Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. curtail

friendly or cheerful

green; lush with vegetation

reduce or cut short

speak ill of; belittle or defame

2. vigilant

active at night

perceive through intuition or insight

alert; watchful

shameless or impudent boldness

3. desolate

greed or desire for wealth

tireless; persistent

component or part

deserted; feeling or showing misery

4. ethereal

light and delicate

famous for bad reasons

a preference or tendency

unaffected by pain or emotion

5. benevolent

detailed or complicated in design

wishing good for others; kind

often repeated; unoriginal

serious, respectable, and unemotional

6. paradigm

exceptional skill or bravery

impossible to satisfy

dig out from the ground

typical example or model

7. demagogue

involve as necessary part

encourage growth or development

overbearing; commanding

leader who appeals to emotions for power

8. servile

hasty; impulsive

overly submissive or obedient

drive back or reject strongly

remove completely

9. ambivalent

having mixed feelings

sullen or gloomy

primarily sitting or inactive

draw out or evoke response

10. credulity

naive belief or trust

skillful deception or magic

change in form or nature

friendly and easy to talk to

11. dispel

spreading widely throughout

drive away or scatter; make vanish

public meeting or discussion platform

unhappy with authority or system

12. anachronistic

avoid by clever means

out of its proper time period

gradually increasing sound

insulting language

13. consummate

of uncertain authenticity

informal language

fulfill or complete

formal praise

14. solvent

take or claim without permission

able to pay debts; liquid dissolving other substances

doubtful or uncertain

greater in number or importance

15. consonant

happening by luck

shy or reserved

total sum of parts

harmonious or agreeable

16. ebullient

skilled at gaining advantage

express strong disapproval

overflowing with enthusiasm

practicing self-discipline and abstention

17. nuance

subtle difference or variation

imitate with the aim of matching

regard as belonging to a particular cause or origin

worsen or intensify

18. fickle

correct or revise a text

concise and forcefully expressive

changing frequently

erase or wipe out; make less visible

19. tedious

gap or break in continuity

extreme reluctance to spend money

boring; tiresome; monotonous

second to last in sequence

20. quagmire

meddlesome or interfering

determined by personal choice rather than reason

award or expression of praise

difficult situation or entrapment

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. curtail

2. vigilant

3. desolate

4. ethereal

5. benevolent

6. paradigm

7. demagogue

8. servile

9. ambivalent

10. credulity

11. dispel

12. anachronistic

13. consummate

14. solvent

15. consonant

16. ebullient

17. nuance

18. fickle

19. tedious

20. quagmire

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. curtail

2. vigilant

3. desolate

4. ethereal

5. benevolent

6. paradigm

7. demagogue

8. servile

9. ambivalent

10. credulity

11. dispel

12. anachronistic

13. consummate

14. solvent

15. consonant

16. ebullient

17. nuance

18. fickle

19. tedious

20. quagmire

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