Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. grandiloquence

pompous or pretentious speech

forgiveness of sins or errors

ruler or monarch with power

terminate prematurely or fail

2. meager

lacking in quantity or quality

worldly or globally sophisticated

false display or claim; or acting

obesity or fatness

3. presage

hostile or harmful

to foretell or predict; omen

intense dislike or contempt for

lacking seriousness or importance

4. discern

lack of respect or seriousness

vague or unclear

having a foul smell

perceive or recognize clearly

5. affluent

spread out or scattered; wordy

make amends for wrongdoings

wealthy or prosperous

beginner or inexperienced person

6. hackneyed

lacking freshness; overused

to spread or multiply; reproduce

regard as belonging to a particular cause or origin

hidden or concealed

7. instigate

adjust or soften tone

aggressively defiant or savagely brutal

bend or change direction of light or sound

to stir up or provoke

8. venerable

self-denial or renunciation

universal cure or remedy

respected due to age or wisdom

lacking originality; boring

9. bashful

capable of being dissolved

lacking seriousness or importance

shy or reserved

intended to attract attention

10. eloquent

fluent or persuasive in speech

firm decision or intent; solve problem

declare invalid or cancel

aware of

11. extricate

free from difficulty or entanglement

origin of a word

great disaster or misfortune

wishing good for others; kind

12. virtuoso

sarcastic or corrosive

become less intense or widespread

long, critical speech or scolding

exceptionally skilled musician or artist

13. enfranchise

showing arrogance; proud

give voting rights

feeling of worry or unease

causing horror or disapproval

14. resilient

able to recover quickly

to obtain or acquire through effort

shrewd and clever

formally renounce or reject

15. amorphous

clear and logical

fear or apprehension

poet or singer, especially of epic poetry

without definite shape or form

16. terrestrial

song or poem lamenting the dead

relating to the earth or land

predictably changeable

lacking in quantity or quality

17. staid

renovate or brighten up a space or item

serious, respectable, and unemotional

promoting fire or conflict

waver between different opinions

18. dither

sullen or gloomy

natural or habitual inclination

indecisive or wavering behavior

crowning or official ceremony

19. reservoir

skilled at gaining advantage

large natural or artificial lake

able to recover quickly

avoid or abstain from

20. obdurate

warn or reprimand firmly

stubborn and unyielding

regard as resulting from a specific cause

perceive through intuition or insight

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. grandiloquence

2. meager

3. presage

4. discern

5. affluent

6. hackneyed

7. instigate

8. venerable

9. bashful

10. eloquent

11. extricate

12. virtuoso

13. enfranchise

14. resilient

15. amorphous

16. terrestrial

17. staid

18. dither

19. reservoir

20. obdurate

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. grandiloquence

2. meager

3. presage

4. discern

5. affluent

6. hackneyed

7. instigate

8. venerable

9. bashful

10. eloquent

11. extricate

12. virtuoso

13. enfranchise

14. resilient

15. amorphous

16. terrestrial

17. staid

18. dither

19. reservoir

20. obdurate

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