Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. impudent

reduce or cut short

enjoy oneself happily or freely

rude or disrespectful

burning or ignition

2. turpitude

perceive through intuition or insight

very critical or harsh

wicked or depraved behavior

highly harmful or destructive

3. perfunctory

comparable or similar in some way

carried out with minimal effort

status-seeking flatterer or self-serving flatterer

paying strict attention to detail

4. augment

lack of respect or seriousness

enthusiastic approval or praise

lacking sharpness or quickness

increase or make larger

5. veneer

immunize by vaccination

courageous; fearless

criticize sharply; scold

thin decorative covering

6. apprehend

evaluate or estimate the value or importance

regional language or speech pattern

enthusiastic approval or praise

understand or arrest someone

7. vindicate

urge or provoke to action

record or narrative of events

spoil or desecrate; make dirty or unclean

clear from suspicion or blame

8. diffuse

greeting or expression of respect

comfort in grief

tolerate or stay; follow rules

spread out or scattered; wordy

9. fetter

scatter in different directions

meddlesome or interfering

lacking freshness; overused

restrain or chain

10. adumbrate

standard practice or meeting

outline or foreshadow vaguely

having a stale or offensive smell

direct opposite or contrast

11. noisome

offensive or harmful

pompous or pretentious speech

rude or irrelevant

equivalent in value or significance

12. flaccid

strong supporter of a cause

eager to fight or argue

lacking firmness or stiffness

violent whirlpool or chaos

13. viscous

to stir up or provoke

bitterly harsh or biting

harmony or appropriateness

thick and sticky in consistency

14. perfidious

pacify or soothe

clear from blame

fluent or persuasive in speech

treacherous or unfaithful

15. forum

public meeting or discussion platform

criticize sharply; scold

a naturally accompanying

showing respect or submission

16. cosmopolitan

serious, respectable, and unemotional

worldly or globally sophisticated

concise and forcefully expressive

expressing praise

17. hapless

cheat or defraud

lacking money; poor

unlucky; unfortunate

peaceful, untroubled, calm

18. inveterate

habitually practicing

boring; tiresome; monotonous

extreme greed for wealth

abrupt or blunt in speech or manner

19. cadence

hold back or restrain

able to hold much; spacious

rhythmic flow or pattern

restrain or hinder

20. compensate

lacking empathy or concern

overly submissive or obedient

engage in lively, drunken partying

make up for loss

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. impudent

2. turpitude

3. perfunctory

4. augment

5. veneer

6. apprehend

7. vindicate

8. diffuse

9. fetter

10. adumbrate

11. noisome

12. flaccid

13. viscous

14. perfidious

15. forum

16. cosmopolitan

17. hapless

18. inveterate

19. cadence

20. compensate

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. impudent

2. turpitude

3. perfunctory

4. augment

5. veneer

6. apprehend

7. vindicate

8. diffuse

9. fetter

10. adumbrate

11. noisome

12. flaccid

13. viscous

14. perfidious

15. forum

16. cosmopolitan

17. hapless

18. inveterate

19. cadence

20. compensate

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