Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. semaphore

having knowledge of future events

easy to reach or understand

of uncertain authenticity

signaling system with lights or sounds

2. antipathy

emitting light

changing frequently

strong feeling of dislike

very old or outdated

3. grandiloquence

loud, continuous noise

highly influential or original

pompous or pretentious speech

aggressively defiant or savagely brutal

4. egregious

remarkably bad or shocking

person asking questions aggressively

intended to attract attention

isolated; narrow-minded

5. ambivalent

disperse or scatter; squander

false or fake; not genuine

having mixed feelings

combine or unite into one

6. disheartened

regard with disgust or hatred

discouraged or demoralized

lying or false

to spread throughout something

7. hegemony

general dominance or leadership

difficult to see or understand

bring swallowed food back to mouth

disregard or overlook

8. inviolable

secure from violation

concerning beauty or art

prevent success of; contrasting force

active at night

9. incendiary

widespread fame or reputation

forbidden by law or rules

promoting fire or conflict

to obtain or acquire through effort

10. distend

a short trip or outing

leader who appeals to emotions for power

feeling sluggish or sleepy

stretch or expand outwards

11. anthology

violate a law or boundary

no longer existing or functioning

dense, harsh mixture of sounds

collection of literary works

12. lenient

boring or ordinary

merciful or tolerant

necessary; essential

optimistic or hopeful

13. pillage

peaceable or friendly

bitterly harsh or biting

to rob or plunder violently

very small or tiny

14. circuitous

to foretell or predict; omen

remarkably bad or shocking

anger at injustice

taking a longer, indirect route

15. disperse

scatter in different directions

standards for judgment

an excessive amount of something

hostile or harmful

16. tenuous

changeable or variable

weak; fragile; insubstantial

pursues pleasure as life goal

respected due to age or wisdom

17. solicitous

shining brilliantly; splendid

summarize main points or facts

determined and unwavering

showing concern or care

18. foster

strong liking or preference

encourage or promote development

highly decorated or elaborate

enjoyment or praise; approval or commendation

19. raze

completely destroy or wipe out

dissatisfied or resentful

understand or arrest someone

complete and inclusive

20. vicarious

experienced through someone else

scarcity or small amount of something

aware of

secret cooperation for deceit

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. semaphore

2. antipathy

3. grandiloquence

4. egregious

5. ambivalent

6. disheartened

7. hegemony

8. inviolable

9. incendiary

10. distend

11. anthology

12. lenient

13. pillage

14. circuitous

15. disperse

16. tenuous

17. solicitous

18. foster

19. raze

20. vicarious

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. semaphore

2. antipathy

3. grandiloquence

4. egregious

5. ambivalent

6. disheartened

7. hegemony

8. inviolable

9. incendiary

10. distend

11. anthology

12. lenient

13. pillage

14. circuitous

15. disperse

16. tenuous

17. solicitous

18. foster

19. raze

20. vicarious

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