Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. canny

shrewd and clever

standards for judgment

strong liking or preference

someone who enjoys eating

2. foster

encourage or promote development

promoting fire or conflict

discouraged or demoralized

fearlessly daring or bold

3. pillage

appease or reduce anger

to rob or plunder violently

persuading forcibly

shockingly noticeable or obvious

4. abstain

draw out or evoke response

light and delicate

voluntarily refrain from something

ready to obey or surrender

5. zenith

lying or false

highest point; peak

greed or desire for wealth

merciful or tolerant

6. preponderance

full of, common, or widespread

greater in number or importance

using up or eating

informal language

7. manifold

many and various

evaluate or estimate the value or importance

daily; commonplace or ordinary

making unclear or unintelligible

8. pariah

believing only oneself exists

pale or lacking color; dull

social outcast or despised person

pain-relieving medication

9. empathy

offense or annoyance

ability to understand others' feelings

increase in power or reputation

harmonious or agreeable

10. discomfit

having shame or disgrace

make uneasy or embarrassed

interpret or understand

strong feeling of dislike

11. notorious

courageous; fearless

humorous imitation of a work

famous for bad reasons

excessive amount of something

12. vindictive

seeming or apparent

having a revengeful nature

drinkable; suitable for drinking

excessively high or unreasonable

13. prescribe

having knowledge of future events

to recommend authoritatively

inborn; naturally existing

renovate or brighten up a space or item

14. reprehensible

beginning to develop

lacking freshness; overused

mysterious or puzzling problem

deserving criticism or blame

15. intractable

general dominance or leadership

cause or produce

express sharp disapproval or criticism

difficult to manage

16. solicitous

involve as necessary part

showing concern or care

total sum of parts

shining brightly; radiant

17. allocate

make sacred or holy

distribute for a specific purpose

harmless or gentle

arranged in order of time

18. allege

claim or assert without proof

recklessly extravagant; wasteful

criticize or correct gently

gentle breeze

19. umbrage

punish or exact revenge for a wrong

wicked or depraved behavior

offense or annoyance

assumed or false name

20. coalesce

capable of being dissolved

unable to be changed or reversed

lacking meaning; silly

come together to form whole

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. canny

2. foster

3. pillage

4. abstain

5. zenith

6. preponderance

7. manifold

8. pariah

9. empathy

10. discomfit

11. notorious

12. vindictive

13. prescribe

14. reprehensible

15. intractable

16. solicitous

17. allocate

18. allege

19. umbrage

20. coalesce

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. canny

2. foster

3. pillage

4. abstain

5. zenith

6. preponderance

7. manifold

8. pariah

9. empathy

10. discomfit

11. notorious

12. vindictive

13. prescribe

14. reprehensible

15. intractable

16. solicitous

17. allocate

18. allege

19. umbrage

20. coalesce

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