Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. pretense

false display or claim; or acting

conventional or traditional

assign to a lower rank or position

strike repeatedly or meal consisting of several dishes

2. enervate

insult or offend openly

shoe repair artisan

weaken physically or mentally

stubborn; uncompromising

3. inveterate

isolated; narrow-minded

search for food or supplies

habitually practicing

split apart or cling to

4. curtail

bitterly harsh or biting

reduce or cut short

religious leaders

optimistic or hopeful

5. debase

innocent; straightforward

add or incorporate territory

reduce in quality, degrade or demean

disperse or scatter; squander

6. catalog

to fill with love or admiration

clear from blame

organized list or collection

common remark; banal statement

7. inclination

transparent; clear and easy to understand

clear and direct; sharply focused

a preference or tendency

to obtain or acquire through effort

8. harrowing

talkative excessively

causing distress; agonizing

filled with or marked by

praise highly

9. disavow

excessively high or unreasonable

regard with disgust or hatred

deny any responsibility or support

scold or rebuke

10. colossus

drive away or scatter; make vanish

equivalent in value or significance

aggressively defiant or savagely brutal

huge or enormous figure

11. spurious

complex or twisted

false or fake; not genuine

green; lush with vegetation

endless; having no limit

12. ineffable

cannot be defeated

unspeakable; beyond description

still in existence

statement seeming contradictory but true

13. inane

unhappy with authority or system

desire earnestly or to achieve something

lacking meaning; silly

serving as a typical example

14. efficacious

cannot be defeated

enjoy greatly; pleasure or appreciation

skillful deception or magic

effective in producing desired result

15. condone

most noticeable or important

gentle breeze

free from difficulty or entanglement

disregard or overlook

16. verbose

immoral or wicked act

strong and resilient

using more words than needed

natural or habitual inclination

17. berate

easy to manage or influence

humorously vulgar or indecent

critically scold or condemn

hidden or secret

18. concord

transparent; clear and easy to understand

add or incorporate territory

harmony or agreement

disagreement with authority or majority

19. lenient

obligatory; currently holding office

imply subtly or slyly

peaceful and calm

merciful or tolerant

20. crescendo

pompous or pretentious speech

to prevent or make impossible

gradually increasing sound

engage in lively, drunken partying

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. pretense

2. enervate

3. inveterate

4. curtail

5. debase

6. catalog

7. inclination

8. harrowing

9. disavow

10. colossus

11. spurious

12. ineffable

13. inane

14. efficacious

15. condone

16. verbose

17. berate

18. concord

19. lenient

20. crescendo

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. pretense

2. enervate

3. inveterate

4. curtail

5. debase

6. catalog

7. inclination

8. harrowing

9. disavow

10. colossus

11. spurious

12. ineffable

13. inane

14. efficacious

15. condone

16. verbose

17. berate

18. concord

19. lenient

20. crescendo

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