Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. engender

practical and functional

typical example or model

cause or produce

revoke, cancel or repeal

2. berate

clear from suspicion or blame

refuse to accept; reject

critically scold or condemn

scold or rebuke

3. dither

countless or extremely large number

rambling; covering many topics

disagreement with authority or majority

indecisive or wavering behavior

4. expurgate

edit to remove inappropriate parts

out of its proper time period

concerned with helping others

stretch or expand outwards

5. abate

fervently; passionately

to ban or prohibit officially

become less intense or widespread

absolve from blame

6. cunning

secondary or supporting

excessively generous or elaborate

public speech or address

skilled in deception

7. amenable

prevent or obstruct

open to influence or cooperation

practicing self-discipline and abstention

accept reluctantly without protest

8. relish

shock or amaze; make unable to think

clear and logical

idealistic but impractical

enjoy greatly; pleasure or appreciation

9. vilify

stubbornly disobedient or uncooperative

abundant; giving freely; lush

causing sorrow or pain; serious

slander or defame

10. consumption

using up or eating

suggestion; subtle hint

appropriateness or decorum

engage in lively, drunken partying

11. buttress

curse or verbally attack

childish or silly

support or reinforce

showing respect or submission

12. vociferous

clear from blame

crying out loudly; boisterous

unoriginal; copied or imitative

quick and superficial

13. condolence

plunge into or involve deeply

intimidating or discouraging

sympathy for loss

bitterness or harshness in speech or behavior

14. prowess

of uncertain authenticity

germ-killing or sterilizing agent

exceptional skill or bravery

completely destroy or wipe out

15. complacency

believing only oneself exists

stubbornly disobedient or uncooperative

self-satisfaction weakness

continuous; never stopping

16. mores

customs or moral standards

playfully unusual or fanciful

shorten or condense text

standard practice or meeting

17. colloquial

having mixed feelings

art of designing dance movements

sharply affecting smell or taste

informal language

18. profligate

recklessly extravagant; wasteful

leader who appeals to emotions for power

showing good judgment or sense

famous for bad reasons

19. copious

dig out from the ground

abundant or plentiful

reduce in quality, degrade or demean

origin of a word

20. sophomoric

take money secretly for personal use

serious, respectable, and unemotional

lasting only a short time

overconfident but immature

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. engender

2. berate

3. dither

4. expurgate

5. abate

6. cunning

7. amenable

8. relish

9. vilify

10. consumption

11. buttress

12. vociferous

13. condolence

14. prowess

15. complacency

16. mores

17. colloquial

18. profligate

19. copious

20. sophomoric

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. engender

2. berate

3. dither

4. expurgate

5. abate

6. cunning

7. amenable

8. relish

9. vilify

10. consumption

11. buttress

12. vociferous

13. condolence

14. prowess

15. complacency

16. mores

17. colloquial

18. profligate

19. copious

20. sophomoric

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