Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. conundrum

range of colors used by an artist

general dominance or leadership

mysterious or puzzling problem

highest point or peak

2. espouse

unoriginal; copied or imitative

adopt or support

send off swiftly; promptness

having mixed feelings

3. impetuous

hasty; impulsive

worshiping idols excessively

harmful or poisonous

disrespectful of sacred things

4. fabricate

pleasing to senses or mind

gradually increasing sound

invent or make up

promoting fire or conflict

5. ascertain

find out or discover with certainty

sudden, successful action

complete change or transformation

relating to letters

6. speculative

deserving criticism or blame

based on guesses or theoretical ideas

wicked or criminal

to obtain or acquire through effort

7. laceration

cuts or tears in skin or flesh

lacking resources or possessions

scarcity or small amount of something

reading carefully or thoroughly

8. assuage

insult or damaging remark

general dominance or leadership

to make less severe or painful

implied; understood without being stated

9. affinity

drive back or reject strongly

short statement of a general truth

natural liking or connection

concerning beauty or art

10. rescind

feeling sluggish or sleepy

set or adjust precisely

revoke, cancel or repeal

cause or produce

11. oblivious

invent or make up

many and various

unaware or forgetful

lasting only a short time

12. condolence

necessary; essential

cause or produce

feeling of worry or unease

sympathy for loss

13. induce

longing or nostalgic

to persuade or influence

public meeting or discussion platform

concerned with helping others

14. obdurate

stubborn and unyielding

overly submissive or obedient

based on mistaken reasoning

study of diseases; medical condition

15. furtive

highest point or peak

accustom to hardship

officially cancel or withdraw

sly or secretive

16. quagmire

deriving ideas from various sources

violent whirlpool or chaos

mutual agreement or harmony

difficult situation or entrapment

17. exhort

shockingly noticeable or obvious

meddlesome or interfering

standards for judgment

persistently urge or encourage

18. bashful

leader who appeals to emotions for power

deriving ideas from various sources

shy or reserved

distant emotionally or physically

19. cherish

make better or improve

spreading widely throughout

treat with love and care

to show involvement with crime

20. ethereal

light and delicate

increasing over time

stern, harsh, or gloomy

unable to speak clearly

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. conundrum

2. espouse

3. impetuous

4. fabricate

5. ascertain

6. speculative

7. laceration

8. assuage

9. affinity

10. rescind

11. oblivious

12. condolence

13. induce

14. obdurate

15. furtive

16. quagmire

17. exhort

18. bashful

19. cherish

20. ethereal

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. conundrum

2. espouse

3. impetuous

4. fabricate

5. ascertain

6. speculative

7. laceration

8. assuage

9. affinity

10. rescind

11. oblivious

12. condolence

13. induce

14. obdurate

15. furtive

16. quagmire

17. exhort

18. bashful

19. cherish

20. ethereal

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