Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. cradle

support for holding babies; a resting place

cheap or gaudy in appearance

to list or count off

punishment or cause of suffering

2. fraud

deception or trickery

ordered series of actions

consequential effect; impact

harmony restored between parties

3. acquiesce

fine-grained rock or schedule

accept reluctantly but without protest

extreme greed for wealth

unclear or having multiple meanings

4. injurious

origin or source of something

to imitate with an aim to surpass

long weapon for stabbing

harmful or damaging

5. spinach

path followed by moving object

leafy green vegetable

contemptuously rude

find out definitively

6. automaton

strict or severe

self-operating machine or robot

calm and peaceful

a person who kills animals; to slaughter

7. subsidiary

bright or shining light

clothing or garments

fantasy; daydream

secondary support or branch

8. perplexity

smaller part of a section

confusion or uncertainty

act of proposing or selecting someone for a position

cut or clip hair or wool

9. signature

dark or dull in mood

deep narrow valley with steep sides

sense of appropriate social behavior

name written by oneself for approval

10. devout

disrespectful boldness; rudeness

suffocate or extinguish

make a contemptuous smile

deeply religious or sincere

11. torpid

mentally or physically inactive

shake lightly due to cold or fear

abandoned or neglectful

burn the surface lightly

12. spectrum

false reason given to justify action

range of different things or ideas

occurring irregularly

not necessary to keep

13. ensure

sad or sorrowful

fame or great reputation

related to technology or specialized knowledge

to make certain or guarantee

14. voltage

skilled in deception; clever

electric potential difference

urgent or earnest urging

to gradually become less

15. scrutinize

bright green precious stone

to reveal or make visible

examine closely and thoroughly

electric potential difference

16. contemptible

deserving contempt

take someone away illegally by force

overly concerned with trivial details

short statement expressing a general truth

17. girdle

taste or distinctive quality

saving from sin; reclaiming or buying back

very dirty or obscene

a belt or band around the waist

18. curl

to formally charge with a crime

act of presenting or showing

equipment for a specific purpose

twisted shape; tob form into spiral

19. loaf

term for bread or idle time

to frighten or threaten

untrustworthy or dishonest person

dishonest trick or lie

20. inimical

harmful or hostile

bright or shining light

weighing heavily or unjustly harsh

understand or seize someone or something

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. cradle

2. fraud

3. acquiesce

4. injurious

5. spinach

6. automaton

7. subsidiary

8. perplexity

9. signature

10. devout

11. torpid

12. spectrum

13. ensure

14. voltage

15. scrutinize

16. contemptible

17. girdle

18. curl

19. loaf

20. inimical

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. cradle

2. fraud

3. acquiesce

4. injurious

5. spinach

6. automaton

7. subsidiary

8. perplexity

9. signature

10. devout

11. torpid

12. spectrum

13. ensure

14. voltage

15. scrutinize

16. contemptible

17. girdle

18. curl

19. loaf

20. inimical

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