Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. archetypal

insulting language

serving as a typical example

general dominance or leadership

accept reluctantly without protest

2. decorous

proper, tasteful, and polite behavior

take over illegally or by force

relating to the brain or intellect

repeal or abolish a law

3. sanguine

practical and realistic

filled with or marked by

optimistic or hopeful

to foretell or predict; omen

4. abscond

escape secretly from custody

evaluate or assess value

praise for achievement

detestable or horrible

5. nomadic

gradually increasing sound

renovate or brighten up a space or item

wandering without fixed home

a substitute or replacement for something else

6. recalcitrant

warn or reprimand firmly

causing sorrow or pain; serious

stubbornly disobedient or uncooperative

promoting fire or conflict

7. aggrandize

increase in power or reputation

based on guesses or theoretical ideas

peculiar to an individual

officially cancel or withdraw

8. acrimony

distribute for a specific purpose

a state of rest or peacefulness

uncertain or ambiguous

bitterness or harshness in speech or behavior

9. emollient

express disapproval or regret

native to a place

soothing or softening agent

official demand for goods or services

10. oration

person opposing authority or government

public speech or address

enormous or powerful creature or thing

playfully unusual or fanciful

11. deter

lack of respect or seriousness

shameless or impudent boldness

discourage from happening; prevent

person involved in dialogue

12. colossus

assist or encourage wrongdoing

reading carefully or thoroughly

huge or enormous figure

to show involvement with crime

13. salutation

primarily sitting or inactive

greeting or expression of respect

soon fading or disappearing

standards for judgment

14. antithesis

violent whirlpool or chaos

direct opposite or contrast

cheerful readiness or promptness

sullen or gloomy

15. commodious

feeling of worry or unease

having mixed feelings

sympathy for loss

spacious or roomy

16. malevolent

to ban or prohibit officially

insulting language

impossible to satisfy

having harmful intentions

17. revel

enjoy oneself happily or freely

optimistic or hopeful

keen insight or shrewdness

shorten or condense text

18. exult

greater in number or importance

show great joy or triumph

ease severity or reduce

varied and diverse

19. forum

public meeting or discussion platform

lack of respect or seriousness

social outcast or despised person

seeming or apparent

20. contrite

restrain or hinder

increasing over time

feeling remorseful

decayed or rotting; foul-smelling

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. archetypal

2. decorous

3. sanguine

4. abscond

5. nomadic

6. recalcitrant

7. aggrandize

8. acrimony

9. emollient

10. oration

11. deter

12. colossus

13. salutation

14. antithesis

15. commodious

16. malevolent

17. revel

18. exult

19. forum

20. contrite

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. archetypal

2. decorous

3. sanguine

4. abscond

5. nomadic

6. recalcitrant

7. aggrandize

8. acrimony

9. emollient

10. oration

11. deter

12. colossus

13. salutation

14. antithesis

15. commodious

16. malevolent

17. revel

18. exult

19. forum

20. contrite

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