Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. penchant

poet or singer, especially of epic poetry

self-satisfaction weakness

feel or express strong disapproval

strong liking or preference

2. prowess

large scholarly book

worldly or globally sophisticated

exceptional skill or bravery

strange; mysterious; unsettling

3. cumulative

increasing over time

firm decision or intent; solve problem

concerning beauty or art

draw out or evoke response

4. hapless

intended to correct or improve

mercy or leniency

unlucky; unfortunate

to carry out or execute

5. utilitarian

practical and functional

person who makes judgments or settles disputes

integrity and uprightness

deriving ideas from various sources

6. extraneous

poet or singer, especially of epic poetry

skilled in deception

irrelevant or unrelated

erase or wipe out; make less visible

7. rescind

damaging reputation; slanderous

wave or ripple in motion

courage in adversity

revoke, cancel or repeal

8. inextricable

suppose without sufficient evidence

flexible and graceful

gathering of people

impossible to disentangle

9. expiate

beginning to develop

comparable or similar in some way

adopt or support

make amends for guilt or sin

10. lavish

honest and open communication

excessively generous or elaborate

completely destroy or wipe out

rebel or revolutionary

11. guile

express sharp disapproval or criticism

gutsy or reckless boldness

energetic; constantly changing

deceitful cunning; slyness

12. mendacious

restoring to former state; compensation

keen; forceful; incisive

lying or false

irrelevant or unrelated

13. perfunctory

carried out with minimal effort

device that produces electricity; assault

drive back or reject strongly

soon fading or disappearing

14. hackneyed

imitate with the aim of matching

intense enthusiasm or passion

friendly and easy to talk to

lacking freshness; overused

15. dour

pleasing or appropriate

seeming or apparent

subtle difference or variation

stern, harsh, or gloomy

16. impregnable

reach or achieve a goal

unable to be taken or broken into

unnecessary or excessive

pyramid of authority or status

17. disgruntled

violent whirlpool or chaos

dissatisfied or resentful

hasty; impulsive

bring swallowed food back to mouth

18. emote

express emotion

attractive or appealing

unemotional, impassive

without definite shape or form

19. devious

understood by few; mysterious or secret

inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertible

regard with deep respect

dishonest or indirect in behavior

20. cultivate

lacking originality; boring

grow or develop skill

dense, harsh mixture of sounds

deliver or commit to

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. penchant

2. prowess

3. cumulative

4. hapless

5. utilitarian

6. extraneous

7. rescind

8. inextricable

9. expiate

10. lavish

11. guile

12. mendacious

13. perfunctory

14. hackneyed

15. dour

16. impregnable

17. disgruntled

18. emote

19. devious

20. cultivate

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. penchant

2. prowess

3. cumulative

4. hapless

5. utilitarian

6. extraneous

7. rescind

8. inextricable

9. expiate

10. lavish

11. guile

12. mendacious

13. perfunctory

14. hackneyed

15. dour

16. impregnable

17. disgruntled

18. emote

19. devious

20. cultivate

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