Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. fathom

overbearing; commanding

understand deeply

easily taught or managed; submissive

person who follows rules

2. discomfit

make uneasy or embarrassed

innocent; straightforward

to spread throughout something

offense or annoyance

3. expunge

habitually silent or reserved in speech

attractive or appealing

remove completely

highest point; peak

4. blandish

appropriate and advantageous

unnamed or unidentified

praise insistently to gain favor

criticize sharply; scold

5. espouse

gaudy or tastelessly bright

adopt or support

lying or false

overwhelm with abundance

6. anxiety

feeling of worry or unease

morally unprincipled person

outline or foreshadow vaguely

bring swallowed food back to mouth

7. decorous

weak; fragile; insubstantial

bring about or accelerate a process

proper, tasteful, and polite behavior

argument against a belief or opinion

8. contentious

state of uncertainty or doubt

assign to a lower rank or position

abundant; giving freely; lush

causing disagreement

9. relegate

faulty or blameworthy

to soothe or calm someone

pale or lacking color; dull

assign to a lower rank or position

10. pugnacious

official order or command

having a foul smell

channel for conveying fluid

eager to fight or argue

11. idiosyncratic

lower in dignity or status; humiliate

shorten or condense text

urgent or pressing

peculiar to an individual

12. eschew

very critical or harsh

range of colors used by an artist

avoid or abstain from

profession or occupation

13. nomadic

shorten or condense text

wandering without fixed home

scatter in different directions

restless or difficult to control

14. precipice

secretive or stealthy

excessively or ingratiatingly flattering

steep cliff or edge of a dangerous situation

spread widely or distribution

15. astute

annoy; irritate

logical and consistent

gutsy or reckless boldness

mentally sharp and perceptive

16. accord

mutual agreement or harmony

pleasing to senses or mind

gap or break in continuity

substance made of two or more parts

17. abet

to make less severe or painful

assist or encourage wrongdoing

escape secretly from custody

complete and inclusive

18. insular

beginner or inexperienced person

unoriginal; copied or imitative

isolated; narrow-minded

liking or preference for something

19. yoke

trusted friend or advisor

without definite shape or form

paying close attention to detail

device for pairing animals; burden

20. evanescent

speak or write with great enthusiasm

lack of something; scarcity or shortage

soon fading or disappearing

threats or force to coercively compel

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. fathom

2. discomfit

3. expunge

4. blandish

5. espouse

6. anxiety

7. decorous

8. contentious

9. relegate

10. pugnacious

11. idiosyncratic

12. eschew

13. nomadic

14. precipice

15. astute

16. accord

17. abet

18. insular

19. yoke

20. evanescent

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. fathom

2. discomfit

3. expunge

4. blandish

5. espouse

6. anxiety

7. decorous

8. contentious

9. relegate

10. pugnacious

11. idiosyncratic

12. eschew

13. nomadic

14. precipice

15. astute

16. accord

17. abet

18. insular

19. yoke

20. evanescent

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