Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. exculpate

able to be heard

violate a law or boundary

clear from blame

narrative song or poem

2. lurid

change in form or nature

causing shock or horror

set apart as holy or sacred

mock or ridicule contemptuously

3. buttress

support or reinforce

failing to take proper care

tolerate or stay; follow rules

lacking resources or possessions

4. repudiate

beginner or inexperienced person

second to last in sequence

refuse to accept; reject

primarily sitting or inactive

5. pittance

previous or coming before

small or inadequate amount of money

open to influence or cooperation

increase or make larger

6. munificence

charitable generosity

charming; winning

impressive but superficial

respected due to age or wisdom

7. rancid

intensely happy or overwhelmed

appropriate and advantageous

having a stale or offensive smell

wild and untamed

8. oblivious

unaware or forgetful

excessive or insincere praise

excessive amount of something

playfully unusual or fanciful

9. quotidian

easily taught or managed; submissive

daily; commonplace or ordinary

abandon or give up

wandering without fixed home

10. arcane

recklessly extravagant; wasteful

understood by few; mysterious or secret

support or reinforce

emphasize or highlight

11. condolence

different or diverse parts

sympathy for loss

emotionally touching or moving

enjoyment or praise; approval or commendation

12. devious

dishonest or indirect in behavior

large scholarly book

sweet food or candy

dig out from the ground

13. ascribe

official order or proclamation

call together for meeting

understood by few; mysterious or secret

regard as belonging to a particular cause or origin

14. flabbergasted

extremely surprised

seeming or apparent

complete change or transformation

set or adjust precisely

15. compress

brief and clear in expression

press or squeeze together

boring; tiresome; monotonous

declare invalid or cancel

16. despot

regard with disgust or hatred

tyrannical ruler with absolute power

bruise or hematoma

concerned with helping others

17. enthrall

pleasant to taste or accept

diverging from the main point; peripheral

cannot be defeated

captivate or fascinate

18. abstain

persistently urge or encourage

aggressively defiant or savagely brutal

voluntarily refrain from something

notoriety; disgrace

19. vitriolic

bitterly harsh or biting

beyond doubt or dispute

leader who appeals to emotions for power

official right to invention; obvious

20. dialect

regional language or speech pattern

doubtful or uncertain

wild and untamed

absolutely necessary or urgent

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. exculpate

2. lurid

3. buttress

4. repudiate

5. pittance

6. munificence

7. rancid

8. oblivious

9. quotidian

10. arcane

11. condolence

12. devious

13. ascribe

14. flabbergasted

15. compress

16. despot

17. enthrall

18. abstain

19. vitriolic

20. dialect

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. exculpate

2. lurid

3. buttress

4. repudiate

5. pittance

6. munificence

7. rancid

8. oblivious

9. quotidian

10. arcane

11. condolence

12. devious

13. ascribe

14. flabbergasted

15. compress

16. despot

17. enthrall

18. abstain

19. vitriolic

20. dialect

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