Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. vapid

formal praise

lacking liveliness or interest

hasty; impulsive

grow or develop skill

2. linchpin

showing good judgment or sense

shrewd and clever

inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertible

central or most important element

3. capacious

equivalent in value or significance

abrupt or blunt in speech or manner

extreme reluctance to spend money

able to hold much; spacious

4. acute

sharp or severe; perceptive

soon fading or disappearing

art of designing dance movements

treat with love and care

5. desolate

take money secretly for personal use

worsen or intensify

deserted; feeling or showing misery

a sign of future events; warning

6. dissuade

to obtain or acquire through effort

impossible to satisfy

persuade someone not to do something

show or reveal clearly

7. apathetic

keen insight or understanding

showing no interest or emotion

plant disease or any cause of decay

casually calm and relaxed

8. surmise

filled with or marked by

act against or oppose

exceptionally skilled musician or artist

suppose without sufficient evidence

9. reprove

criticize or correct gently

sudden, successful action

disagreement with authority or majority

intended to teach or instruct

10. umbrage

playfully unusual or fanciful

doubts existence of god

no longer in use

offense or annoyance

11. destitute

lacking resources or possessions

unaware or forgetful

requiring strong effort or energy

of such excellence or beauty

12. coup

sharply affecting smell or taste

perfect example of something

sudden, successful action

morally unprincipled person

13. demagogue

leader who appeals to emotions for power

using very few words

secure from violation

able to change easily or versatile

14. vindictive

having a revengeful nature

logical and consistent

associated in wrongdoing

very old or outdated

15. remedial

search for food or supplies

intended to correct or improve

treat sacredly with disrespect

quick and nimble

16. patent

pleasing or appropriate

official right to invention; obvious

make amends for guilt or sin

voluntarily refrain from something

17. goad

boring; tiresome; monotonous

urge or provoke to action

secretly cooperate in wrongdoing

lacking or deprived of something

18. ingenious

given freely; uncalled for

correct or revise a text

proper, tasteful, and polite behavior

clever; original

19. duplicity

double-dealing or dishonesty

wild and untamed

public speech or address

abandon or give up

20. amorphous

without definite shape or form

morally correct behavior or thinking

fearlessly daring or bold

persuade by flattery or coaxing

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. vapid

2. linchpin

3. capacious

4. acute

5. desolate

6. dissuade

7. apathetic

8. surmise

9. reprove

10. umbrage

11. destitute

12. coup

13. demagogue

14. vindictive

15. remedial

16. patent

17. goad

18. ingenious

19. duplicity

20. amorphous

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. vapid

2. linchpin

3. capacious

4. acute

5. desolate

6. dissuade

7. apathetic

8. surmise

9. reprove

10. umbrage

11. destitute

12. coup

13. demagogue

14. vindictive

15. remedial

16. patent

17. goad

18. ingenious

19. duplicity

20. amorphous

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