Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. speculative

to officially announce or publish

based on guesses or theoretical ideas

overflowing with enthusiasm

hesitate or refuse to proceed

2. stingy

shock or amaze; make unable to think

unwilling to give or spend money

diligent and persistent in effort

highly decorated or elaborate

3. archetypal

understand deeply

serving as a typical example

make clear or clarify

say abruptly during conversation

4. disheartened

general agreement

avoiding waste; economical

discouraged or demoralized

insincerely pious or moralistic

5. refurbish

add or incorporate territory

renovate or brighten up a space or item

fluent or persuasive in speech

conventional or traditional

6. pacific

peaceful or calming

often repeated; unoriginal

draw out or evoke response

natural or habitual inclination

7. transient

brief and to the point

pacify or soothe

lasting only a short time

critic of traditions or beliefs

8. probity

harmony or appropriateness

causing shock or horror

integrity and uprightness

associated in wrongdoing

9. irreverence

change in form or nature

sharp or severe; perceptive

lack of respect or seriousness

prove false or incorrect through argument

10. obsolete

no longer in use

active at night

quick and nimble

restless or difficult to control

11. scurrilous

unchanging over time

able to recover quickly

making coarse or abusive comments

lacking skill or ability

12. demagogue

leader who appeals to emotions for power

discouraged or demoralized

change in form or nature

famous and respected in a particular field

13. inept

morally correct behavior or thinking

lacking skill or ability

extremely surprised

spoil or desecrate; make dirty or unclean

14. inundate

intense dislike or contempt for

self-restraint or moderation, especially in indulgence

overwhelm with abundance

suitable for growing crops; farmland

15. obstinate

tireless; persistent

become less intense or widespread

stubbornly refusing to change

restrain or hinder

16. aberration

excessive or insincere praise

indulge excessively in pleasures; corrupt

crying out loudly; boisterous

deviation from the norm

17. gregarious

outgoing and sociable in nature

annoy; irritate

secret, concealed

diligent and persistent in effort

18. bombastic

pompous or overblown in speech

generous bestowal of gifts

calm and unemotional

helpful or obliging

19. extraneous

comparable or similar in some way

irrelevant or unrelated

hostile or harmful

deviation from the norm

20. reconcile

self-restraint or moderation, especially in indulgence

restore friendly relations after disagreement

deliver or commit to

embodied in flesh; personified

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. speculative

2. stingy

3. archetypal

4. disheartened

5. refurbish

6. pacific

7. transient

8. probity

9. irreverence

10. obsolete

11. scurrilous

12. demagogue

13. inept

14. inundate

15. obstinate

16. aberration

17. gregarious

18. bombastic

19. extraneous

20. reconcile

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. speculative

2. stingy

3. archetypal

4. disheartened

5. refurbish

6. pacific

7. transient

8. probity

9. irreverence

10. obsolete

11. scurrilous

12. demagogue

13. inept

14. inundate

15. obstinate

16. aberration

17. gregarious

18. bombastic

19. extraneous

20. reconcile

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