Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. divisive

unable to be appeased

stretch or expand outwards

to stir up or provoke

causing disagreement or division

2. impute

make better or improve

attribute or ascribe a fault

poet or singer, especially of epic poetry

to prevent or make impossible

3. trite

stubbornly disobedient or uncooperative

prejudice or inclination for or against something

often repeated; unoriginal

flexible and graceful

4. covet

leader who appeals to emotions for power

desire strongly

agree or give consent to

extremely thin due to illness or lack of food

5. quell

energetic; constantly changing

narrative song or poem

to suppress or put an end to

prevent or obstruct

6. elegy

recklessly extravagant; wasteful

causing sorrow or pain; serious

song or poem lamenting the dead

summarize main points or facts

7. forlorn

encourage or promote development

pitifully sad or abandoned

general agreement

additional performance at end of show

8. penultimate

brief and clear in expression

religious leaders

generous and forgiving

second to last in sequence

9. renunciation

unnamed or unidentified

disregard or overlook

formal rejection or abandonment

insincerely pious or moralistic

10. impinge

having a stale or offensive smell

to encroach or infringe

guilt or regret

universal cure or remedy

11. forum

intense anger

public meeting or discussion platform

spreading widely throughout

move back and forth

12. acrimony

arranged in order of time

feeling remorseful

perceive or recognize clearly

bitterness or harshness in speech or behavior

13. ribald

exceptional skill or bravery

humorously vulgar or indecent

clever; original

correct or revise a text

14. obscure

shy or lacking self-confidence

difficult to see or understand

to prevent or make impossible

shock or amaze; make unable to think

15. aquatic

relating to water or existing in water

completely destroy or wipe out

promiscuous; reckless; unprovoked

open to influence or cooperation

16. proscribe

to ban or prohibit officially

perceive or recognize clearly

short amusing or interesting story

secondary or supporting

17. consumption

state of uncertainty or doubt

practicing self-discipline and abstention

record or narrative of events

using up or eating

18. didactic

withdraw or take back statement

refusing to change mind

intended to teach or instruct

persuade someone not to do something

19. exculpate

clear from blame

lacking resources or possessions

intensely happy or overwhelmed

mysterious or puzzling problem

20. obstinate

gradual decline or wasting away

rebuke or reprimand severely

to ban or prohibit officially

stubbornly refusing to change

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. divisive

2. impute

3. trite

4. covet

5. quell

6. elegy

7. forlorn

8. penultimate

9. renunciation

10. impinge

11. forum

12. acrimony

13. ribald

14. obscure

15. aquatic

16. proscribe

17. consumption

18. didactic

19. exculpate

20. obstinate

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. divisive

2. impute

3. trite

4. covet

5. quell

6. elegy

7. forlorn

8. penultimate

9. renunciation

10. impinge

11. forum

12. acrimony

13. ribald

14. obscure

15. aquatic

16. proscribe

17. consumption

18. didactic

19. exculpate

20. obstinate

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