Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. mercurial

extremely hot or scorching

predictably changeable

carried out with minimal effort

overly sweet or sentimental

2. insatiable

filled with or marked by

green; lush with vegetation

impossible to satisfy

shock or amaze; make unable to think

3. inimical

bring under control or domination

press or squeeze together

hostile or harmful

remove completely

4. extraneous

beginning to develop

relating to the earth or land

irrelevant or unrelated

gathering of people

5. renunciation

deserving criticism or blame

formal rejection or abandonment

appropriate and advantageous

hasty; impulsive

6. capitulate

harmless or gentle

large piece of fabric for painting or covering

surrender or give in

showing rainbow-like colors

7. collateral

secondary or supporting

many and various

clever; original

relating to letters

8. burnish

persuade by flattery or coaxing

failing to take proper care

diligent and ethical

polish by rubbing

9. verbose

friendly or cheerful

using more words than needed

mournful song for the dead

based on hypothesis; theoretical

10. deft

skillful, quick, and precise in movement

overflowing with enthusiasm

lacking distinctive features

hardworking and attentive

11. circumscribed

persistently urge or encourage

limited within boundaries

secret cooperation for deceit

stretch or expand outwards

12. dynamic

energetic; constantly changing

lacking in quantity or quality

make uneasy or embarrassed

pitifully sad or abandoned

13. stolid

move back and forth

unemotional, impassive

of uncertain authenticity

violate or conflict with

14. pragmatic

secret, concealed

practical and realistic

confuse or frustrate

a substitute or replacement for something else

15. enfranchise

solidify or become gelatinous

respected due to age or wisdom

give voting rights

comparable or similar in some way

16. protean

more important than anything else

filled or well-supplied with something

concerning beauty or art

able to change easily or versatile

17. defunct

insincerely pious or moralistic

no longer existing or functioning

indecisive or wavering behavior

given freely; uncalled for

18. ubiquitous

appearing everywhere

belonging to the earliest times

strange; mysterious; unsettling

agreeable and friendly

19. serendipity

appropriate and advantageous

small amount or limited quantity

fortunate accidental discovery

based on observation or experience

20. hierarchy

winding or twisting; complicated

pyramid of authority or status

completes or enhances

easy to manage or influence

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. mercurial

2. insatiable

3. inimical

4. extraneous

5. renunciation

6. capitulate

7. collateral

8. burnish

9. verbose

10. deft

11. circumscribed

12. dynamic

13. stolid

14. pragmatic

15. enfranchise

16. protean

17. defunct

18. ubiquitous

19. serendipity

20. hierarchy

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. mercurial

2. insatiable

3. inimical

4. extraneous

5. renunciation

6. capitulate

7. collateral

8. burnish

9. verbose

10. deft

11. circumscribed

12. dynamic

13. stolid

14. pragmatic

15. enfranchise

16. protean

17. defunct

18. ubiquitous

19. serendipity

20. hierarchy

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