Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. grandiose

persistently urge or encourage

impressive but superficial

relating to the brain or intellect

to confuse or puzzle someone

2. conciliatory

friendly good feeling among companions

inborn; naturally existing

calming or appeasing

leave property by will

3. animated

lively or filled with energy

to stir up or provoke

clear from suspicion or blame

having shame or disgrace

4. oblique

make a violent attack or criticize strongly

pacify or soothe

dark-skinned or having a dark complexion

indirect or slanting

5. unctuous

more important than anything else

search for food or supplies

many and various

excessively or ingratiatingly flattering

6. battery

second to last in sequence

emotionally touching or moving

device that produces electricity; assault

feel or express strong disapproval

7. accord

unaware or forgetful

invent or make up

a person involved in a lawsuit

mutual agreement or harmony

8. incessant

continuous; never stopping

overconfident, bold beyond limits

origin of a word

inspiring fear or respect

9. bourgeois

person who follows rules

easily achieved; superficial

satisfy fully or to excess

relating to middle-class or capitalist values

10. strenuous

formal rejection or abandonment

unaffected by pain or emotion

signaling system with lights or sounds

requiring strong effort or energy

11. temperance

self-restraint or moderation, especially in indulgence

reading carefully or thoroughly

direct opposite or contrast

shaking or trembling

12. irreverence

persuade someone not to do something

temporary relief or delay of punishment

lack of respect or seriousness

to spread throughout something

13. dirge

false or fake; not genuine

mournful song for the dead

soon fading or disappearing

large piece of fabric for painting or covering

14. fetter

feeling intense happiness

spreading widely throughout

requiring strong effort or energy

restrain or chain

15. solvent

undeveloped; beginning stage

sentimental to excessive degree

green; lush with vegetation

able to pay debts; liquid dissolving other substances

16. aspersion

insult or damaging remark

someone who enjoys eating

given freely; uncalled for

forbidden by law or rules

17. nuance

loud, energetic, and rowdy

legal responsibility or debt

belonging to the earliest times

subtle difference or variation

18. swarthy

dark-skinned or having a dark complexion

lacking flavor or interest

understood by few; mysterious or secret

emphasize or highlight

19. transmute

understood without being openly spoken

helpful or obliging

harmonious or agreeable

change in form or nature

20. sophomoric

overconfident but immature

difficult situation or swamp

an excessive amount of something

modest, reserved, or shy

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. grandiose

2. conciliatory

3. animated

4. oblique

5. unctuous

6. battery

7. accord

8. incessant

9. bourgeois

10. strenuous

11. temperance

12. irreverence

13. dirge

14. fetter

15. solvent

16. aspersion

17. nuance

18. swarthy

19. transmute

20. sophomoric

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. grandiose

2. conciliatory

3. animated

4. oblique

5. unctuous

6. battery

7. accord

8. incessant

9. bourgeois

10. strenuous

11. temperance

12. irreverence

13. dirge

14. fetter

15. solvent

16. aspersion

17. nuance

18. swarthy

19. transmute

20. sophomoric

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