Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. acumen

persistently urge or encourage

discourage from happening; prevent

showing arrogance; proud

keen insight or shrewdness

2. verbose

using more words than needed

soon fading or disappearing

set apart as holy or sacred

rebel or revolutionary

3. alacrity

cheerful readiness or promptness

primarily sitting or inactive

to foretell or predict; omen

filled with or marked by

4. litigant

lacking necessities; poor

a person involved in a lawsuit

overflowing with enthusiasm

negligent or neglectful in duty

5. oscillate

short statement of a general truth

move back and forth

secretive or stealthy

gutsy or reckless boldness

6. cupidity

self-denial or renunciation

capable of being dissolved

greed or desire for wealth

courage in adversity

7. disseminate

signaling system with lights or sounds

extremely thin due to illness or lack of food

thick and sticky in consistency

spread widely or distribution

8. solicitous

morally unprincipled person

clear from blame

sly or secretive

showing concern or care

9. surrogate

wicked or depraved behavior

a substitute or replacement for something else

someone who enjoys eating

intense dislike or contempt for

10. antiquated

humorous imitation of a work

showing no interest or emotion

outdated or obsolete

total destruction or ruin

11. perspicacity

keen insight or understanding

confuse or frustrate

inspiring fear or respect

generous and forgiving

12. compunction

carried out with minimal effort

deserted; feeling or showing misery

outgoing and sociable in nature

guilt or regret

13. emulate

fulfill or complete

imitate with the aim of matching

praise for achievement

to foretell or predict; omen

14. ostentatious

intended to attract attention

to confuse or puzzle someone

assign or entrust to another; representative

subtle difference or variation

15. panacea

typical example or model

officially cancel or withdraw

universal cure or remedy

huge or enormous figure

16. paradox

strong supporter of a cause

statement seeming contradictory but true

diverging from the main point; peripheral

bubbly, lively, or spirited

17. obscure

gradually increasing sound

difficult to see or understand

distribute for a specific purpose

practicing self-discipline and abstention

18. putrid

person who makes judgments or settles disputes

correct or revise a text

decayed or rotting; foul-smelling

pleasing to senses or mind

19. forestall

sudden, impatient irritation

confuse or frustrate

prevent or obstruct

discouraged or demoralized

20. incendiary

relating to middle-class or capitalist values

promoting fire or conflict

remarkably bad or shocking

faulty or blameworthy

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. acumen

2. verbose

3. alacrity

4. litigant

5. oscillate

6. cupidity

7. disseminate

8. solicitous

9. surrogate

10. antiquated

11. perspicacity

12. compunction

13. emulate

14. ostentatious

15. panacea

16. paradox

17. obscure

18. putrid

19. forestall

20. incendiary

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. acumen

2. verbose

3. alacrity

4. litigant

5. oscillate

6. cupidity

7. disseminate

8. solicitous

9. surrogate

10. antiquated

11. perspicacity

12. compunction

13. emulate

14. ostentatious

15. panacea

16. paradox

17. obscure

18. putrid

19. forestall

20. incendiary

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