Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. mores

formal praise

customs or moral standards

more important than anything else

weak; fragile; insubstantial

2. entail

involve as necessary part

requiring strong effort or energy

say abruptly during conversation

song or poem lamenting the dead

3. obsequious

excessively eager to please

perceive or recognize clearly

solidify or become gelatinous

skillful, quick, and precise in movement

4. disclose

violent whirlpool or chaos

reveal or make known publicly

easily shaped or changed

crowning or official ceremony

5. repudiate

luxurious and wealthy

refuse to accept; reject

indecisive or wavering behavior

belonging to the earliest times

6. duress

threats or force to coercively compel

leader who appeals to emotions for power

regard as belonging to a particular cause or origin

critic of traditions or beliefs

7. platitude

common remark; banal statement

change or variation in circumstances

having many curves or turns

violate or conflict with

8. hardy

wandering without fixed home

soothing ointment or balm

strong and resilient

short statement of a general truth

9. impetuous

having frantic energy

existing in name only

false statement to damage reputation

hasty; impulsive

10. zenith

mix of different things

highest point; peak

deceptively harmful

diligent and ethical

11. penultimate

friendly and easy to talk to

imitate with the aim of matching

to suppress or put an end to

second to last in sequence

12. convivial

abandoned or neglectful; homeless person

naive belief or trust

revoke, cancel or repeal

friendly and lively

13. libertarian

harmless or gentle

seer with future insight

advocate of individual freedom

intended to teach or instruct

14. criteria

very small or tiny

small remaining part; trace

standards for judgment

tolerate or stay; follow rules

15. scintillating

offense or annoyance

harmful or poisonous

brilliantly sparkling or exciting

remove completely

16. impecunious

habitually silent or reserved in speech

lacking money; poor

liking or preference for something

claim or assert without proof

17. iridescent

showing rainbow-like colors

sleepy or drowsy

sentimental to excessive degree

lowest point or bottom

18. desecrate

treat sacredly with disrespect

completely destroy or wipe out

deep-seated hatred

serving as a typical example

19. imperious

peaceable or friendly

clear and transparent

false or fake; not genuine

overbearing; commanding

20. cumulative

comparable or similar in some way

green; lush with vegetation

create or invent in imagination

increasing over time

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. mores

2. entail

3. obsequious

4. disclose

5. repudiate

6. duress

7. platitude

8. hardy

9. impetuous

10. zenith

11. penultimate

12. convivial

13. libertarian

14. criteria

15. scintillating

16. impecunious

17. iridescent

18. desecrate

19. imperious

20. cumulative

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. mores

2. entail

3. obsequious

4. disclose

5. repudiate

6. duress

7. platitude

8. hardy

9. impetuous

10. zenith

11. penultimate

12. convivial

13. libertarian

14. criteria

15. scintillating

16. impecunious

17. iridescent

18. desecrate

19. imperious

20. cumulative

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