Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. inane

making unclear or unintelligible

lacking meaning; silly

treacherous or unfaithful

praiseworthy

2. atrophy

abrupt or blunt in speech or manner

criticize sharply; scold

gradual decline or wasting away

out of its proper time period

3. promulgate

clever; original

to officially announce or publish

unoriginal; copied or imitative

discourage from happening; prevent

4. truculent

inspiring fear or respect

grow or develop skill

aggressively defiant or savagely brutal

stretch or expand outwards

5. emaciated

lacking energy or vitality

able to recover quickly

public speech or address

extremely thin due to illness or lack of food

6. atone

damaging reputation; slanderous

make amends for wrongdoings

erase or wipe out; make less visible

unaware or forgetful

7. genial

persuade by flattery or coaxing

friendly or cheerful

talkative excessively

total sum of parts

8. cloying

summarize main points or facts

hold back or restrain

overly sweet or sentimental

worldly or globally sophisticated

9. prescient

believing only oneself exists

small or inadequate amount of money

excessively or ingratiatingly flattering

having knowledge of future events

10. amalgamate

widespread fame or reputation

diverse; multicolored

inactive but capable of becoming active

combine or unite into one

11. diffuse

lowest point or bottom

spread out or scattered; wordy

associated in wrongdoing

impossible to disentangle

12. antiquated

having knowledge of future events

walkway between rows

outdated or obsolete

mock or ridicule contemptuously

13. retract

withdraw or take back statement

able to recover quickly

difficult situation or swamp

lacking sharpness or quickness

14. ecstatic

rudely brief

intensely happy or overwhelmed

stubborn; uncompromising

clever trick or deception

15. cognizant

desire strongly

aware of

evident or obvious

pleasant or comfortable feature

16. apathetic

relating to the brain or intellect

showing no interest or emotion

attribute or ascribe a fault

persuade someone not to do something

17. emollient

unclear or having multiple meanings

soothing or softening agent

violate a law or boundary

stubbornly refusing to change

18. protean

perfect society or place

critic of traditions or beliefs

typical example or model

able to change easily or versatile

19. blandish

a person involved in a lawsuit

highly harmful or destructive

eager to fight or argue

praise insistently to gain favor

20. expurgate

scarcity or small amount of something

edit to remove inappropriate parts

boundary or separation line

crowning or official ceremony

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. inane

2. atrophy

3. promulgate

4. truculent

5. emaciated

6. atone

7. genial

8. cloying

9. prescient

10. amalgamate

11. diffuse

12. antiquated

13. retract

14. ecstatic

15. cognizant

16. apathetic

17. emollient

18. protean

19. blandish

20. expurgate

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. inane

2. atrophy

3. promulgate

4. truculent

5. emaciated

6. atone

7. genial

8. cloying

9. prescient

10. amalgamate

11. diffuse

12. antiquated

13. retract

14. ecstatic

15. cognizant

16. apathetic

17. emollient

18. protean

19. blandish

20. expurgate

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