Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. convention

plunge into or involve deeply

standard practice or meeting

formally renounce or reject

ability to understand others' feelings

2. laconic

causing shock or horror

equivalent in value or significance

strong feeling of dislike

using very few words

3. affable

contemptuously disregard

friendly and easy to talk to

courageous; fearless

having harmful intentions

4. innate

inborn; naturally existing

impressive but superficial

ready to obey or surrender

understand or arrest someone

5. perplex

to confuse or puzzle someone

reveal secrets or private information

self-denial or renunciation

associated in wrongdoing

6. anarchist

gradually increasing sound

diligent and ethical

person opposing authority or government

understood without being openly spoken

7. truncate

serious, respectable, and unemotional

lengthen by cutting off the end

casually calm and relaxed

perfect example or embodiment

8. evanescent

lack of basic necessities or comforts

soon fading or disappearing

disregard or overlook

range of colors used by an artist

9. immutable

impossible to stop or prevent

unchanging over time

unable to be appeased

many and various

10. goad

bring swallowed food back to mouth

pleasing or appropriate

urge or provoke to action

showing rainbow-like colors

11. fabricate

spread out or scattered; wordy

invent or make up

profession or occupation

ruler or monarch with power

12. perfunctory

slander or defame

lack of respect or seriousness

having extensive knowledge

carried out with minimal effort

13. adorn

praise for achievement

harmony or appropriateness

think deeply or meditate

decorate or add beauty to

14. curtail

deserving criticism or blame

praise highly

bring under control or domination

reduce or cut short

15. curt

stubbornly refusing to change

outline or foreshadow vaguely

rudely brief

appalling or inferior imitation

16. punitive

small increase or addition

distant emotionally or physically

inflicting punishment or penalty

humorous imitation of a work

17. elaborate

suitable for growing crops; farmland

express disapproval or disappointment

express emotion

detailed or complicated in design

18. chaos

total disorder or confusion

take someone away by force

understood only by a select few

reveal secrets or private information

19. derivative

unoriginal; copied or imitative

great disaster or misfortune

public meeting or discussion platform

avoiding social interactions or society

20. hapless

extremely surprised

lightweight, semi-transparent fabric

loss of reputation or respect

unlucky; unfortunate

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. convention

2. laconic

3. affable

4. innate

5. perplex

6. anarchist

7. truncate

8. evanescent

9. immutable

10. goad

11. fabricate

12. perfunctory

13. adorn

14. curtail

15. curt

16. punitive

17. elaborate

18. chaos

19. derivative

20. hapless

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. convention

2. laconic

3. affable

4. innate

5. perplex

6. anarchist

7. truncate

8. evanescent

9. immutable

10. goad

11. fabricate

12. perfunctory

13. adorn

14. curtail

15. curt

16. punitive

17. elaborate

18. chaos

19. derivative

20. hapless

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