Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. wane

bring about or accelerate a process

bend or change direction of light or sound

capable of being maintained or defended

decrease in size or intensity

2. grievous

bubbly, lively, or spirited

causing sorrow or pain; serious

deserted; feeling or showing misery

lacking sharpness or quickness

3. opulent

rude; disrespectful

evaluate or assess value

praise enthusiastically

luxurious and wealthy

4. abstruse

clear and transparent

independent-minded person

paying strict attention to detail

difficult to understand

5. chide

scold or rebuke

clever trick or deception

open to influence or cooperation

interpret or understand

6. inhibit

hold back or restrain

drive away or scatter; make vanish

suppose without sufficient evidence

treacherous or unfaithful

7. chastise

seer with future insight

sudden and disastrous failure or defeat

shy or lacking self-confidence

rebuke or reprimand severely

8. amorous

intimidating or discouraging

showing love or romantic feeling

difficult to correct or reform

swollen; inflated; pompous

9. efface

plunge into or involve deeply

highly harmful or destructive

settling disputes through a neutral third party

erase or wipe out; make less visible

10. tenuous

cease to flow or develop; become inactive

official right to invention; obvious

weak; fragile; insubstantial

suggestion; subtle hint

11. resilient

shoe repair artisan

disperse or scatter; squander

able to recover quickly

to spread or multiply; reproduce

12. nomadic

organized list or collection

wandering without fixed home

peculiar to an individual

suggestion; subtle hint

13. antiseptic

faulty or blameworthy

germ-killing or sterilizing agent

often repeated; unoriginal

understand deeply

14. cognizant

sarcastic or corrosive

aware of

deviation from the normal

gathering of people

15. wanton

promiscuous; reckless; unprovoked

immunize by vaccination

confirm or support

diligent and ethical

16. virtuoso

additional performance at end of show

exceptionally skilled musician or artist

lacking sharpness or quickness

different or diverse parts

17. fathom

shock or amaze; make unable to think

wicked or depraved behavior

understand deeply

highest point or peak

18. calibrate

shaking or trembling

set or adjust precisely

voluntarily refrain from something

lying or false

19. garish

large destructive fire

unchanging over time

gaudy or tastelessly bright

person opposing authority or government

20. incarnate

embodied in flesh; personified

mock or ridicule contemptuously

assign to a lower rank or position

liking or preference for something

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. wane

2. grievous

3. opulent

4. abstruse

5. chide

6. inhibit

7. chastise

8. amorous

9. efface

10. tenuous

11. resilient

12. nomadic

13. antiseptic

14. cognizant

15. wanton

16. virtuoso

17. fathom

18. calibrate

19. garish

20. incarnate

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. wane

2. grievous

3. opulent

4. abstruse

5. chide

6. inhibit

7. chastise

8. amorous

9. efface

10. tenuous

11. resilient

12. nomadic

13. antiseptic

14. cognizant

15. wanton

16. virtuoso

17. fathom

18. calibrate

19. garish

20. incarnate

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