Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. condone

disregard or overlook

large piece of fabric for painting or covering

collection of literary works

give in return; respond similarly

2. onerous

postpone or delay; yield respectfully

using more words than needed

support or reinforce

burdensome or oppressive

3. instigate

assign to a lower rank or position

move back and forth

to stir up or provoke

fluent or persuasive in speech

4. dissemble

wild and untamed

boisterous and loud

conceal true feelings or motives

encourage or promote development

5. indignation

disregard or overlook

unable to be changed or reversed

slander or defame

anger at injustice

6. incessant

lacking flavor or interest

abandoned or neglectful; homeless person

filled or well-supplied with something

continuous; never stopping

7. linchpin

difficult to correct or reform

central or most important element

harmful or poisonous

feeling intense happiness

8. apocryphal

of uncertain authenticity

cheerful readiness or promptness

disagreement with authority or majority

very small or tiny

9. vacuous

lacking intelligence or ideas

sincerely friendly

annoy; irritate

second to last in sequence

10. insidious

extremely thin due to illness or lack of food

press or squeeze together

deceptively harmful

emotionally touching or moving

11. sanctimonious

insincerely pious or moralistic

man-made object of historical or cultural interest

large scholarly book

pale or lacking color; dull

12. duress

threats or force to coercively compel

mutual agreement or harmony

burning or ignition

origin of a word

13. hardy

regional language or speech pattern

strong and resilient

severe or strict in manner or appearance

seeming or apparent

14. abstruse

show great joy or triumph

difficult to understand

enthusiastically devoted

lacking or deprived of something

15. acrimony

person asking questions aggressively

bitterness or harshness in speech or behavior

to officially announce or publish

capable of being maintained or defended

16. abridge

soothing or softening agent

having many curves or turns

shorten or condense text

wicked or criminal

17. complacency

signaling system with lights or sounds

force into action

self-satisfaction weakness

cuts or tears in skin or flesh

18. scurrilous

disagreement with authority or majority

regard as resulting from a specific cause

appropriate and advantageous

making coarse or abusive comments

19. assiduous

idealistic but impractical

flowing together of rivers

declare invalid or cancel

diligent and persistent in effort

20. dispatch

express emotion

polish by rubbing

excessive amount of something

send off swiftly; promptness

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. condone

2. onerous

3. instigate

4. dissemble

5. indignation

6. incessant

7. linchpin

8. apocryphal

9. vacuous

10. insidious

11. sanctimonious

12. duress

13. hardy

14. abstruse

15. acrimony

16. abridge

17. complacency

18. scurrilous

19. assiduous

20. dispatch

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. condone

2. onerous

3. instigate

4. dissemble

5. indignation

6. incessant

7. linchpin

8. apocryphal

9. vacuous

10. insidious

11. sanctimonious

12. duress

13. hardy

14. abstruse

15. acrimony

16. abridge

17. complacency

18. scurrilous

19. assiduous

20. dispatch

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