Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. insipid

favorable or indicating good fortune

lacking flavor or interest

immunize by vaccination

quick and superficial

2. hardy

publicly denounce or criticize

increase or make larger

strong and resilient

feeling of worry or unease

3. encumber

restrain or hinder

a state of rest or peacefulness

mix of different things

harmony or appropriateness

4. ballad

narrative song or poem

clear and easy to understand

solidify or become gelatinous

idealistic but impractical

5. assuage

lacking energy or alertness

previous or coming before

without definite shape or form

to make less severe or painful

6. haughty

stretch or expand outwards

showing arrogance; proud

restrain or hinder

dishonest or indirect in behavior

7. vituperate

very critical or harsh

a state of rest or peacefulness

curse or verbally attack

unemotional, impassive

8. defile

lowest point or bottom

profession or occupation

spoil or desecrate; make dirty or unclean

give voting rights

9. prudence

cautiousness and good judgment

incompatible; harsh or jarring

assign to a lower rank or position

make up for loss

10. aspersion

publicly denounce or criticize

habitually practicing

talkative excessively

insult or damaging remark

11. officious

central or most important element

causing delay; slow to act

causing horror or disapproval

meddlesome or interfering

12. parsimony

extreme reluctance to spend money

severe mental or physical pain

out of its proper time period

based on guesses or theoretical ideas

13. knell

the sound of a bell, especially at tolling

keen; forceful; incisive

native to a place

eroding or causing damage

14. commodious

pleasing to senses or mind

speak or write with great enthusiasm

lying or false

spacious or roomy

15. preponderance

polish by rubbing

greater in number or importance

lacking energy or alertness

lively and spirited

16. burnish

newly converted or beginner

relating to water or existing in water

praise for achievement

polish by rubbing

17. pathos

short amusing or interesting story

friendly and lively

appeal to emotion; emotional quality

concerning beauty or art

18. zenith

to stir up or provoke

spoil or desecrate; make dirty or unclean

plunge into or involve deeply

highest point; peak

19. tortuous

serving as a typical example

winding or twisting; complicated

forbidden by law or rules

promiscuous; reckless; unprovoked

20. ostracism

purposely excluding someone

gaudy or tastelessly bright

cautiousness and good judgment

without emotion or response

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. insipid

2. hardy

3. encumber

4. ballad

5. assuage

6. haughty

7. vituperate

8. defile

9. prudence

10. aspersion

11. officious

12. parsimony

13. knell

14. commodious

15. preponderance

16. burnish

17. pathos

18. zenith

19. tortuous

20. ostracism

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. insipid

2. hardy

3. encumber

4. ballad

5. assuage

6. haughty

7. vituperate

8. defile

9. prudence

10. aspersion

11. officious

12. parsimony

13. knell

14. commodious

15. preponderance

16. burnish

17. pathos

18. zenith

19. tortuous

20. ostracism

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