Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. callous

lacking empathy or concern

lengthy angry speech or criticism

adopt or support

suppose without sufficient evidence

2. trepidation

statement seeming contradictory but true

fear or apprehension

accept reluctantly without protest

belittle or speak disrespectfully of

3. putrid

self-denial or renunciation

decayed or rotting; foul-smelling

short statement of a general truth

emotionally touching or moving

4. stagnate

strong dislike or opposition

renovate or brighten up a space or item

cease to flow or develop; become inactive

unable to be changed or reversed

5. buttress

regard with disgust or hatred

support or reinforce

to scold or complain bitterly

boisterous and loud

6. preclude

scatter in different directions

dense, harsh mixture of sounds

to prevent or make impossible

insincerely pious or moralistic

7. viscous

thick and sticky in consistency

dig out from the ground

fortunate accidental discovery

enormous or powerful creature or thing

8. ostracism

distribute for a specific purpose

an excessive amount of something

gaudy or tastelessly bright

purposely excluding someone

9. adept

boring; tiresome; monotonous

skillful or proficient at something

speak ill of; belittle or defame

correct or revise a text

10. perplex

many and various

increase in power or reputation

to confuse or puzzle someone

easily shaped or changed

11. nomadic

understood without being openly spoken

crowning or official ceremony

wandering without fixed home

lacking distinctive features

12. mitigate

courageous; fearless

drive away or scatter; make vanish

ease severity or reduce

loss of reputation or respect

13. truncate

combine or unite into one

lengthen by cutting off the end

doubtful or uncertain

suggestion; subtle hint

14. mawkish

drive away or scatter; make vanish

optimistic or hopeful

gathering of people

excessively sentimental

15. elated

restrict or compel

ecstatically happy or proud

assign or entrust to another; representative

pompous or overblown in speech

16. obtuse

difficult situation or swamp

lacking sharpness or quickness

loss of reputation or respect

intended to correct or improve

17. nominal

existing in name only

intense anger

stretch or expand outwards

serving as a typical example

18. tenuous

highly fertile or productive

weak; fragile; insubstantial

narrative song or poem

revoke, cancel or repeal

19. timorous

surrender or give in

having or showing fear or lack of confidence

feeling remorse for past actions

existing, happening in the air

20. choreography

shaking or trembling

official right to invention; obvious

praise insistently to gain favor

art of designing dance movements

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. callous

2. trepidation

3. putrid

4. stagnate

5. buttress

6. preclude

7. viscous

8. ostracism

9. adept

10. perplex

11. nomadic

12. mitigate

13. truncate

14. mawkish

15. elated

16. obtuse

17. nominal

18. tenuous

19. timorous

20. choreography

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. callous

2. trepidation

3. putrid

4. stagnate

5. buttress

6. preclude

7. viscous

8. ostracism

9. adept

10. perplex

11. nomadic

12. mitigate

13. truncate

14. mawkish

15. elated

16. obtuse

17. nominal

18. tenuous

19. timorous

20. choreography

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