Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. assuage

to make less severe or painful

shining brilliantly; splendid

appalling or inferior imitation

cause or produce

2. circuitous

cheerful readiness or promptness

lively and spirited

taking a longer, indirect route

make easier or less severe

3. tranquil

create or invent in imagination

to persuade or influence

express disapproval or disappointment

peaceful and calm

4. clamor

loud, continuous noise

longing or nostalgic

boundary or separation line

describe accurately or portray in detail

5. modulate

ready to obey or surrender

adjust or soften tone

inspiring fear or respect

based on hypothesis; theoretical

6. compress

happening at same time

worshiping idols excessively

proper, tasteful, and polite behavior

press or squeeze together

7. denounce

friendly and good-natured

publicly condemn or accuse

bitterly harsh or biting

sly or secretive

8. exonerate

satisfy fully or to excess

component or part

absolve from blame

wishing good for others; kind

9. chastise

morally correct behavior or thinking

rebuke or reprimand severely

sincerely friendly

most noticeable or important

10. reciprocate

cannot be defeated

give in return; respond similarly

lively and spirited

dishonest or indirect in behavior

11. abstruse

hardworking and attentive

difficult to understand

keen insight or understanding

to encroach or infringe

12. inextricable

impossible to disentangle

drinkable; suitable for drinking

filled or well-supplied with something

understand deeply

13. abject

miserable, despicable, or wretched

outgoing and sociable in nature

rambling; covering many topics

cannot be defeated

14. dearth

meddlesome or interfering

lack of something; scarcity or shortage

difficult to understand

a substitute or replacement for something else

15. conflagration

skillful and resourceful

friendly and good-natured

large destructive fire

skilled at gaining advantage

16. utopia

easy to reach or understand

perfect society or place

humiliate or degrade someone

large piece of fabric for painting or covering

17. corrosive

green; lush with vegetation

seeming or apparent

eroding or causing damage

practicing self-discipline and abstention

18. embezzle

related to or resembling trees

correct or revise a text

friendly and lively

take money secretly for personal use

19. indefatigable

to obtain or acquire through effort

tireless; persistent

noisy argument or fight

unoriginal; copied or imitative

20. equivocal

uncertain or ambiguous

an excessive amount of something

channel for conveying fluid

violate or conflict with

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. assuage

2. circuitous

3. tranquil

4. clamor

5. modulate

6. compress

7. denounce

8. exonerate

9. chastise

10. reciprocate

11. abstruse

12. inextricable

13. abject

14. dearth

15. conflagration

16. utopia

17. corrosive

18. embezzle

19. indefatigable

20. equivocal

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. assuage

2. circuitous

3. tranquil

4. clamor

5. modulate

6. compress

7. denounce

8. exonerate

9. chastise

10. reciprocate

11. abstruse

12. inextricable

13. abject

14. dearth

15. conflagration

16. utopia

17. corrosive

18. embezzle

19. indefatigable

20. equivocal

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