Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. allege

claim or assert without proof

skillful or proficient at something

to soothe or calm someone

exceptional skill or bravery

2. bourgeois

active opposition or hostility

difficult to understand

relating to middle-class or capitalist values

persuade by flattery or coaxing

3. vacillate

seeming or apparent

waver between different opinions

given freely; uncalled for

spreading widely throughout

4. accolade

award or expression of praise

understood only by a select few

placing two things side by side

reach or achieve a goal

5. encumber

restrain or hinder

dissatisfied or resentful

make easier or less severe

general dominance or leadership

6. convene

expose falseness or exaggerated claims

call together for meeting

weak; fragile; insubstantial

friendly or cheerful

7. oblivious

irrelevant or unrelated

vague or unclear

prove false or incorrect through argument

unaware or forgetful

8. putrid

appropriateness or decorum

spacious or roomy

express strong disapproval

decayed or rotting; foul-smelling

9. insidious

belittle or speak disrespectfully of

call together for meeting

deceptively harmful

pursues pleasure as life goal

10. brazen

bold and shameless

an excessive amount of something

talkative excessively

appalling or inferior imitation

11. pliable

using up or eating

apparently true or reasonable

easily bent or flexible

speak ill of; belittle or defame

12. palatable

lasting only a short time

lack of harmony among sounds

appropriateness or decorum

pleasant to taste or accept

13. innate

inborn; naturally existing

repeal or abolish a law

meddlesome or interfering

difficult to correct or reform

14. portent

praise for achievement

wealthy or prosperous

completes or enhances

a sign of future events; warning

15. toady

device for pairing animals; burden

person who flatters for advantage

mutual agreement or harmony

extremely poor; parsimonious

16. repose

extremely dry or lacking moisture

customs or moral standards

beginning to develop

a state of rest or peacefulness

17. deleterious

withdraw or take back statement

central or most important element

truthfulness; accuracy

causing harm or damage

18. demarcation

boundary or separation line

legal responsibility or debt

take over illegally or by force

varied and diverse

19. inarticulate

unable to speak clearly

concerning beauty or art

friendly good feeling among companions

unoriginal; copied or imitative

20. obfuscate

making unclear or unintelligible

stick to or follow closely

friendly and easy to talk to

criticize sharply; scold

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. allege

2. bourgeois

3. vacillate

4. accolade

5. encumber

6. convene

7. oblivious

8. putrid

9. insidious

10. brazen

11. pliable

12. palatable

13. innate

14. portent

15. toady

16. repose

17. deleterious

18. demarcation

19. inarticulate

20. obfuscate

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. allege

2. bourgeois

3. vacillate

4. accolade

5. encumber

6. convene

7. oblivious

8. putrid

9. insidious

10. brazen

11. pliable

12. palatable

13. innate

14. portent

15. toady

16. repose

17. deleterious

18. demarcation

19. inarticulate

20. obfuscate

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