Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. nocturnal

face of a building or false appearance

deceitful cunning; slyness

violate or conflict with

active at night

2. munificence

excessively or ingratiatingly flattering

keen; forceful; incisive

charitable generosity

dense, harsh mixture of sounds

3. oblique

indirect or slanting

highly harmful or destructive

unemotional, impassive

violent whirlpool or chaos

4. rife

lively or filled with energy

full of, common, or widespread

praise insistently to gain favor

morally correct behavior or thinking

5. indignation

skillful or proficient at something

anger at injustice

obesity or fatness

having frantic energy

6. foster

encourage or promote development

wave or ripple in motion

admit as true or valid

absolutely necessary or urgent

7. noisome

abandoned or neglectful; homeless person

immunize by vaccination

offensive or harmful

lowest point or bottom

8. nadir

call together for meeting

daily; commonplace or ordinary

sharply affecting smell or taste

lowest point or bottom

9. elated

ecstatically happy or proud

thick and sticky in consistency

prevent or obstruct

primarily sitting or inactive

10. virtuoso

exceptionally skilled musician or artist

excessively or ingratiatingly flattering

summarize main points or facts

unable to be taken or broken into

11. bane

belittle or speak disrespectfully of

causing shock or horror

total destruction or ruin

skillful deception or magic

12. concomitant

dark-skinned or having a dark complexion

habitually practicing

a naturally accompanying

spoil or desecrate; make dirty or unclean

13. impecunious

complaining or irritable

lacking money; poor

concerned with helping others

appease or reduce anger

14. lavish

predictably changeable

capable of being dissolved

excessively generous or elaborate

attractive or appealing

15. usurp

formal praise

undeveloped; beginning stage

take over illegally or by force

ecstatically happy or proud

16. variegated

germ-killing or sterilizing agent

edit to remove inappropriate parts

diverse; multicolored

open to influence or cooperation

17. burnish

to ban or prohibit officially

avoiding waste; economical

difficult to manage

polish by rubbing

18. refurbish

renovate or brighten up a space or item

device that produces electricity; assault

difficult situation or swamp

making unclear or unintelligible

19. analgesic

typical example or model

beginning to develop

pain-relieving medication

burning or ignition

20. implacable

shorten or condense text

unable to be appeased

shrewd and clever

statement seeming contradictory but true

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. nocturnal

2. munificence

3. oblique

4. rife

5. indignation

6. foster

7. noisome

8. nadir

9. elated

10. virtuoso

11. bane

12. concomitant

13. impecunious

14. lavish

15. usurp

16. variegated

17. burnish

18. refurbish

19. analgesic

20. implacable

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. nocturnal

2. munificence

3. oblique

4. rife

5. indignation

6. foster

7. noisome

8. nadir

9. elated

10. virtuoso

11. bane

12. concomitant

13. impecunious

14. lavish

15. usurp

16. variegated

17. burnish

18. refurbish

19. analgesic

20. implacable

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