Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. forestall

burdensome or oppressive

extreme reluctance to spend money

to ease or relieve without curing

prevent or obstruct

2. demagogue

leader who appeals to emotions for power

fear or apprehension

to encroach or infringe

causing harm or damage

3. extricate

regard with deep respect or admiration

capable of being dissolved

enthusiastically devoted

free from difficulty or entanglement

4. desolate

lower in dignity or status; humiliate

deserted; feeling or showing misery

easy to reach or understand

loud and harsh in sound

5. fallacious

possessing supreme power or authority

fulfill or complete

show great joy or triumph

based on mistaken reasoning

6. expedient

statement seeming contradictory but true

publicly condemn or accuse

ability to understand others' feelings

appropriate and advantageous

7. goad

lively and spirited

cheerful readiness or promptness

urge or provoke to action

loud and harsh in sound

8. congregation

gathering of people

adopt or support

criticize or correct gently

pompous or overblown in speech

9. didactic

placing two things side by side

intended to teach or instruct

bring swallowed food back to mouth

emphasize or highlight

10. allege

giving a bad omen or threatening

claim or assert without proof

often repeated; unoriginal

diverging from the main point; peripheral

11. uncanny

gradual decline or wasting away

argument against a belief or opinion

strange; mysterious; unsettling

based on guesses or theoretical ideas

12. nebulous

understand or arrest someone

unemotional, impassive

vague or unclear

organized list or collection

13. inexorable

suggestion; subtle hint

impossible to stop or prevent

harmless or gentle

firm decision or intent; solve problem

14. felicitous

admit as true or valid

set apart as holy or sacred

pleasing or appropriate

causing sorrow or pain; serious

15. compress

spreading widely throughout

mournful song for the dead

unhappy with authority or system

press or squeeze together

16. plaudits

lack of something; scarcity or shortage

enthusiastic applause or praise

sharply affecting smell or taste

long, critical speech or scolding

17. mitigate

standard practice or meeting

ease severity or reduce

signaling system with lights or sounds

regard as resulting from a specific cause

18. cosmopolitan

lengthen by cutting off the end

worldly or globally sophisticated

person asking questions aggressively

deliver or commit to

19. catalyze

bring about or accelerate a process

practical and functional

become less intense or widespread

burning or ignition

20. aberration

deviation from the norm

pleasing or appropriate

express disapproval or disappointment

mysterious or puzzling problem

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. forestall

2. demagogue

3. extricate

4. desolate

5. fallacious

6. expedient

7. goad

8. congregation

9. didactic

10. allege

11. uncanny

12. nebulous

13. inexorable

14. felicitous

15. compress

16. plaudits

17. mitigate

18. cosmopolitan

19. catalyze

20. aberration

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. forestall

2. demagogue

3. extricate

4. desolate

5. fallacious

6. expedient

7. goad

8. congregation

9. didactic

10. allege

11. uncanny

12. nebulous

13. inexorable

14. felicitous

15. compress

16. plaudits

17. mitigate

18. cosmopolitan

19. catalyze

20. aberration

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