Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. tome

lack of agreement or consistency

large scholarly book

narrative song or poem

someone who enjoys eating

2. liability

rude; disrespectful

innocent; straightforward

legal responsibility or debt

encourage or promote development

3. insular

to spread throughout something

isolated; narrow-minded

abrupt or blunt in speech or manner

total disorder or confusion

4. accommodating

warn or reprimand firmly

helpful or obliging

intimidating or discouraging

cuts or tears in skin or flesh

5. mitigate

habit of overeating

miserable, despicable, or wretched

ease severity or reduce

pursues pleasure as life goal

6. modicum

small amount or limited quantity

curse or slander

confirm or support

capable of being dissolved

7. foil

prevent success of; contrasting force

extremely surprised

create or invent in imagination

proper, tasteful, and polite behavior

8. solipsistic

extreme greed for wealth

uncertain or ambiguous

believing only oneself exists

formally renounce or reject

9. upbraid

criticize sharply; scold

perfect society or place

formal rejection or abandonment

deserted; feeling or showing misery

10. injunction

wisdom and good judgment

interpret or understand

escape secretly from custody

orders or prohibitions

11. compunction

guilt or regret

harmless or gentle

make a violent attack or criticize strongly

legal responsibility or debt

12. noxious

avoid by clever means

calm and unemotional

harmful or poisonous

bring swallowed food back to mouth

13. cursory

quick and superficial

attribute or ascribe a fault

restless or difficult to control

natural or habitual inclination

14. travesty

appearing everywhere

conceal true feelings or motives

integrity and uprightness

appalling or inferior imitation

15. maudlin

sentimental to excessive degree

cautiousness and good judgment

tyrannical ruler with absolute power

giving a bad omen or threatening

16. restive

avoiding waste; economical

skilled at gaining advantage

clear and logical

restless or difficult to control

17. consumption

abundant or plentiful

to make less severe or painful

cuts or tears in skin or flesh

using up or eating

18. paramount

unaffected by pain or emotion

more important than anything else

person who flatters for advantage

primarily sitting or inactive

19. proclivity

natural or habitual inclination

ruler or monarch with power

intense dislike or contempt for

restrain or hinder

20. compound

restrain or hinder

substance made of two or more parts

edit to remove inappropriate parts

morally unprincipled person

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. tome

2. liability

3. insular

4. accommodating

5. mitigate

6. modicum

7. foil

8. solipsistic

9. upbraid

10. injunction

11. compunction

12. noxious

13. cursory

14. travesty

15. maudlin

16. restive

17. consumption

18. paramount

19. proclivity

20. compound

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. tome

2. liability

3. insular

4. accommodating

5. mitigate

6. modicum

7. foil

8. solipsistic

9. upbraid

10. injunction

11. compunction

12. noxious

13. cursory

14. travesty

15. maudlin

16. restive

17. consumption

18. paramount

19. proclivity

20. compound

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