Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. serene

show great joy or triumph

large piece of fabric for painting or covering

peaceful, untroubled, calm

stubborn and unyielding

2. hapless

unlucky; unfortunate

origin of a word

to obtain or acquire through effort

charm or enchant someone

3. rebuke

showing concern or care

criticize sharply; scold

express sharp disapproval or criticism

official demand for goods or services

4. aberration

deviation from the norm

sympathy for loss

state of uncertainty or doubt

serving as a typical example

5. vociferous

crying out loudly; boisterous

extremely dry or lacking moisture

shining brilliantly; splendid

someone who enjoys eating

6. oscillate

indulge excessively in pleasures; corrupt

move back and forth

rude or disrespectful

excessively generous or elaborate

7. infusion

gradual introduction; soaking

detestable or horrible

call together for meeting

intense anger

8. forlorn

change or variation in circumstances

clot or become solid

pitifully sad or abandoned

more important than anything else

9. parsimony

regard with disgust or hatred

unemotional, impassive

dense, harsh mixture of sounds

extreme reluctance to spend money

10. vacillate

waver between different opinions

emitting light

having frantic energy

prone to cause trouble

11. interminable

noisy argument or fight

endless; having no limit

perceive through intuition or insight

understood only by a select few

12. curt

weak; fragile; insubstantial

lacking moral restraint

rudely brief

unspeakable; beyond description

13. discursive

highly harmful or destructive

difficult to understand

rambling; covering many topics

relating to middle-class or capitalist values

14. allay

understood without being openly spoken

undeveloped; beginning stage

hold back or restrain

diminish or put to rest

15. abase

using up or eating

generous and forgiving

humiliate or degrade someone

skilled at gaining advantage

16. esoteric

effective in producing desired result

inflicting punishment or penalty

highly decorated or elaborate

understood only by a select few

17. poignant

stubbornly disobedient or uncooperative

embodied in flesh; personified

deserving criticism or blame

emotionally touching or moving

18. nadir

difficult situation or swamp

lowest point or bottom

unable to be taken or broken into

unaware or forgetful

19. iconoclast

critic of traditions or beliefs

wisdom and good judgment

unable to be taken or broken into

clear and easy to understand

20. laceration

cuts or tears in skin or flesh

satisfy fully or to excess

related to or resembling trees

stubbornly disobedient or uncooperative

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. serene

2. hapless

3. rebuke

4. aberration

5. vociferous

6. oscillate

7. infusion

8. forlorn

9. parsimony

10. vacillate

11. interminable

12. curt

13. discursive

14. allay

15. abase

16. esoteric

17. poignant

18. nadir

19. iconoclast

20. laceration

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. serene

2. hapless

3. rebuke

4. aberration

5. vociferous

6. oscillate

7. infusion

8. forlorn

9. parsimony

10. vacillate

11. interminable

12. curt

13. discursive

14. allay

15. abase

16. esoteric

17. poignant

18. nadir

19. iconoclast

20. laceration

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