Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. dissuade

showing love or romantic feeling

notoriety; disgrace

persuade someone not to do something

jump or dance around excitedly

2. interlocutor

habitually practicing

support or recommend publicly

desire earnestly or to achieve something

person involved in dialogue

3. abstain

voluntarily refrain from something

innocent; straightforward

ruler or monarch with power

overflowing with enthusiasm

4. bilk

cheat or defraud

dark-skinned or having a dark complexion

having harmful intentions

ecstatically happy or proud

5. implement

overly sweet or sentimental

art of designing dance movements

free from difficulty or entanglement

to carry out or execute

6. oscillate

move back and forth

diminish or put to rest

independent-minded person

capable of being dissolved

7. stoic

public speech or address

short period of rest or relief

unaffected by pain or emotion

express disapproval or regret

8. profligate

lively or filled with energy

practicing self-discipline and abstention

recklessly extravagant; wasteful

lacking intelligence or sense

9. aquatic

praise insistently to gain favor

indirect suggestion or hint

praise for achievement

relating to water or existing in water

10. officious

meddlesome or interfering

germ-killing or sterilizing agent

soothing or softening agent

able to recover quickly

11. petulance

complex or twisted

direct opposite or contrast

shrewd and clever

sudden, impatient irritation

12. requisition

physical beauty

official demand for goods or services

praise for achievement

equivalent in value or significance

13. excavate

difficult to manage

statement seeming contradictory but true

dig out from the ground

prone to cause trouble

14. archaic

very old or outdated

free from difficulty or entanglement

showing arrogance; proud

clever; original

15. ruse

fearlessly daring or bold

deep-seated bitterness or resentment

clever trick or deception

restoring to former state; compensation

16. profane

disrespectful of sacred things

restrict or compel

lacking freshness; overused

alert; watchful

17. approbation

using very few words

disperse or scatter; squander

endless; having no limit

enjoyment or praise; approval or commendation

18. fervent

farming or cultivation of land

passionate or enthusiastic

become less intense or widespread

scatter in different directions

19. contentious

sincerely friendly

make uneasy or embarrassed

causing disagreement

sleepy or drowsy

20. linchpin

central or most important element

lacking freshness; overused

avoid by clever means

indulge excessively in pleasures; corrupt

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. dissuade

2. interlocutor

3. abstain

4. bilk

5. implement

6. oscillate

7. stoic

8. profligate

9. aquatic

10. officious

11. petulance

12. requisition

13. excavate

14. archaic

15. ruse

16. profane

17. approbation

18. fervent

19. contentious

20. linchpin

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. dissuade

2. interlocutor

3. abstain

4. bilk

5. implement

6. oscillate

7. stoic

8. profligate

9. aquatic

10. officious

11. petulance

12. requisition

13. excavate

14. archaic

15. ruse

16. profane

17. approbation

18. fervent

19. contentious

20. linchpin

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