Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. incumbent

take money secretly for personal use

bring about or accelerate a process

reveal or make known publicly

obligatory; currently holding office

2. judicious

showing good judgment or sense

avoid or abstain from

restrain or hinder

mental calmness and composure

3. juxtaposition

shorten or condense text

perceive through intuition or insight

placing two things side by side

peaceful, undisturbed, calm

4. liability

flowing together of rivers

modest, reserved, or shy

make sacred or holy

legal responsibility or debt

5. tenuous

weak; fragile; insubstantial

very careful and precise

capable of being maintained or defended

regard with deep respect or admiration

6. obstreperous

support or reinforce

childish or silly

boisterous and loud

sympathy for loss

7. cursory

song or poem lamenting the dead

contemptuously disregard

quick and superficial

scarcity or small amount of something

8. vex

annoy; irritate

legal responsibility or debt

determined by personal choice rather than reason

typical example or model

9. innuendo

lacking intelligence or ideas

indirect suggestion or hint

person asking questions aggressively

evaluate or assess value

10. abate

become less intense or widespread

formally renounce or reject

harsh or bitter in tone

easily achieved; superficial

11. haughty

contemptuously disregard

invent or make up

sweet food or candy

showing arrogance; proud

12. capacious

take someone away by force

praise highly

able to hold much; spacious

burdensome or oppressive

13. demean

signaling system with lights or sounds

ecstatically happy or proud

secretly cooperate in wrongdoing

lower in dignity or status; humiliate

14. ingenuous

scarcity or small amount of something

to stir up or provoke

regard with disgust or hatred

innocent; straightforward

15. appalling

complete and inclusive

meddlesome or interfering

wicked or criminal

causing horror or disapproval

16. culmination

difficult situation or entrapment

charmingly old-fashioned or unusual

firm decision or intent; solve problem

highest point or final stage

17. divulge

soon fading or disappearing

reveal secrets or private information

small amount or limited quantity

having a revengeful nature

18. expurgate

plant disease or any cause of decay

wild and untamed

edit to remove inappropriate parts

decorate or add details to improve appearance

19. circumscribed

harmonious relationship or connection

fervently; passionately

limited within boundaries

peaceable or friendly

20. boisterous

inspiring fear or respect

loud, energetic, and rowdy

clear from blame

harmless or gentle

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. incumbent

2. judicious

3. juxtaposition

4. liability

5. tenuous

6. obstreperous

7. cursory

8. vex

9. innuendo

10. abate

11. haughty

12. capacious

13. demean

14. ingenuous

15. appalling

16. culmination

17. divulge

18. expurgate

19. circumscribed

20. boisterous

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. incumbent

2. judicious

3. juxtaposition

4. liability

5. tenuous

6. obstreperous

7. cursory

8. vex

9. innuendo

10. abate

11. haughty

12. capacious

13. demean

14. ingenuous

15. appalling

16. culmination

17. divulge

18. expurgate

19. circumscribed

20. boisterous

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