Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. coup

secretive or stealthy

attractive or appealing

unspeakable; beyond description

sudden, successful action

2. garrulous

childish or silly

talkative excessively

to spread throughout something

assign to a lower rank or position

3. bilk

secretly cooperate in wrongdoing

cheat or defraud

small or inadequate amount of money

channel for conveying fluid

4. plausible

adopt or support

apparently true or reasonable

theft or stealing

hold interest or attract strongly

5. engender

cause or produce

wave or ripple in motion

a sign of future events; warning

encourage or promote development

6. caucus

meeting of members for discussion

attractive or appealing

natural tendency or inclination

happening at same time

7. venerate

regard with deep respect

to encroach or infringe

praise or admiration

endless; having no limit

8. coronation

encourage growth or development

regard as resulting from a specific cause

apparently true or reasonable

crowning or official ceremony

9. largess

formally renounce or reject

sentimental to excessive degree

praise insistently to gain favor

generous bestowal of gifts

10. buffet

long, critical speech or scolding

strike repeatedly or meal consisting of several dishes

brief and clear in expression

praise highly

11. ascetic

easily taught or managed; submissive

practicing self-discipline and abstention

immunize by vaccination

exceptionally skilled musician or artist

12. invective

insulting language

lacking moral restraint

satisfy fully or to excess

double-dealing or dishonesty

13. confidant

trusted friend or advisor

able to pay debts; liquid dissolving other substances

hostile or harmful

often repeated; unoriginal

14. uncanny

strange; mysterious; unsettling

set or adjust precisely

profession or occupation

express emotion

15. knell

to suppress or put an end to

show or reveal clearly

the sound of a bell, especially at tolling

disagreement with authority or majority

16. concoct

create or invent in imagination

forbidden by law or rules

gaudy or tastelessly bright

bring about or accelerate a process

17. cosmopolitan

insincerely pious or moralistic

abundant or plentiful

worldly or globally sophisticated

appalling or inferior imitation

18. retract

perfect example or embodiment

rhythmic flow or pattern

meddlesome or interfering

withdraw or take back statement

19. fidelity

mix of different things

faithfulness or loyalty

intimidating or discouraging

regard as belonging to a particular cause or origin

20. bourgeois

tolerate or stay; follow rules

relating to middle-class or capitalist values

winding or twisting; complicated

threats or force to coercively compel

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. coup

2. garrulous

3. bilk

4. plausible

5. engender

6. caucus

7. venerate

8. coronation

9. largess

10. buffet

11. ascetic

12. invective

13. confidant

14. uncanny

15. knell

16. concoct

17. cosmopolitan

18. retract

19. fidelity

20. bourgeois

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. coup

2. garrulous

3. bilk

4. plausible

5. engender

6. caucus

7. venerate

8. coronation

9. largess

10. buffet

11. ascetic

12. invective

13. confidant

14. uncanny

15. knell

16. concoct

17. cosmopolitan

18. retract

19. fidelity

20. bourgeois

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