Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. nominal

appropriate and advantageous

longing or nostalgic

extreme greed for wealth

existing in name only

2. malevolent

more important than anything else

having harmful intentions

capable of being maintained or defended

pursues pleasure as life goal

3. vicarious

experienced through someone else

strange; mysterious; unsettling

enormous or powerful creature or thing

stubbornly disobedient or uncooperative

4. dearth

lack of something; scarcity or shortage

expose falseness or exaggerated claims

peaceful, untroubled, calm

dark-skinned or having a dark complexion

5. tedious

without definite shape or form

ability to understand others' feelings

highly fertile or productive

boring; tiresome; monotonous

6. acerbic

shelter or protection from danger

press or squeeze together

possessing supreme power or authority

harsh or bitter in tone

7. constituent

isolated; narrow-minded

short period of rest or relief

component or part

lacking skill or ability

8. cobbler

spread widely or distribution

causing sorrow or pain; serious

shoe repair artisan

unable to be appeased

9. concomitant

false display or claim; or acting

excessively eager to please

a naturally accompanying

emphasize or highlight

10. calamity

lacking energy or vitality

treat sacredly with disrespect

self-satisfaction weakness

great disaster or misfortune

11. aerial

self-restraint or moderation, especially in indulgence

determined by personal choice rather than reason

express strong disapproval

existing, happening in the air

12. affluent

confuse or frustrate

discouraged or demoralized

wealthy or prosperous

considered good or trustworthy

13. repulse

unclear or having multiple meanings

drive back or reject strongly

farming or cultivation of land

understood by few; mysterious or secret

14. condolence

sympathy for loss

using up or eating

comfort in grief

pompous or overblown in speech

15. rife

placing two things side by side

peaceful, undisturbed, calm

practical and functional

full of, common, or widespread

16. pugnacious

eager to fight or argue

origin of a word

weaken physically or mentally

able to hold much; spacious

17. intrepid

small amount or limited quantity

avoid by clever means

courageous; fearless

praise for achievement

18. implicate

lengthy angry speech or criticism

unchanging over time

to show involvement with crime

morally correct behavior or thinking

19. ascetic

orders or prohibitions

active opposition or hostility

correct or revise a text

practicing self-discipline and abstention

20. fortuitous

newly converted or beginner

send off swiftly; promptness

widespread fame or reputation

happening by luck

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. nominal

2. malevolent

3. vicarious

4. dearth

5. tedious

6. acerbic

7. constituent

8. cobbler

9. concomitant

10. calamity

11. aerial

12. affluent

13. repulse

14. condolence

15. rife

16. pugnacious

17. intrepid

18. implicate

19. ascetic

20. fortuitous

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. nominal

2. malevolent

3. vicarious

4. dearth

5. tedious

6. acerbic

7. constituent

8. cobbler

9. concomitant

10. calamity

11. aerial

12. affluent

13. repulse

14. condolence

15. rife

16. pugnacious

17. intrepid

18. implicate

19. ascetic

20. fortuitous

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