Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. cant

depraved or wicked behavior

Yearn intensely for

insincere or biased speech

refuse to give or grant; keep back

2. deftness

departing from accepted beliefs

clear, logical, convincing

commendable or praiseworthy

skillful and quick in movement

3. construe

spread throughout; penetrate

scarcity or lack of something

causing tightening or constriction

interpret or understand the meaning

4. banter

like an opal in appearance

annoyance, irritation, or distress

playful and friendly teasing

eye care professional specializing in vision tests

5. ambrosial

changeable or unstable easily

deep insight or seriousness, great depth

ability to predict future events

divinely sweet or fragrant; delicious

6. lugubrious

remark lacking originality; cliche

looking or sounding sad; mournful

embarrassing social mistake

turn upside down

7. vulnerable

susceptible to harm or attack

sumptuously rich or elaborate; excessive

degree or scope of something

hasty or reckless; outbreak of something; act without caution

8. exorbitant

earnestly ask or appeal

accustomed to hardship; hardened

unreasonably high or excessive

relevant or applicable to matter at hand

9. aver

to drink deeply or heartily

feeling of fear or agitation, apprehension

assert or state confidently

perceive or recognize clearly

10. swindle

childishly bad-tempered

overflowing with energy or enthusiasm

cheat or defraud someone out of money or goods

clumsy and unintelligent person

11. stickler

innocent and unsuspecting; naive

comparable; similar in certain ways

person who insists on strict adherence to rules

complete or unlimited knowledge; all-knowing

12. libertine

excess; overabundance; surplus

tall, four-sided stone monument; memorial

a person lacking moral restraint; free thinker

unreasonably high or excessive

13. perfidy

depraved or wicked behavior

official grant of rights, exclusive invention rights

unfavorable; hostile or opposing

faithlessness, treachery or betrayal

14. subpoena

legal order to appear in court; summon

something that develops from something else; result

wisely cautious; showing good judgment

showing happiness or indifference

15. acumen

vision care specialist

unimaginative or dull; lacking poetic beauty

full of courage or spirit

keen insight; sharpness in judgment

16. pervade

to spread throughout; permeate; fill

ceremony collecting offerings

person easily deceived or fooled

make less dense or thick; diminish or thin out

17. guile

bird scientist

deceptive cunning or slyness

Force out of position

enthusiastic; eager or passionate

18. fracas

particles that settle at the bottom of a liquid

satisfy fully or indulging appetite completely

hasty or impulsive

noisy argument or fight

19. gainsay

shameful or scornful

bring or recall to mind

deny or oppose openly

throw or fall; level of intensity or quality

20. obnoxious

rot or decay chemically or through bacteria

interfere without permission

commanding or final

offensively unpleasant

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. cant

2. deftness

3. construe

4. banter

5. ambrosial

6. lugubrious

7. vulnerable

8. exorbitant

9. aver

10. swindle

11. stickler

12. libertine

13. perfidy

14. subpoena

15. acumen

16. pervade

17. guile

18. fracas

19. gainsay

20. obnoxious

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. cant

2. deftness

3. construe

4. banter

5. ambrosial

6. lugubrious

7. vulnerable

8. exorbitant

9. aver

10. swindle

11. stickler

12. libertine

13. perfidy

14. subpoena

15. acumen

16. pervade

17. guile

18. fracas

19. gainsay

20. obnoxious

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