Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. integral

understood only by a select few

sly or secretive

necessary; essential

feeling of worry or unease

2. knell

the sound of a bell, especially at tolling

holding firm; stubbornly persistent

to fill with love or admiration

large piece of fabric for painting or covering

3. innovate

record or narrative of events

call together for meeting

introduce new ideas or methods

person who makes judgments or settles disputes

4. parsimony

extreme reluctance to spend money

pursues pleasure as life goal

overly submissive or obedient

correct or revise a text

5. regurgitate

support or recommend publicly

bring swallowed food back to mouth

showing respect or submission

very small or tiny

6. sublime

criticize sharply; scold

of such excellence or beauty

secretly cooperate in wrongdoing

native to a place

7. rash

overconfident but immature

concerning beauty or art

reckless or hasty decision or action

free from difficulty or entanglement

8. sanguine

mysterious or difficult to understand

optimistic or hopeful

green; lush with vegetation

self-satisfaction weakness

9. hierarchy

based on hypothesis; theoretical

crying out loudly; boisterous

pyramid of authority or status

unwilling to give or spend money

10. permeate

lacking liveliness or interest

postpone or delay; yield respectfully

to spread throughout something

intensely happy or overwhelmed

11. vilify

slander or defame

person who makes judgments or settles disputes

secondary or supporting

metaphorical rather than literal

12. compound

a state of rest or peacefulness

highest point or peak

substance made of two or more parts

changeable or variable

13. exculpate

gathering of people

decorate or add beauty to

hostile or harmful

clear from blame

14. diaphanous

religious leaders

winding or twisting; complicated

lightweight, semi-transparent fabric

relating to physical pleasure or senses

15. attribute

emphasize or highlight

regard as resulting from a specific cause

unable to be appeased

religious leaders

16. profane

disrespectful of sacred things

idealistic but impractical

make amends for guilt or sin

person opposing authority or government

17. fortitude

lively and spirited

courage in adversity

attribute or ascribe a fault

praise or admiration

18. fatuous

art of designing dance movements

secretly cooperate in wrongdoing

lacking intelligence or sense

harmful or poisonous

19. abnegation

lacking firmness or stiffness

mournful song for the dead

soothing or softening agent

self-denial or renunciation

20. discretion

gradual introduction; soaking

mysterious or puzzling problem

sincerely friendly

cautious judgment or tact

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. integral

2. knell

3. innovate

4. parsimony

5. regurgitate

6. sublime

7. rash

8. sanguine

9. hierarchy

10. permeate

11. vilify

12. compound

13. exculpate

14. diaphanous

15. attribute

16. profane

17. fortitude

18. fatuous

19. abnegation

20. discretion

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. integral

2. knell

3. innovate

4. parsimony

5. regurgitate

6. sublime

7. rash

8. sanguine

9. hierarchy

10. permeate

11. vilify

12. compound

13. exculpate

14. diaphanous

15. attribute

16. profane

17. fortitude

18. fatuous

19. abnegation

20. discretion

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