Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. florid

self-denial or renunciation

make better or improve

excessively ornate or decorated

loud and harsh in sound

2. compunction

guilt or regret

to officially announce or publish

lacking or deprived of something

reduce in quality, degrade or demean

3. reprehensible

to confuse or puzzle someone

to persuade or influence

revoke, cancel or repeal

deserving criticism or blame

4. recapitulate

summarize main points or facts

lacking or deprived of something

take money secretly for personal use

common remark; banal statement

5. perplex

to confuse or puzzle someone

belonging to the earliest times

spoil surface of something; vandalize

pitifully sad or abandoned

6. meritorious

take money secretly for personal use

praiseworthy

dull, unimaginative, or commonplace

innocent; straightforward

7. regurgitate

beneficial or helpful blessing

unable to be changed or reversed

bring swallowed food back to mouth

unemotional, impassive

8. invective

free from difficulty or entanglement

a sign of future events; warning

regional language or speech pattern

insulting language

9. obstreperous

swollen; inflated; pompous

lacking intelligence or sense

boisterous and loud

to confuse or puzzle someone

10. dogmatic

difficult to manage

draw out or evoke response

inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertible

meeting of members for discussion

11. contravene

completely destroy or wipe out

violate or conflict with

morally unprincipled person

second to last in sequence

12. reproach

introduce new ideas or methods

bend or change direction of light or sound

express disapproval or disappointment

seer with future insight

13. impinge

difficult to see or understand

summarize main points or facts

combine or unite into one

to encroach or infringe

14. ennui

favorable or indicating good fortune

having a revengeful nature

wealthy or prosperous

boredom or dissatisfaction

15. novice

lacking distinctive features

beginner or inexperienced person

take over illegally or by force

shriveled with age

16. presage

showing love or romantic feeling

origin of a word

violent whirlpool or chaos

to foretell or predict; omen

17. amicable

wisdom and good judgment

bubbly, lively, or spirited

peaceable or friendly

small amount or limited quantity

18. swarthy

dark-skinned or having a dark complexion

peaceful, undisturbed, calm

show or reveal clearly

bold and shameless

19. abridge

meeting of members for discussion

a naturally accompanying

insulting language

shorten or condense text

20. quagmire

limited within boundaries

difficult situation or entrapment

standards for judgment

to suppress or put an end to

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. florid

2. compunction

3. reprehensible

4. recapitulate

5. perplex

6. meritorious

7. regurgitate

8. invective

9. obstreperous

10. dogmatic

11. contravene

12. reproach

13. impinge

14. ennui

15. novice

16. presage

17. amicable

18. swarthy

19. abridge

20. quagmire

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. florid

2. compunction

3. reprehensible

4. recapitulate

5. perplex

6. meritorious

7. regurgitate

8. invective

9. obstreperous

10. dogmatic

11. contravene

12. reproach

13. impinge

14. ennui

15. novice

16. presage

17. amicable

18. swarthy

19. abridge

20. quagmire

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