Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. appropriate

suitable or fitting for a specific purpose

diminish or put to rest

of uncertain authenticity

free from difficulty or entanglement

2. dour

gap or break in continuity

stern, harsh, or gloomy

rebuke or reprimand severely

intended to correct or improve

3. undulate

happening at same time

wave or ripple in motion

most noticeable or important

channel for conveying fluid

4. taciturn

enjoy greatly; pleasure or appreciation

habitually silent or reserved in speech

having a revengeful nature

voluntarily refrain from something

5. quotidian

pleasant or comfortable feature

daily; commonplace or ordinary

fervently; passionately

complaining or irritable

6. pernicious

highly harmful or destructive

become less intense or widespread

criticize sharply; scold

status-seeking flatterer or self-serving flatterer

7. amalgamate

combine or unite into one

enjoy oneself happily or freely

highly fertile or productive

able to recover quickly

8. profligate

recklessly extravagant; wasteful

an excessive amount of something

related to or resembling trees

abundance or large quantity

9. indignation

anger at injustice

recklessly extravagant; wasteful

to spread throughout something

highly harmful or destructive

10. wanton

friendly and good-natured

man-made object of historical or cultural interest

existing in name only

promiscuous; reckless; unprovoked

11. propitious

favorable or auspicious

intimidating or discouraging

cautious judgment or tact

harmless or gentle

12. deride

distant emotionally or physically

detailed or complicated in design

mock or ridicule contemptuously

regard with disgust or hatred

13. efface

gradual decline or wasting away

undeveloped; beginning stage

clear from blame

erase or wipe out; make less visible

14. apprehend

able to hold much; spacious

famous for bad reasons

understand or arrest someone

strong liking or preference

15. modulate

belonging to the earliest times

discouraged or demoralized

adjust or soften tone

having knowledge of future events

16. deprecate

a person involved in a lawsuit

feeling of resentment or injustice

comfort in grief

express disapproval or regret

17. winsome

peaceful, untroubled, calm

charming; winning

customs or moral standards

violate a law or boundary

18. incarnate

disregard or overlook

tireless; persistent

embodied in flesh; personified

decrease in size or intensity

19. philanthropic

transparent; clear and easy to understand

hold back or restrain

concerned with helping others

intended to attract attention

20. collusion

sympathy for loss

greed or desire for wealth

unhappy with authority or system

secret cooperation for deceit

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. appropriate

2. dour

3. undulate

4. taciturn

5. quotidian

6. pernicious

7. amalgamate

8. profligate

9. indignation

10. wanton

11. propitious

12. deride

13. efface

14. apprehend

15. modulate

16. deprecate

17. winsome

18. incarnate

19. philanthropic

20. collusion

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. appropriate

2. dour

3. undulate

4. taciturn

5. quotidian

6. pernicious

7. amalgamate

8. profligate

9. indignation

10. wanton

11. propitious

12. deride

13. efface

14. apprehend

15. modulate

16. deprecate

17. winsome

18. incarnate

19. philanthropic

20. collusion

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