Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. annul

official order or command

to soothe or calm someone

desire earnestly or to achieve something

declare invalid or cancel

2. blandish

critically scold or condemn

embodied in flesh; personified

praise insistently to gain favor

give voting rights

3. pariah

noisy argument or fight

sarcastic or corrosive

stubbornly refusing to change

social outcast or despised person

4. usurp

daily; commonplace or ordinary

diverging from the main point; peripheral

take over illegally or by force

humorously vulgar or indecent

5. revere

perfect example or embodiment

regard with deep respect or admiration

imitate with the aim of matching

deceptively harmful

6. discern

perceive or recognize clearly

humorously vulgar or indecent

meddlesome or interfering

excessive amount of something

7. destitute

lacking resources or possessions

perceive through intuition or insight

rude or irrelevant

shock or amaze; make unable to think

8. conflagration

failing to take proper care

large destructive fire

causing disagreement or division

loud and harsh in sound

9. mercurial

sharply affecting smell or taste

secondary or supporting

predictably changeable

clear from suspicion or blame

10. epistolary

device that produces electricity; assault

loud, energetic, and rowdy

beyond doubt or dispute

relating to letters

11. accost

severe mental or physical pain

deriving ideas from various sources

approach and address boldly

come together to form whole

12. circumscribed

thick and sticky in consistency

art of designing dance movements

imperfection or flaw

limited within boundaries

13. espouse

natural tendency or inclination

adopt or support

pleasant to taste or accept

irrelevant or unrelated

14. debacle

gradual introduction; soaking

understood without being openly spoken

encourage or promote development

sudden and disastrous failure or defeat

15. perusal

lively and spirited

man-made object of historical or cultural interest

longing or nostalgic

reading carefully or thoroughly

16. banal

charmingly old-fashioned or unusual

lacking originality; boring

skillful, quick, and precise in movement

a preference or tendency

17. polemic

suppose without sufficient evidence

quick and nimble

confirm or support

argument against a belief or opinion

18. multifarious

enormous or powerful creature or thing

varied and diverse

total sum of parts

spoil surface of something; vandalize

19. amorous

total destruction or ruin

peculiar to an individual

conventional or traditional

showing love or romantic feeling

20. instigate

suitable for growing crops; farmland

matching in size or amount

shriveled with age

to stir up or provoke

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. annul

2. blandish

3. pariah

4. usurp

5. revere

6. discern

7. destitute

8. conflagration

9. mercurial

10. epistolary

11. accost

12. circumscribed

13. espouse

14. debacle

15. perusal

16. banal

17. polemic

18. multifarious

19. amorous

20. instigate

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. annul

2. blandish

3. pariah

4. usurp

5. revere

6. discern

7. destitute

8. conflagration

9. mercurial

10. epistolary

11. accost

12. circumscribed

13. espouse

14. debacle

15. perusal

16. banal

17. polemic

18. multifarious

19. amorous

20. instigate

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