Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. abridge

liking or preference for something

collection of literary works

clear and easy to understand

shorten or condense text

2. pugnacious

sincerely friendly

burdensome or oppressive

eager to fight or argue

many and various

3. culpable

invent or make up

prevent success of; contrasting force

critically scold or condemn

faulty or blameworthy

4. forestall

limited within boundaries

prevent or obstruct

understood by few; mysterious or secret

revoke, cancel or repeal

5. insidious

diligent and ethical

implore or beg earnestly

deceptively harmful

impossible to disentangle

6. ambivalent

standard practice or meeting

primarily sitting or inactive

having mixed feelings

award or expression of praise

7. paucity

lacking intelligence or ideas

scarcity or small amount of something

highest point or peak

gap or break in continuity

8. bourgeois

relating to middle-class or capitalist values

art of designing dance movements

diverse; multicolored

to officially announce or publish

9. libertarian

advocate of individual freedom

a substitute or replacement for something else

excessive amount of something

relating to letters

10. cupidity

paying strict attention to detail

thin decorative covering

hidden or concealed

greed or desire for wealth

11. putrid

famous for bad reasons

decayed or rotting; foul-smelling

indirect or slanting

record or narrative of events

12. assail

existing in name only

gradual decline or wasting away

make a violent attack or criticize strongly

wandering without fixed home

13. dispel

drive away or scatter; make vanish

decorate or add details to improve appearance

easily angered

press or squeeze together

14. meager

pompous or pretentious speech

pitifully sad or abandoned

using up or eating

lacking in quantity or quality

15. viscous

worshiping idols excessively

conceal true feelings or motives

having many curves or turns

thick and sticky in consistency

16. venerate

regard with deep respect

secretly cooperate in wrongdoing

jump or dance around excitedly

hasty; impulsive

17. strident

unnamed or unidentified

dark-skinned or having a dark complexion

loud and harsh in sound

shining brightly; radiant

18. efface

impossible to satisfy

short amusing or interesting story

unwilling to give or spend money

erase or wipe out; make less visible

19. procure

act against or oppose

perceive through intuition or insight

giving a bad omen or threatening

to obtain or acquire through effort

20. derelict

abandoned or neglectful; homeless person

vague or unclear

enormous or powerful creature or thing

decorate or add details to improve appearance

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. abridge

2. pugnacious

3. culpable

4. forestall

5. insidious

6. ambivalent

7. paucity

8. bourgeois

9. libertarian

10. cupidity

11. putrid

12. assail

13. dispel

14. meager

15. viscous

16. venerate

17. strident

18. efface

19. procure

20. derelict

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. abridge

2. pugnacious

3. culpable

4. forestall

5. insidious

6. ambivalent

7. paucity

8. bourgeois

9. libertarian

10. cupidity

11. putrid

12. assail

13. dispel

14. meager

15. viscous

16. venerate

17. strident

18. efface

19. procure

20. derelict

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