Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. usurp

inborn; naturally existing

take over illegally or by force

abandoned or neglectful; homeless person

prevent success of; contrasting force

2. refute

skillful deception or magic

to foretell or predict; omen

to stir up or provoke

prove false or incorrect through argument

3. disavow

deny any responsibility or support

sincerely friendly

harmonious relationship or connection

harmony or appropriateness

4. deleterious

unemotional, impassive

wealthy or prosperous

causing harm or damage

greed or desire for wealth

5. acquiesce

accept reluctantly without protest

annoy; irritate

legal responsibility or debt

secret cooperation for deceit

6. goad

wild and untamed

urge or provoke to action

holding firm; stubbornly persistent

lacking seriousness or importance

7. esoteric

determined by personal choice rather than reason

clear and transparent

understood only by a select few

severe or strict in manner or appearance

8. yoke

erase or wipe out; make less visible

rude; disrespectful

device for pairing animals; burden

immoral or wicked act

9. elegy

logical and consistent

playfully unusual or fanciful

song or poem lamenting the dead

undeveloped; beginning stage

10. pathos

relating to the brain or intellect

most noticeable or important

appeal to emotion; emotional quality

decrease in size or intensity

11. forum

to spread or multiply; reproduce

showing love or romantic feeling

public meeting or discussion platform

greater in number or importance

12. acute

lacking sharpness or quickness

miserable, despicable, or wretched

faulty or blameworthy

sharp or severe; perceptive

13. wrath

intense anger

difficult situation or entrapment

rude or disrespectful

customs or moral standards

14. mutable

naive belief or trust

changeable or variable

praise insistently to gain favor

send off swiftly; promptness

15. quotidian

severe or strict in manner or appearance

daily; commonplace or ordinary

dig out from the ground

cheerful readiness or promptness

16. obstinate

expressing praise

to prevent or make impossible

stubbornly refusing to change

relating to the brain or intellect

17. empathy

ability to understand others' feelings

approach and address boldly

lacking liveliness or interest

lasting only a short time

18. medley

eroding or causing damage

additional performance at end of show

express sharp disapproval or criticism

mix of different things

19. archetypal

serving as a typical example

song or poem lamenting the dead

sharp or severe; perceptive

rude or irrelevant

20. dissonance

pyramid of authority or status

favorable or indicating good fortune

to make less severe or painful

lack of harmony among sounds

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. usurp

2. refute

3. disavow

4. deleterious

5. acquiesce

6. goad

7. esoteric

8. yoke

9. elegy

10. pathos

11. forum

12. acute

13. wrath

14. mutable

15. quotidian

16. obstinate

17. empathy

18. medley

19. archetypal

20. dissonance

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. usurp

2. refute

3. disavow

4. deleterious

5. acquiesce

6. goad

7. esoteric

8. yoke

9. elegy

10. pathos

11. forum

12. acute

13. wrath

14. mutable

15. quotidian

16. obstinate

17. empathy

18. medley

19. archetypal

20. dissonance

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