Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. pungent

flexible and graceful

sharply affecting smell or taste

strange; mysterious; unsettling

split apart or cling to

2. grievous

causing sorrow or pain; serious

wealthy or prosperous

skilled at gaining advantage

peaceful, untroubled, calm

3. soluble

state of moderation or seriousness

feel or express strong disapproval

capable of being dissolved

to make less severe or painful

4. impudent

rude or disrespectful

disperse or scatter; squander

stubborn and unyielding

exceptional skill or bravery

5. insidious

deceptively harmful

excessive talking around a point

invent or make up

a preference or tendency

6. expurgate

edit to remove inappropriate parts

very critical or harsh

disregard or overlook

requiring strong effort or energy

7. exasperate

curse or verbally attack

irritate intensely

to prevent or make impossible

false display or claim; or acting

8. duplicity

understood without being openly spoken

secretive or stealthy

scarcity or small amount of something

double-dealing or dishonesty

9. carp

bold and shameless

total disorder or confusion

set or adjust precisely

find fault constantly

10. implicate

lacking or deprived of something

excessive or insincere praise

reach or achieve a goal

to show involvement with crime

11. assess

soon fading or disappearing

evaluate or estimate the value or importance

vague or unclear

a short trip or outing

12. oblique

disregard or overlook

regard as belonging to a particular cause or origin

weak; fragile; insubstantial

indirect or slanting

13. verbose

causing sorrow or pain; serious

using more words than needed

playfully unusual or fanciful

very careful and precise

14. instigate

friendly and lively

truthfulness; accuracy

feeling remorse for past actions

to stir up or provoke

15. encore

deserving criticism or blame

additional performance at end of show

based on observation or experience

aware of

16. implacable

aggressively defiant or savagely brutal

perfect example of something

poet or singer, especially of epic poetry

unable to be appeased

17. espouse

adopt or support

famous for bad reasons

secretly cooperate in wrongdoing

helpful or obliging

18. inviolable

secure from violation

worshiping idols excessively

take money secretly for personal use

someone who enjoys eating

19. anomaly

mercy or leniency

general dominance or leadership

very small or tiny

deviation from the normal

20. capacious

able to hold much; spacious

easily shaped or changed

expressing praise

to recommend authoritatively

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. pungent

2. grievous

3. soluble

4. impudent

5. insidious

6. expurgate

7. exasperate

8. duplicity

9. carp

10. implicate

11. assess

12. oblique

13. verbose

14. instigate

15. encore

16. implacable

17. espouse

18. inviolable

19. anomaly

20. capacious

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. pungent

2. grievous

3. soluble

4. impudent

5. insidious

6. expurgate

7. exasperate

8. duplicity

9. carp

10. implicate

11. assess

12. oblique

13. verbose

14. instigate

15. encore

16. implacable

17. espouse

18. inviolable

19. anomaly

20. capacious

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