Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. rancor

reading carefully or thoroughly

make easier or less severe

deep-seated bitterness or resentment

loud and harsh in sound

2. sagacity

wisdom and good judgment

officially cancel or withdraw

apparently true or reasonable

speak or write with great enthusiasm

3. requisition

official demand for goods or services

based on mistaken reasoning

understood without being openly spoken

mentally sharp and perceptive

4. equanimity

mental calmness and composure

to officially announce or publish

prevent or obstruct

winding or twisting; complicated

5. copious

apparently true or reasonable

honest and open communication

abundant or plentiful

without definite shape or form

6. façade

face of a building or false appearance

make clear or clarify

shelter or protection from danger

restrict or compel

7. veneer

calm and unemotional

thin decorative covering

daily; commonplace or ordinary

no longer existing or functioning

8. insular

person who makes judgments or settles disputes

isolated; narrow-minded

emitting light

able to be heard

9. penitent

decrease in size or intensity

lacking meaning; silly

serious, respectable, and unemotional

feeling remorse for past actions

10. tedious

boring; tiresome; monotonous

without definite shape or form

warn or reprimand firmly

unable to be changed or reversed

11. boisterous

dishonest or indirect in behavior

loud, energetic, and rowdy

harmony or appropriateness

to ban or prohibit officially

12. resplendent

cause or produce

shining brilliantly; splendid

small increase or addition

holding firm; stubbornly persistent

13. concoct

assign or entrust to another; representative

comparable or similar in some way

create or invent in imagination

enjoy oneself happily or freely

14. connive

suitable or fitting for a specific purpose

inactive but capable of becoming active

secretly cooperate in wrongdoing

add or incorporate territory

15. semaphore

signaling system with lights or sounds

using very few words

determined by personal choice rather than reason

great disaster or misfortune

16. grandiloquence

pompous or pretentious speech

secure from violation

ability to understand others' feelings

unaware or forgetful

17. pulchritude

using more words than needed

physical beauty

involve as necessary part

charming; winning

18. forage

peaceful and calm

loud, continuous noise

excessive talking around a point

search for food or supplies

19. clergy

lengthen by cutting off the end

clear and direct; sharply focused

hesitate or refuse to proceed

religious leaders

20. ingenuous

innocent; straightforward

having extensive knowledge

easily achieved; superficial

exceptionally skilled musician or artist

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. rancor

2. sagacity

3. requisition

4. equanimity

5. copious

6. façade

7. veneer

8. insular

9. penitent

10. tedious

11. boisterous

12. resplendent

13. concoct

14. connive

15. semaphore

16. grandiloquence

17. pulchritude

18. forage

19. clergy

20. ingenuous

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. rancor

2. sagacity

3. requisition

4. equanimity

5. copious

6. façade

7. veneer

8. insular

9. penitent

10. tedious

11. boisterous

12. resplendent

13. concoct

14. connive

15. semaphore

16. grandiloquence

17. pulchritude

18. forage

19. clergy

20. ingenuous

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