Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. illicit

forbidden by law or rules

skillful deception or magic

sudden, successful action

hesitate or refuse to proceed

2. capitulate

lacking necessities; poor

skillful and resourceful

friendly and easy to talk to

surrender or give in

3. unctuous

excessively or ingratiatingly flattering

shaking or trembling

reveal secrets or private information

showing love or romantic feeling

4. verdant

green; lush with vegetation

excessive amount of something

expose falseness or exaggerated claims

conventional or traditional

5. ecstatic

rambling; covering many topics

to suppress or put an end to

intensely happy or overwhelmed

the sound of a bell, especially at tolling

6. hiatus

wisdom and good judgment

necessary; essential

gap or break in continuity

person opposing authority or government

7. rebuke

express sharp disapproval or criticism

flowing together of rivers

lacking energy or alertness

courage in adversity

8. consolation

comfort in grief

harmonious or agreeable

loss of sensation or consciousness

skillful deception or magic

9. parsimony

give up power voluntarily

extreme reluctance to spend money

imitate with the aim of matching

excessively ornate or decorated

10. engender

famous and respected in a particular field

extremely poor; parsimonious

native to a place

cause or produce

11. devious

appeal to emotion; emotional quality

dishonest or indirect in behavior

flowing together of rivers

difficult to understand

12. eminent

to ban or prohibit officially

loss of sensation or consciousness

bring about or accelerate a process

famous and respected in a particular field

13. audacious

fearlessly daring or bold

morally unprincipled person

warn or reprimand firmly

optimistic or hopeful

14. tedious

boring; tiresome; monotonous

natural tendency or inclination

weak; fragile; insubstantial

urgent or pressing

15. validate

overwhelm with abundance

reveal or make known publicly

confirm or support

interpret or understand

16. flout

feeling remorse for past actions

spacious or roomy

contemptuously disregard

feeling remorseful

17. wanton

find fault constantly

fortunate accidental discovery

promiscuous; reckless; unprovoked

causing disagreement or division

18. adumbrate

secure from violation

causing sorrow or pain; serious

outline or foreshadow vaguely

spread out or scattered; wordy

19. avarice

extreme greed for wealth

absolutely necessary or urgent

avoiding waste; economical

overconfident but immature

20. desiccated

thoroughly dried out; lacking vitality

out of its proper time period

lengthen by cutting off the end

having a stale or offensive smell

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. illicit

2. capitulate

3. unctuous

4. verdant

5. ecstatic

6. hiatus

7. rebuke

8. consolation

9. parsimony

10. engender

11. devious

12. eminent

13. audacious

14. tedious

15. validate

16. flout

17. wanton

18. adumbrate

19. avarice

20. desiccated

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. illicit

2. capitulate

3. unctuous

4. verdant

5. ecstatic

6. hiatus

7. rebuke

8. consolation

9. parsimony

10. engender

11. devious

12. eminent

13. audacious

14. tedious

15. validate

16. flout

17. wanton

18. adumbrate

19. avarice

20. desiccated

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