Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. profligate

recklessly extravagant; wasteful

unaffected by pain or emotion

a short trip or outing

lacking money; poor

2. emend

correct or revise a text

subtle difference or variation

indulge excessively in pleasures; corrupt

outline or foreshadow vaguely

3. sensuous

study of diseases; medical condition

pleasing to senses or mind

settling disputes through a neutral third party

lacking sharpness or quickness

4. garish

gaudy or tastelessly bright

secondary or supporting

reduce in quality, degrade or demean

hold interest or attract strongly

5. diminutive

hidden or secret

official right to invention; obvious

without emotion or response

very small or tiny

6. audible

able to be heard

waver between different opinions

great disaster or misfortune

lacking in quantity or quality

7. promulgate

to officially announce or publish

dull, unimaginative, or commonplace

clot or become solid

native to a place

8. covet

desire strongly

state of uncertainty or doubt

a substitute or replacement for something else

difficult situation or entrapment

9. predilection

liking or preference for something

excessively generous or elaborate

remove completely

violent whirlpool or chaos

10. interject

press or squeeze together

say abruptly during conversation

understood only by a select few

engage in lively, drunken partying

11. elude

escape understanding or grasp; evade detection

gutsy or reckless boldness

harmonious or agreeable

pleasing or appropriate

12. circumscribed

limited within boundaries

active at night

appropriate and advantageous

praise highly

13. confection

refusing to change mind

intensely happy or overwhelmed

hasty; impulsive

sweet food or candy

14. morose

out of its proper time period

difficult to understand

uncertain or ambiguous

sullen or gloomy

15. punitive

causing harm or damage

friendly and easy to talk to

inflicting punishment or penalty

express sharp disapproval or criticism

16. panacea

suitable or fitting for a specific purpose

short statement of a general truth

universal cure or remedy

capable of being dissolved

17. construe

collection of literary works

express disapproval or regret

natural liking or connection

interpret or understand

18. brusque

difficult to manage

relating to middle-class or capitalist values

indirect or slanting

abrupt or blunt in speech or manner

19. odious

deceitful cunning; slyness

horrible or detestable

cautiousness and good judgment

understand or arrest someone

20. lethargic

feeling sluggish or sleepy

having or showing excessive interest in sex

showing good judgment or sense

assign or entrust to another; representative

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. profligate

2. emend

3. sensuous

4. garish

5. diminutive

6. audible

7. promulgate

8. covet

9. predilection

10. interject

11. elude

12. circumscribed

13. confection

14. morose

15. punitive

16. panacea

17. construe

18. brusque

19. odious

20. lethargic

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. profligate

2. emend

3. sensuous

4. garish

5. diminutive

6. audible

7. promulgate

8. covet

9. predilection

10. interject

11. elude

12. circumscribed

13. confection

14. morose

15. punitive

16. panacea

17. construe

18. brusque

19. odious

20. lethargic

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