Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. profane

give up power voluntarily

extreme reluctance to spend money

disrespectful of sacred things

large natural or artificial lake

2. fetter

beginning to develop

restrain or chain

calming or appeasing

greeting or expression of respect

3. prescribe

restless or difficult to control

habitually silent or reserved in speech

skilled at gaining advantage

to recommend authoritatively

4. brusque

abrupt or blunt in speech or manner

difficult situation or entrapment

naive belief or trust

peaceable or friendly

5. defunct

stretch or expand outwards

no longer existing or functioning

desire strongly

average or within limits

6. irascible

continuous; never stopping

state of uncertainty or doubt

stubborn and unyielding

easily angered

7. arbiter

person who makes judgments or settles disputes

interpret or understand

vague or unclear

habitually silent or reserved in speech

8. execrable

patience and restraint

difficult to manage

origin of a word

detestable or horrible

9. promulgate

feeling remorse for past actions

large piece of fabric for painting or covering

think deeply or meditate

to officially announce or publish

10. plenitude

someone who enjoys eating

feel or express strong disapproval

loud, continuous noise

abundance or large quantity

11. superfluous

causing disagreement

unnecessary or excessive

status-seeking flatterer or self-serving flatterer

treacherous or unfaithful

12. auspicious

meddlesome or interfering

favorable or indicating good fortune

worldly or globally sophisticated

create or invent in imagination

13. coronation

crowning or official ceremony

sudden and disastrous failure or defeat

praise for achievement

thick and sticky in consistency

14. duplicity

take or claim without permission

able to recover quickly

double-dealing or dishonesty

having a stale or offensive smell

15. patent

having shame or disgrace

take or claim without permission

official right to invention; obvious

rebel or revolutionary

16. prurient

distant emotionally or physically

offense or annoyance

having or showing excessive interest in sex

eroding or causing damage

17. benevolent

charming; winning

standard practice or meeting

wishing good for others; kind

general agreement

18. lucid

regard as belonging to a particular cause or origin

clear and easy to understand

keen insight or shrewdness

change in form or nature

19. solvent

able to pay debts; liquid dissolving other substances

impossible to satisfy

idealistic but impractical

art of designing dance movements

20. potentate

intended to teach or instruct

collection of literary works

lacking distinctive features

ruler or monarch with power

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. profane

2. fetter

3. prescribe

4. brusque

5. defunct

6. irascible

7. arbiter

8. execrable

9. promulgate

10. plenitude

11. superfluous

12. auspicious

13. coronation

14. duplicity

15. patent

16. prurient

17. benevolent

18. lucid

19. solvent

20. potentate

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. profane

2. fetter

3. prescribe

4. brusque

5. defunct

6. irascible

7. arbiter

8. execrable

9. promulgate

10. plenitude

11. superfluous

12. auspicious

13. coronation

14. duplicity

15. patent

16. prurient

17. benevolent

18. lucid

19. solvent

20. potentate

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