Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. caustic

sarcastic or corrosive

skilled craftsperson or manual worker

lack of basic necessities or comforts

hold interest or attract strongly

2. mitigate

lack of harmony among sounds

belonging to the earliest times

persuade someone not to do something

ease severity or reduce

3. disparate

small or inadequate amount of money

horrible or detestable

sly or secretive

fundamentally different or diverse

4. instigate

describe accurately or portray in detail

discouraged or demoralized

lacking necessities; poor

to stir up or provoke

5. inexorable

easy to reach or understand

meddlesome or interfering

collection of literary works

impossible to stop or prevent

6. encore

additional performance at end of show

naive belief or trust

someone who enjoys eating

enthusiastic approval or praise

7. abduct

contemptuously disregard

abundant; giving freely; lush

out of its proper time period

take someone away by force

8. elude

set or adjust precisely

beyond doubt or dispute

escape understanding or grasp; evade detection

gradual introduction; soaking

9. appease

shock or amaze; make unable to think

expressing disapproval or negative tone

give up power voluntarily

pacify or soothe

10. dilatory

promiscuous; reckless; unprovoked

to rob or plunder violently

causing delay; slow to act

make clear or clarify

11. forsake

having many curves or turns

hostile or unfavorable

abandon or give up

avoid or abstain from

12. congenial

sharply affecting smell or taste

agreeable and friendly

lasting only a short time

deviation from the norm

13. prescient

scarcity or small amount of something

understood by few; mysterious or secret

perfect society or place

having knowledge of future events

14. disgruntled

give voting rights

claim or assert without proof

total disorder or confusion

dissatisfied or resentful

15. travesty

declare invalid or cancel

waver between different opinions

appalling or inferior imitation

huge or enormous figure

16. carouse

deliver or commit to

unspeakable; beyond description

engage in lively, drunken partying

hostile or harmful

17. dogmatic

spreading widely throughout

state of moderation or seriousness

inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertible

change or variation in circumstances

18. demean

a substitute or replacement for something else

lower in dignity or status; humiliate

fearlessly daring or bold

abundance or large quantity

19. perfidious

expressing praise

treacherous or unfaithful

using up or eating

loud, harsh, and disorderly noise

20. archetypal

understand or arrest someone

serving as a typical example

feeling sluggish or sleepy

cheat or defraud

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. caustic

2. mitigate

3. disparate

4. instigate

5. inexorable

6. encore

7. abduct

8. elude

9. appease

10. dilatory

11. forsake

12. congenial

13. prescient

14. disgruntled

15. travesty

16. carouse

17. dogmatic

18. demean

19. perfidious

20. archetypal

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. caustic

2. mitigate

3. disparate

4. instigate

5. inexorable

6. encore

7. abduct

8. elude

9. appease

10. dilatory

11. forsake

12. congenial

13. prescient

14. disgruntled

15. travesty

16. carouse

17. dogmatic

18. demean

19. perfidious

20. archetypal

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