Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. pathos

practicing self-discipline and abstention

appeal to emotion; emotional quality

social outcast or despised person

draw out or evoke response

2. anthology

collection of literary works

lacking firmness or stiffness

record or narrative of events

hasty; impulsive

3. indigenous

gap or break in continuity

lack of something; scarcity or shortage

persuade by flattery or coaxing

native to a place

4. oblivious

aware of

lacking money; poor

active opposition or hostility

unaware or forgetful

5. dubious

secret, concealed

doubtful or uncertain

stern, harsh, or gloomy

flowing together of rivers

6. adroit

detailed or complicated in design

gradual accumulation or buildup

skillful and resourceful

lack of harmony among sounds

7. insurgent

pitifully sad or abandoned

diverging from the main point; peripheral

rebel or revolutionary

violate a law or boundary

8. propriety

transparent; clear and easy to understand

appeal to emotion; emotional quality

universal cure or remedy

appropriateness or decorum

9. vindictive

holding firm; stubbornly persistent

lazy; avoidant of activity

pompous or pretentious speech

having a revengeful nature

10. exalt

existing, happening in the air

theft or stealing

think deeply or meditate

praise highly

11. bombastic

pompous or overblown in speech

formal praise

comfort in grief

free from difficulty or entanglement

12. tranquil

respected due to age or wisdom

slander or defame

describe accurately or portray in detail

peaceful and calm

13. antagonism

regard as resulting from a specific cause

active opposition or hostility

origin of a word

shorten or condense text

14. morass

treacherous or unfaithful

quick and nimble

easily shaped or changed

difficult situation or swamp

15. dissonance

to show involvement with crime

meddlesome or interfering

liking or preference for something

lack of harmony among sounds

16. penultimate

serious, respectable, and unemotional

cease to flow or develop; become inactive

deep-seated hatred

second to last in sequence

17. denounce

ruler or monarch with power

to ease or relieve without curing

increasing over time

publicly condemn or accuse

18. semaphore

overflowing with enthusiasm

signaling system with lights or sounds

support or reinforce

voluntarily refrain from something

19. prescient

having knowledge of future events

able to change easily or versatile

discourage from happening; prevent

feeling sluggish or sleepy

20. iconoclast

stubborn and unyielding

critic of traditions or beliefs

invent or make up

gradual decline or wasting away

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. pathos

2. anthology

3. indigenous

4. oblivious

5. dubious

6. adroit

7. insurgent

8. propriety

9. vindictive

10. exalt

11. bombastic

12. tranquil

13. antagonism

14. morass

15. dissonance

16. penultimate

17. denounce

18. semaphore

19. prescient

20. iconoclast

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. pathos

2. anthology

3. indigenous

4. oblivious

5. dubious

6. adroit

7. insurgent

8. propriety

9. vindictive

10. exalt

11. bombastic

12. tranquil

13. antagonism

14. morass

15. dissonance

16. penultimate

17. denounce

18. semaphore

19. prescient

20. iconoclast

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