Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. reprove

courage in adversity

irrelevant or unrelated

increase in power or reputation

criticize or correct gently

2. perspicacity

keen insight or understanding

discourage from happening; prevent

suitable or fitting for a specific purpose

reveal secrets or private information

3. patent

set apart as holy or sacred

praise highly

official right to invention; obvious

beyond doubt or dispute

4. nominal

existing in name only

clear and transparent

advanced for age; early development

to soothe or calm someone

5. corrosive

eroding or causing damage

truthfulness; accuracy

religious leaders

generous and forgiving

6. tangential

take or claim without permission

clear and direct; sharply focused

diverging from the main point; peripheral

thick and sticky in consistency

7. adhere

inflicting punishment or penalty

extremely poor; parsimonious

subtle difference or variation

stick to or follow closely

8. bard

overbearing; commanding

limited within boundaries

poet or singer, especially of epic poetry

solidify or become gelatinous

9. duress

greeting or expression of respect

peaceful and calm

threats or force to coercively compel

average or within limits

10. resolve

firm decision or intent; solve problem

sentimental to excessive degree

enormous or powerful creature or thing

praise or admiration

11. bane

based on guesses or theoretical ideas

total destruction or ruin

embodied in flesh; personified

dull, unimaginative, or commonplace

12. canny

shrewd and clever

show great joy or triumph

newly converted or beginner

critically scold or condemn

13. serendipity

fortunate accidental discovery

worshiping idols excessively

easily taught or managed; submissive

persistently urge or encourage

14. surreptitious

the sound of a bell, especially at tolling

secretive or stealthy

charmingly old-fashioned or unusual

overwhelm with abundance

15. orthodox

skillful, quick, and precise in movement

humiliate or degrade someone

to obtain or acquire through effort

conventional or traditional

16. odious

immunize by vaccination

using more words than needed

lower in dignity or status; humiliate

horrible or detestable

17. juxtaposition

loud, harsh, and disorderly noise

general dominance or leadership

exceptionally skilled musician or artist

placing two things side by side

18. nefarious

germ-killing or sterilizing agent

wicked or criminal

inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertible

dull, unimaginative, or commonplace

19. strident

gradually increasing sound

informal language

loud and harsh in sound

drive away or scatter; make vanish

20. transgress

excessively eager to please

very small or tiny

stern, harsh, or gloomy

violate a law or boundary

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. reprove

2. perspicacity

3. patent

4. nominal

5. corrosive

6. tangential

7. adhere

8. bard

9. duress

10. resolve

11. bane

12. canny

13. serendipity

14. surreptitious

15. orthodox

16. odious

17. juxtaposition

18. nefarious

19. strident

20. transgress

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. reprove

2. perspicacity

3. patent

4. nominal

5. corrosive

6. tangential

7. adhere

8. bard

9. duress

10. resolve

11. bane

12. canny

13. serendipity

14. surreptitious

15. orthodox

16. odious

17. juxtaposition

18. nefarious

19. strident

20. transgress

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