Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. scurrilous

able to be heard

making coarse or abusive comments

active at night

absolutely necessary or urgent

2. querulous

morally correct behavior or thinking

practicing self-discipline and abstention

complaining or irritable

boisterous and loud

3. inure

encourage or promote development

annoy; irritate

accustom to hardship

talkative excessively

4. impertinent

give in return; respond similarly

rude or irrelevant

clever trick or deception

diverging from the main point; peripheral

5. acclaim

longing or nostalgic

enthusiastic approval or praise

wishing good for others; kind

appalling or inferior imitation

6. tirade

express emotion

calming or appeasing

to show involvement with crime

lengthy angry speech or criticism

7. plausible

apparently true or reasonable

total sum of parts

overwhelm with abundance

statement seeming contradictory but true

8. exorbitant

alert; watchful

causing harm or damage

regard as belonging to a particular cause or origin

excessively high or unreasonable

9. linchpin

central or most important element

peaceful, undisturbed, calm

make sacred or holy

grow or develop skill

10. portent

insult or offend openly

without emotion or response

a sign of future events; warning

great disaster or misfortune

11. sensual

relating to physical pleasure or senses

make uneasy or embarrassed

impossible to stop or prevent

shining brilliantly; splendid

12. pungent

sharply affecting smell or taste

change in form or nature

passionate or enthusiastic

offense or annoyance

13. indigent

aware of

to soothe or calm someone

lacking necessities; poor

threats or force to coercively compel

14. abnegation

avoid by clever means

longing or nostalgic

self-denial or renunciation

stubbornly disobedient or uncooperative

15. abdicate

holding firm; stubbornly persistent

leave property by will

peaceful or calming

give up power voluntarily

16. commodious

friendly or cheerful

outgoing and sociable in nature

strong supporter of a cause

spacious or roomy

17. philanthropic

concerned with helping others

having harmful intentions

favorable or indicating good fortune

lasting only a short time

18. obsequious

status-seeking flatterer or self-serving flatterer

excessively eager to please

rude or disrespectful

hostile or harmful

19. prepossessing

attractive or appealing

satisfy fully or to excess

award or expression of praise

peaceful, undisturbed, calm

20. ostensible

seeming or apparent

lying or false

ecstatically happy or proud

decayed or rotting; foul-smelling

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. scurrilous

2. querulous

3. inure

4. impertinent

5. acclaim

6. tirade

7. plausible

8. exorbitant

9. linchpin

10. portent

11. sensual

12. pungent

13. indigent

14. abnegation

15. abdicate

16. commodious

17. philanthropic

18. obsequious

19. prepossessing

20. ostensible

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. scurrilous

2. querulous

3. inure

4. impertinent

5. acclaim

6. tirade

7. plausible

8. exorbitant

9. linchpin

10. portent

11. sensual

12. pungent

13. indigent

14. abnegation

15. abdicate

16. commodious

17. philanthropic

18. obsequious

19. prepossessing

20. ostensible

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