Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. nascent

beginning to develop

purposely excluding someone

boredom or dissatisfaction

escape secretly from custody

2. nuance

favorable or auspicious

reckless or hasty decision or action

feeling or expressing great happiness

subtle difference or variation

3. idiosyncratic

natural tendency or inclination

comfort in grief

peculiar to an individual

praise for achievement

4. equanimity

mental calmness and composure

say abruptly during conversation

clot or become solid

beyond doubt or dispute

5. dogmatic

lacking money; poor

lacking originality; boring

scold or rebuke

inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertible

6. crescendo

gradually increasing sound

sly or secretive

clear and transparent

approach and address boldly

7. repose

a state of rest or peacefulness

the sound of a bell, especially at tolling

obesity or fatness

of such excellence or beauty

8. confound

clever; original

filled or well-supplied with something

confuse or frustrate

severe or strict in manner or appearance

9. increment

small increase or addition

existing in name only

boring; tiresome; monotonous

to fill with love or admiration

10. catalog

small amount or limited quantity

insulting language

reduce in quality, degrade or demean

organized list or collection

11. epistolary

associated in wrongdoing

relating to letters

having many curves or turns

fluent or persuasive in speech

12. profligate

recklessly extravagant; wasteful

modest, reserved, or shy

stubborn; uncompromising

having knowledge of future events

13. disparate

unemotional, impassive

prove false or incorrect through argument

fundamentally different or diverse

offense or annoyance

14. depravity

moral corruption or wickedness

official demand for goods or services

making coarse or abusive comments

direct opposite or contrast

15. bourgeois

calming or appeasing

relating to middle-class or capitalist values

lying or false

attractive or appealing

16. inhibit

horrible or wicked

having a stale or offensive smell

hold back or restrain

failing to take proper care

17. frugal

lacking moral restraint

practical and realistic

based on guesses or theoretical ideas

avoiding waste; economical

18. salve

support or recommend publicly

horrible or detestable

soothing ointment or balm

unchanging over time

19. quell

lacking empathy or concern

friendly and lively

completes or enhances

to suppress or put an end to

20. fallacious

based on mistaken reasoning

mournful song for the dead

deceptively harmful

lack of respect or seriousness

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. nascent

2. nuance

3. idiosyncratic

4. equanimity

5. dogmatic

6. crescendo

7. repose

8. confound

9. increment

10. catalog

11. epistolary

12. profligate

13. disparate

14. depravity

15. bourgeois

16. inhibit

17. frugal

18. salve

19. quell

20. fallacious

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. nascent

2. nuance

3. idiosyncratic

4. equanimity

5. dogmatic

6. crescendo

7. repose

8. confound

9. increment

10. catalog

11. epistolary

12. profligate

13. disparate

14. depravity

15. bourgeois

16. inhibit

17. frugal

18. salve

19. quell

20. fallacious

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