Vocabulary tests without word bank 1

Phase

A distinct stage of development

Canvas

A heavy closely woven fabric of cotton, hemp, or flax, used for tents and sails

Gorilla

A large African ape have a stocky body and coarse dark hair

Guerrilla

A member of a irregular military force operating in small bands in occupied territory to harass and undermine the enemy

Litigant

A party in a lawsuit

Duel

A prearranged formal combat between to persons, usually fought to settle a point

Foreword

A preface as for a book, espically by a person other than the author

Censure

An expression of disapproval, blame, or criticism

Compliment

An expression of praise or admiration

Illusion

An image that is used to decorate or clarify a text

Then

At the time, in the case of, the former

Forward

At, near, belonging to , or located in the front

Than

Comparison

Thorough

Complete in all respects, painstakingly careful

Wholly

Completely; entirely

Dual

Composed of two parts; double

Decent

Conforming to standards of propriety; moral

Affable

Easy and pleasant to speak to; amiable

Pensive

Engaged in deep and serious thought

Profound

Having great insight

Disconsolate

Hopelessly sad, extremely dejected

Through

In one side and out another side of

Licentious

Lacking moral, espically restraint

Dowdy

Lacking stylishness; shabby

Contemptuous

Manifesting or feeling contempt; scornful

Unremitting

Never shackling, persistent

Devious

Not straight forward; deceitful

Fewer

Objects that you can count

Less

Objects that you can't use Money and distance are included

Personal

Of a particular person; private

Holy

Of or associated with a divine power, sacred

Censor

On eauthorized to examine books, films, or other material and remove or suppress what is considered objection able

Descent

One descended from specified ancestors

Complement

Somthing that completes or makes up a whole

Commodity

Somthing useful that can be turned to commercial advantage

Allusion

The act of alluding; indirect refrence

Personnel

The body of persons employed by or active in an organization, business, or service

Libel

The legally indefensible publication or broadcast of words or images that are degrading to a persons to a person or injurious to his or her reputation

Dissent

To disagree with a prevailing position

Faze

To discorrect, confuse, or imbarse

Perturb

To disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious

Prosecute

To initiate or conduct a criminal case against

Persecute

To oppress or harass espically because of race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation

Prophecy

To predict

Deduce

To reach a conclusion by reasoning

Expostulate

To reason earnestly with someone espically to dissuade or correct

Prophesy

To reval by devine inspiration

Canvass

To scrutinize, examine carefully