Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. relegate

lacking money; poor

summarize main points or facts

overly sweet or sentimental

assign to a lower rank or position

2. censure

express strong disapproval

meeting of members for discussion

person who flatters for advantage

extreme greed for wealth

3. consumption

using up or eating

critic of traditions or beliefs

decorate or add beauty to

capable of being dissolved

4. redoubtable

long, critical speech or scolding

inspiring fear or respect

mournful song for the dead

pleasant to taste or accept

5. forage

secure from violation

integrity and uprightness

search for food or supplies

emphasize or highlight

6. flagrant

exceptionally skilled musician or artist

shockingly noticeable or obvious

rudely brief

equivalent in value or significance

7. ethereal

indirect or slanting

lively or filled with energy

light and delicate

state of uncertainty or doubt

8. forestall

act against or oppose

understand or arrest someone

prevent or obstruct

unemotional, impassive

9. wrath

intense anger

boring; tiresome; monotonous

primarily sitting or inactive

general agreement

10. eschew

highly harmful or destructive

beneficial or helpful blessing

inactive but capable of becoming active

avoid or abstain from

11. anthology

to rob or plunder violently

send off swiftly; promptness

lacking firmness or stiffness

collection of literary works

12. perfidious

someone who enjoys eating

pitifully sad or abandoned

practicing self-discipline and abstention

treacherous or unfaithful

13. adulation

excessive or insincere praise

deserted; feeling or showing misery

make up for loss

patience and restraint

14. grievous

casually calm and relaxed

causing sorrow or pain; serious

harmony or agreement

wandering without fixed home

15. abstain

metaphorical rather than literal

pacify or soothe

voluntarily refrain from something

disrespectful of sacred things

16. abide

tolerate or stay; follow rules

very discouraged or dejected

spread out or scattered; wordy

poet or singer, especially of epic poetry

17. alleviate

causing disagreement

make easier or less severe

speak ill of; belittle or defame

perfect example or embodiment

18. aberration

give voting rights

lacking distinctive features

showing concern or care

deviation from the norm

19. ribald

an excessive amount of something

regard with deep respect or admiration

pacify or soothe

humorously vulgar or indecent

20. inchoate

undeveloped; beginning stage

strange; mysterious; unsettling

capable of being dissolved

become less intense or widespread

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. relegate

2. censure

3. consumption

4. redoubtable

5. forage

6. flagrant

7. ethereal

8. forestall

9. wrath

10. eschew

11. anthology

12. perfidious

13. adulation

14. grievous

15. abstain

16. abide

17. alleviate

18. aberration

19. ribald

20. inchoate

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. relegate

2. censure

3. consumption

4. redoubtable

5. forage

6. flagrant

7. ethereal

8. forestall

9. wrath

10. eschew

11. anthology

12. perfidious

13. adulation

14. grievous

15. abstain

16. abide

17. alleviate

18. aberration

19. ribald

20. inchoate

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