Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. resolve

express disapproval or regret

causing sorrow or pain; serious

firm decision or intent; solve problem

approach and address boldly

2. potentate

make uneasy or embarrassed

change or variation in circumstances

insincerely pious or moralistic

ruler or monarch with power

3. abase

humiliate or degrade someone

meeting of members for discussion

plant disease or any cause of decay

crowning or official ceremony

4. decorous

proper, tasteful, and polite behavior

sly or secretive

accustom to hardship

secretly cooperate in wrongdoing

5. ingenuous

understood only by a select few

difficult to correct or reform

accept reluctantly without protest

innocent; straightforward

6. virtuoso

charming; winning

to show involvement with crime

exceptionally skilled musician or artist

fervently; passionately

7. aerial

modest, reserved, or shy

existing, happening in the air

irritate intensely

placing two things side by side

8. assiduous

diligent and persistent in effort

extremely thin due to illness or lack of food

beyond doubt or dispute

changeable or variable

9. demagogue

leader who appeals to emotions for power

violate a law or boundary

person who makes judgments or settles disputes

emotionally touching or moving

10. clamor

able to recover quickly

legal responsibility or debt

loud, continuous noise

metaphorical rather than literal

11. veracity

temporary relief or delay of punishment

truthfulness; accuracy

discourage from happening; prevent

formal rejection or abandonment

12. elated

ecstatically happy or proud

unoriginal; copied or imitative

involve as necessary part

person asking questions aggressively

13. arable

suitable for growing crops; farmland

cause or produce

integrity and uprightness

deep-seated bitterness or resentment

14. affable

origin of a word

shining brightly; radiant

friendly and easy to talk to

remove completely

15. congenial

showing concern or care

promiscuous; reckless; unprovoked

cease to flow or develop; become inactive

agreeable and friendly

16. emend

done intentionally; carefully considered

correct or revise a text

create or invent in imagination

absolutely necessary or urgent

17. venerate

regard with deep respect

feeling sluggish or sleepy

daily; commonplace or ordinary

courage in adversity

18. taciturn

formally renounce or reject

very old or outdated

habitually silent or reserved in speech

highest point or peak

19. aspersion

insult or damaging remark

an excessive amount of something

statement seeming contradictory but true

undeveloped; beginning stage

20. nocturnal

active at night

filled or well-supplied with something

person involved in dialogue

understood by few; mysterious or secret

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. resolve

2. potentate

3. abase

4. decorous

5. ingenuous

6. virtuoso

7. aerial

8. assiduous

9. demagogue

10. clamor

11. veracity

12. elated

13. arable

14. affable

15. congenial

16. emend

17. venerate

18. taciturn

19. aspersion

20. nocturnal

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. resolve

2. potentate

3. abase

4. decorous

5. ingenuous

6. virtuoso

7. aerial

8. assiduous

9. demagogue

10. clamor

11. veracity

12. elated

13. arable

14. affable

15. congenial

16. emend

17. venerate

18. taciturn

19. aspersion

20. nocturnal

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