Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. austere

causing harm or damage

dense, harsh mixture of sounds

to officially announce or publish

severe or strict in manner or appearance

2. debase

implied; understood without being stated

liking or preference for something

reduce in quality, degrade or demean

secret cooperation for deceit

3. proscribe

to ban or prohibit officially

make amends for wrongdoings

unable to speak clearly

keen insight or understanding

4. discomfit

enjoy greatly; pleasure or appreciation

beginning to develop

make uneasy or embarrassed

sudden, impatient irritation

5. speculative

based on guesses or theoretical ideas

combine or unite into one

person who follows rules

official demand for goods or services

6. recapitulate

summarize main points or facts

restrain or chain

unable to be changed or reversed

severe mental or physical pain

7. pliable

prevent or obstruct

quick and nimble

easily bent or flexible

express emotion

8. arrogate

bruise or hematoma

rebel or revolutionary

take or claim without permission

highly decorated or elaborate

9. tantamount

equivalent in value or significance

offensive or harmful

experienced through someone else

to officially announce or publish

10. yoke

hesitate or refuse to proceed

germ-killing or sterilizing agent

childish or silly

device for pairing animals; burden

11. paucity

independent-minded person

scarcity or small amount of something

organized list or collection

diverging from the main point; peripheral

12. felicitous

emotionally touching or moving

having harmful intentions

pleasing or appropriate

respected due to age or wisdom

13. assuage

to make less severe or painful

able to hold much; spacious

comparable or similar in some way

gaudy or tastelessly bright

14. trenchant

overly submissive or obedient

deceptively harmful

keen; forceful; incisive

extreme reluctance to spend money

15. contravene

excessive talking around a point

violate or conflict with

charm or enchant someone

causing shock or horror

16. fraught

lacking empathy or concern

additional performance at end of show

filled with or marked by

drive away or scatter; make vanish

17. contusion

dull, unimaginative, or commonplace

bruise or hematoma

regard as resulting from a specific cause

criticize or correct gently

18. apathetic

slander or defame

boring; tiresome; monotonous

peaceable or friendly

showing no interest or emotion

19. hallowed

set apart as holy or sacred

restrict or compel

imitate with the aim of matching

escape secretly from custody

20. ruminate

think deeply or meditate

jump or dance around excitedly

intended to teach or instruct

purposely excluding someone

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. austere

2. debase

3. proscribe

4. discomfit

5. speculative

6. recapitulate

7. pliable

8. arrogate

9. tantamount

10. yoke

11. paucity

12. felicitous

13. assuage

14. trenchant

15. contravene

16. fraught

17. contusion

18. apathetic

19. hallowed

20. ruminate

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. austere

2. debase

3. proscribe

4. discomfit

5. speculative

6. recapitulate

7. pliable

8. arrogate

9. tantamount

10. yoke

11. paucity

12. felicitous

13. assuage

14. trenchant

15. contravene

16. fraught

17. contusion

18. apathetic

19. hallowed

20. ruminate

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