Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. alleviate

able to change easily or versatile

make easier or less severe

sullen or gloomy

perceive or recognize clearly

2. quandary

sly or secretive

decayed or rotting; foul-smelling

state of uncertainty or doubt

customs or moral standards

3. cadence

skillful or proficient at something

rhythmic flow or pattern

relating to physical pleasure or senses

come together to form whole

4. deface

comfort in grief

paying close attention to detail

spoil surface of something; vandalize

bend or change direction of light or sound

5. ignominious

most noticeable or important

miserable, despicable, or wretched

having shame or disgrace

truthfulness; accuracy

6. impetuous

playfully unusual or fanciful

faithfulness or loyalty

cautiousness and good judgment

hasty; impulsive

7. clamor

isolated; narrow-minded

loud, continuous noise

unable to be appeased

difficult situation or swamp

8. indigenous

embodied in flesh; personified

native to a place

trusted friend or advisor

origin of a word

9. discomfit

wealthy or prosperous

unnecessary or excessive

make uneasy or embarrassed

hostile or harmful

10. illicit

endless; having no limit

express disapproval or disappointment

extremely thin due to illness or lack of food

forbidden by law or rules

11. counteract

having many curves or turns

extremely surprised

act against or oppose

direct opposite or contrast

12. distend

easily angered

stretch or expand outwards

honest and open communication

assign to a lower rank or position

13. adulation

difficult to see or understand

advocate of individual freedom

excessive or insincere praise

officially cancel or withdraw

14. pariah

social outcast or despised person

extreme greed for wealth

violent whirlpool or chaos

difficult to understand

15. torrid

mutual agreement or harmony

extremely hot or scorching

skillful and resourceful

immunize by vaccination

16. incumbent

obligatory; currently holding office

appalling or inferior imitation

previous or coming before

feeling remorse for past actions

17. pinnacle

friendly and easy to talk to

germ-killing or sterilizing agent

highest point or peak

to suppress or put an end to

18. privation

easily taught or managed; submissive

naive belief or trust

abrupt or blunt in speech or manner

lack of basic necessities or comforts

19. seminal

highly influential or original

bitterness or harshness in speech or behavior

disregard or overlook

easily shaped or changed

20. rectitude

serious, respectable, and unemotional

formally renounce or reject

morally correct behavior or thinking

strange; mysterious; unsettling

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. alleviate

2. quandary

3. cadence

4. deface

5. ignominious

6. impetuous

7. clamor

8. indigenous

9. discomfit

10. illicit

11. counteract

12. distend

13. adulation

14. pariah

15. torrid

16. incumbent

17. pinnacle

18. privation

19. seminal

20. rectitude

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. alleviate

2. quandary

3. cadence

4. deface

5. ignominious

6. impetuous

7. clamor

8. indigenous

9. discomfit

10. illicit

11. counteract

12. distend

13. adulation

14. pariah

15. torrid

16. incumbent

17. pinnacle

18. privation

19. seminal

20. rectitude

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