Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. clergy

small increase or addition

religious leaders

stretch or expand outwards

serious, respectable, and unemotional

2. contravene

violate or conflict with

deriving ideas from various sources

support or recommend publicly

profession or occupation

3. enervate

treat with love and care

hardworking and attentive

weaken physically or mentally

luxurious and wealthy

4. boon

extremely hot or scorching

green; lush with vegetation

regional language or speech pattern

beneficial or helpful blessing

5. abhor

adopt or support

origin of a word

regard with disgust or hatred

lacking necessities; poor

6. innate

cannot be defeated

enjoy oneself happily or freely

having a revengeful nature

inborn; naturally existing

7. defile

appearing everywhere

negligent or neglectful in duty

spoil or desecrate; make dirty or unclean

bring swallowed food back to mouth

8. placate

able to recover quickly

to soothe or calm someone

causing sorrow or pain; serious

overwhelm with abundance

9. cobbler

shoe repair artisan

holding firm; stubbornly persistent

mournful song for the dead

skillful deception or magic

10. pacific

inflicting punishment or penalty

enjoyment or praise; approval or commendation

peaceful or calming

statement seeming contradictory but true

11. fidelity

happening by luck

worsen or intensify

limited within boundaries

faithfulness or loyalty

12. heterogeneous

to officially announce or publish

praise for achievement

different or diverse parts

easily achieved; superficial

13. admonish

excessively ornate or decorated

warn or reprimand firmly

offensive or harmful

abandon or give up

14. quixotic

showing good judgment or sense

making unclear or unintelligible

idealistic but impractical

harmony or appropriateness

15. venerate

outdated or obsolete

regard with deep respect

lacking skill or ability

unable to be taken or broken into

16. paucity

ability to understand others' feelings

generous and forgiving

believing only oneself exists

scarcity or small amount of something

17. abdicate

give up power voluntarily

revoke, cancel or repeal

predictably changeable

boisterous and loud

18. plausible

apparently true or reasonable

evident or obvious

press or squeeze together

unspeakable; beyond description

19. legerdemain

forbidden by law or rules

greeting or expression of respect

skillful deception or magic

based on observation or experience

20. curt

boredom or dissatisfaction

assign to a lower rank or position

complaining or irritable

rudely brief

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. clergy

2. contravene

3. enervate

4. boon

5. abhor

6. innate

7. defile

8. placate

9. cobbler

10. pacific

11. fidelity

12. heterogeneous

13. admonish

14. quixotic

15. venerate

16. paucity

17. abdicate

18. plausible

19. legerdemain

20. curt

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. clergy

2. contravene

3. enervate

4. boon

5. abhor

6. innate

7. defile

8. placate

9. cobbler

10. pacific

11. fidelity

12. heterogeneous

13. admonish

14. quixotic

15. venerate

16. paucity

17. abdicate

18. plausible

19. legerdemain

20. curt

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