Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. diffident

shy or lacking self-confidence

serious, respectable, and unemotional

pursues pleasure as life goal

charitable generosity

2. zephyr

shelter or protection from danger

scarcity or small amount of something

sharply affecting smell or taste

gentle breeze

3. decry

publicly denounce or criticize

insult or damaging remark

plant disease or any cause of decay

completes or enhances

4. collusion

criticize or correct gently

guilt or regret

understood by few; mysterious or secret

secret cooperation for deceit

5. strenuous

moral corruption or wickedness

requiring strong effort or energy

wave or ripple in motion

taking a longer, indirect route

6. flagrant

shockingly noticeable or obvious

formally renounce or reject

shameless or impudent boldness

annoy; irritate

7. altercation

harmony or agreement

daily; commonplace or ordinary

overwhelm with abundance

noisy argument or fight

8. behemoth

extremely surprised

enormous or powerful creature or thing

apparently true or reasonable

lacking intelligence or sense

9. lenient

merciful or tolerant

diverging from the main point; peripheral

withdraw or take back statement

discourage from happening; prevent

10. beseech

skilled craftsperson or manual worker

art of designing dance movements

implore or beg earnestly

agreeable and friendly

11. embezzle

lacking energy or alertness

giving a bad omen or threatening

take money secretly for personal use

daily; commonplace or ordinary

12. palliate

soon fading or disappearing

admit as true or valid

to scold or complain bitterly

to ease or relieve without curing

13. nocturnal

diminish or put to rest

active at night

lying or false

active opposition or hostility

14. vociferous

primarily sitting or inactive

lacking moral restraint

crying out loudly; boisterous

a person involved in a lawsuit

15. predilection

often repeated; unoriginal

liking or preference for something

avoid by clever means

deep-seated hatred

16. resilient

cease to flow or develop; become inactive

mock or ridicule contemptuously

official right to invention; obvious

able to recover quickly

17. battery

favorable or auspicious

device that produces electricity; assault

pompous or pretentious speech

reading carefully or thoroughly

18. consign

pretending to hold beliefs not held

suggestion; subtle hint

deliver or commit to

aware of

19. egregious

remarkably bad or shocking

taking a longer, indirect route

self-satisfaction weakness

dark-skinned or having a dark complexion

20. pretense

peculiar to an individual

fulfill or complete

outline or foreshadow vaguely

false display or claim; or acting

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. diffident

2. zephyr

3. decry

4. collusion

5. strenuous

6. flagrant

7. altercation

8. behemoth

9. lenient

10. beseech

11. embezzle

12. palliate

13. nocturnal

14. vociferous

15. predilection

16. resilient

17. battery

18. consign

19. egregious

20. pretense

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. diffident

2. zephyr

3. decry

4. collusion

5. strenuous

6. flagrant

7. altercation

8. behemoth

9. lenient

10. beseech

11. embezzle

12. palliate

13. nocturnal

14. vociferous

15. predilection

16. resilient

17. battery

18. consign

19. egregious

20. pretense

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