Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. propitious

warn or reprimand firmly

favorable or auspicious

deceitful cunning; slyness

enthusiastic applause or praise

2. delineate

natural or habitual inclination

easily achieved; superficial

describe accurately or portray in detail

having a foul smell

3. forlorn

pitifully sad or abandoned

increase in power or reputation

endless; having no limit

sincerely friendly

4. collateral

increase or make larger

secondary or supporting

formal praise

jump or dance around excitedly

5. prudence

intended to attract attention

cautiousness and good judgment

spreading widely throughout

interpret or understand

6. anthology

habitually practicing

customs or moral standards

beyond doubt or dispute

collection of literary works

7. grandiloquence

skillful, quick, and precise in movement

showing concern or care

a short trip or outing

pompous or pretentious speech

8. maelstrom

to persuade or influence

violent whirlpool or chaos

draw out or evoke response

settling disputes through a neutral third party

9. strenuous

requiring strong effort or energy

ruler or monarch with power

impossible to satisfy

bruise or hematoma

10. utilitarian

practical and functional

avoid or abstain from

a state of rest or peacefulness

newly converted or beginner

11. gourmand

someone who enjoys eating

additional performance at end of show

implore or beg earnestly

assign or entrust to another; representative

12. toady

stubbornly refusing to change

out of its proper time period

insincerely pious or moralistic

person who flatters for advantage

13. edict

official order or proclamation

morally correct behavior or thinking

easy to reach or understand

appearing everywhere

14. capitulate

surrender or give in

peaceful, undisturbed, calm

deriving ideas from various sources

suppose without sufficient evidence

15. retract

withdraw or take back statement

harmless or gentle

strange; mysterious; unsettling

insult or offend openly

16. sublime

additional performance at end of show

intended to attract attention

of such excellence or beauty

limited within boundaries

17. wrath

hidden or concealed

related to or resembling trees

to ban or prohibit officially

intense anger

18. flout

bitterness or harshness in speech or behavior

restrain or hinder

shock or amaze; make unable to think

contemptuously disregard

19. somnolent

imitate with the aim of matching

purposely excluding someone

sleepy or drowsy

stubborn; uncompromising

20. harangue

long, critical speech or scolding

overbearing; commanding

regional language or speech pattern

habitually practicing

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. propitious

2. delineate

3. forlorn

4. collateral

5. prudence

6. anthology

7. grandiloquence

8. maelstrom

9. strenuous

10. utilitarian

11. gourmand

12. toady

13. edict

14. capitulate

15. retract

16. sublime

17. wrath

18. flout

19. somnolent

20. harangue

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. propitious

2. delineate

3. forlorn

4. collateral

5. prudence

6. anthology

7. grandiloquence

8. maelstrom

9. strenuous

10. utilitarian

11. gourmand

12. toady

13. edict

14. capitulate

15. retract

16. sublime

17. wrath

18. flout

19. somnolent

20. harangue

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