Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. fallacious

soothing ointment or balm

based on mistaken reasoning

honest and open communication

harsh or bitter in tone

2. proclivity

friendly and lively

short period of rest or relief

natural or habitual inclination

excessively eager to please

3. espouse

soothing or softening agent

adopt or support

create or invent in imagination

make sacred or holy

4. dirge

very small or tiny

a substitute or replacement for something else

requiring strong effort or energy

mournful song for the dead

5. raucous

highest point; peak

loud, harsh, and disorderly noise

impressive but superficial

status-seeking flatterer or self-serving flatterer

6. ascertain

find out or discover with certainty

general dominance or leadership

restrict or compel

deriving ideas from various sources

7. foil

prevent success of; contrasting force

to ban or prohibit officially

pleasant or comfortable feature

feeling sluggish or sleepy

8. appropriate

previous or coming before

suitable or fitting for a specific purpose

standard practice or meeting

unaffected by pain or emotion

9. esoteric

having frantic energy

sarcastic or corrosive

understood only by a select few

to prevent or make impossible

10. penurious

subtle difference or variation

peaceful and calm

deny any responsibility or support

extremely poor; parsimonious

11. capacious

dissatisfied or resentful

extremely poor; parsimonious

deep-seated bitterness or resentment

able to hold much; spacious

12. remedial

intended to correct or improve

newly converted or beginner

unnecessary or excessive

jump or dance around excitedly

13. restitution

prove false or incorrect through argument

restoring to former state; compensation

lacking money; poor

understand or arrest someone

14. augment

increase or make larger

existing, happening in the air

easily angered

sudden, impatient irritation

15. agile

comparable or similar in some way

quick and nimble

threats or force to coercively compel

exceptionally skilled musician or artist

16. dissent

relating to letters

highly fertile or productive

appropriateness or decorum

disagreement with authority or majority

17. epitome

satisfy fully or to excess

perfect example of something

a substitute or replacement for something else

emitting light

18. mandate

irritate intensely

diverging from the main point; peripheral

official order or command

walkway between rows

19. wrath

intense anger

modest, reserved, or shy

regarded as sacred or inviolable

showing respect or submission

20. idolatrous

faulty or blameworthy

worshiping idols excessively

completely destroy or wipe out

worldly or globally sophisticated

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. fallacious

2. proclivity

3. espouse

4. dirge

5. raucous

6. ascertain

7. foil

8. appropriate

9. esoteric

10. penurious

11. capacious

12. remedial

13. restitution

14. augment

15. agile

16. dissent

17. epitome

18. mandate

19. wrath

20. idolatrous

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. fallacious

2. proclivity

3. espouse

4. dirge

5. raucous

6. ascertain

7. foil

8. appropriate

9. esoteric

10. penurious

11. capacious

12. remedial

13. restitution

14. augment

15. agile

16. dissent

17. epitome

18. mandate

19. wrath

20. idolatrous

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