicly

4. arable

suitable for growing crops; farmland

sweet food or candy

persuade by flattery or coaxing

appeal to emotion; emotional quality

5. gourmand

someone who enjoys eating

assumed or false name

praiseworthy

causing distress; agonizing

6. preclude

dig out from the ground

to prevent or make impossible

come together to form whole

think deeply or meditate

7. culpable

regard as belonging to a particular cause or origin

incompatible; harsh or jarring

faulty or blameworthy

distribute for a specific purpose

8. neophyte

scatter in different directions

newly converted or beginner

generous bestowal of gifts

general dominance or leadership

9. clamor

to soothe or calm someone

energetic; constantly changing

shining brightly; radiant

loud, continuous noise

10. forbearance

patience and restraint

favorable or auspicious

strong feeling of dislike

lacking meaning; silly

11. constrain

unable to be changed or reversed

lack of harmony among sounds

sudden, impatient irritation

restrict or compel

12. docile

humiliate or degrade someone

easily taught or managed; submissive

passionate or enthusiastic

integrity and uprightness

13. defile

social outcast or despised person

spoil or desecrate; make dirty or unclean

a state of rest or peacefulness

charming; winning

14. ethereal

peculiar to an individual

light and delicate

inspiring fear or respect

idealistic but impractical

15. indefatigable

loud, harsh, and disorderly noise

aggressively defiant or savagely brutal

drive away or scatter; make vanish

tireless; persistent

16. excursion

reduce in quality, degrade or demean

a short trip or outing

regarded as sacred or inviolable

surrender or give in

17. pathos

to persuade or influence

hesitate or refuse to proceed

morally unprincipled person

appeal to emotion; emotional quality

18. submissive

person who follows rules

reveal or make known publicly

bold and shameless

ready to obey or surrender

19. goad

temporary relief or delay of punishment

overconfident but immature

sentimental to excessive degree

urge or provoke to action

20. antiseptic

relating to the earth or land

forbidden by law or rules

spread widely or distribution

germ-killing or sterilizing agent

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. luminous

2. morose

3. disclose

4. arable

5. gourmand

6. preclude

7. culpable

8. neophyte

9. clamor

10. forbearance

11. constrain

12. docile

13. defile

14. ethereal

15. indefatigable

16. excursion

17. pathos

18. submissive

19. goad

20. antiseptic

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. luminous

2. morose

3. disclose

4. arable

5. gourmand

6. preclude

7. culpable

8. neophyte

9. clamor

10. forbearance

11. constrain

12. docile

13. defile

14. ethereal

15. indefatigable

16. excursion

17. pathos

18. submissive

19. goad

20. antiseptic

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