Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. rancor

make a violent attack or criticize strongly

arranged in order of time

deep-seated bitterness or resentment

adjust or soften tone

2. maverick

secret, concealed

independent-minded person

lacking money; poor

very critical or harsh

3. spurious

overbearing; commanding

small increase or addition

purposely excluding someone

false or fake; not genuine

4. punctilious

social outcast or despised person

to carry out or execute

paying strict attention to detail

showing love or romantic feeling

5. credulity

wicked or criminal

naive belief or trust

religious leaders

critic of traditions or beliefs

6. preponderance

most noticeable or important

greater in number or importance

inborn; naturally existing

lacking or deprived of something

7. embellish

impulsive or unpredictable

understood only by a select few

decorate or add details to improve appearance

secretly cooperate in wrongdoing

8. adulation

easy to manage or influence

excessive or insincere praise

using very few words

pompous or overblown in speech

9. interject

person who follows rules

fortunate accidental discovery

terminate prematurely or fail

say abruptly during conversation

10. augment

lengthen by cutting off the end

make up for loss

praise insistently to gain favor

increase or make larger

11. avarice

extreme greed for wealth

to obtain or acquire through effort

outdated or obsolete

morally unprincipled person

12. clandestine

capable of being dissolved

secret, concealed

pitifully sad or abandoned

existing in name only

13. recalcitrant

suppose without sufficient evidence

more important than anything else

stubbornly disobedient or uncooperative

a substitute or replacement for something else

14. revoke

officially cancel or withdraw

accept reluctantly without protest

treat with love and care

discouraged or demoralized

15. reconcile

restore friendly relations after disagreement

hidden or concealed

unable to be appeased

abundant or plentiful

16. expedient

appropriate and advantageous

clear and transparent

countless or extremely large number

harmony or agreement

17. fickle

confirm or support

harmful or poisonous

brilliantly sparkling or exciting

changing frequently

18. salient

most noticeable or important

filled with or marked by

religious leaders

reduce or cut short

19. archetypal

harmony or agreement

serving as a typical example

able to pay debts; liquid dissolving other substances

varied and diverse

20. inchoate

praiseworthy

surrender or give in

undeveloped; beginning stage

mix of different things

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. rancor

2. maverick

3. spurious

4. punctilious

5. credulity

6. preponderance

7. embellish

8. adulation

9. interject

10. augment

11. avarice

12. clandestine

13. recalcitrant

14. revoke

15. reconcile

16. expedient

17. fickle

18. salient

19. archetypal

20. inchoate

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. rancor

2. maverick

3. spurious

4. punctilious

5. credulity

6. preponderance

7. embellish

8. adulation

9. interject

10. augment

11. avarice

12. clandestine

13. recalcitrant

14. revoke

15. reconcile

16. expedient

17. fickle

18. salient

19. archetypal

20. inchoate

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