Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. avarice

greed for wealth; excessive desire to hoard money

sorrowful or mournful

having knowledge of future events

sudden fear or alarm

2. plaintiff

assume something is true without proof

person bringing a legal case

Obstruction or obstacle

accustomed to hardship; hardened

3. equivocate

improve or make better; relieve

dense mass of coagulated blood or material

pleasantly spicy or tangy

avoid clear statement; prevaricate

4. qualm

sudden feeling of doubt or uneasiness

based on random choice or whim

complete; covering all aspects

destroy utterly

5. leaven

call together for a meeting

substance used to make dough rise

occurring daily; ordinary or routine

passionate intensity or forcefulness

6. embellish

very angry; enraged

Add details to beautify

exceed or surpass

hard to describe

7. volatile

changeable or unstable easily

Encourage or promote development

amusing in an odd way

legal process to reclaim property

8. frown

persuade through flattery; coax or cajole

furrow brow in displeasure

unlucky or unfortunate

dispersed over a wide area

9. pitch

throw or fall; level of intensity or quality

done carelessly or untidily; lacking precision

gradually lessen or diminish

incite or stir up (trouble or rebellion)

10. acumen

combine into a whole; merge or unite

keen insight; sharpness in judgment

intended to teach or instruct

extremely thorough or careful

11. vilify

study of birds

speak or write about critically or slanderously

favoring one side unfairly; prejudiced

spend or use up (resources)

12. pique

to withdraw or renounce a statement

irritation; resentment; provoking feeling

publicly criticize or condemn

deliver or set apart for a purpose

13. dichotomy

prevent or obstruct beforehand

wildly unreasonable or illogical

ignore or pay no attention to

Division into two contrasting parts

14. rationalize

express strong disapproval; criticize harshly

person who appreciates beauty, sensitive to art

Nervous or agitated

justify or explain with logical reasons

15. obliquity

study of existence or reality

sparing or economical with money

divergence from moral right; indirectness

unchangeable; not able to be altered

16. neuralgia

done without preparation

notice of someone’s death

arranged in time order

pain along nerve pathway

17. vulnerable

satisfy fully or indulging appetite completely

impossible to harm

restore to previous position or state

susceptible to harm or attack

18. plethora

worsen or intensify negative condition

combine into one

excess; overabundance; surplus

calm or send to sleep; period of calm

19. secular

clear, logical, convincing

difficult to understand; obscure

illustrate or clarify by example

non-religious, worldly rather than spiritual

20. voluptuous

easily managed or controlled

forbidden by law

body and features are curvaceous and sensual

ardily disrespectful

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. avarice

2. plaintiff

3. equivocate

4. qualm

5. leaven

6. embellish

7. volatile

8. frown

9. pitch

10. acumen

11. vilify

12. pique

13. dichotomy

14. rationalize

15. obliquity

16. neuralgia

17. vulnerable

18. plethora

19. secular

20. voluptuous

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. avarice

2. plaintiff

3. equivocate

4. qualm

5. leaven

6. embellish

7. volatile

8. frown

9. pitch

10. acumen

11. vilify

12. pique

13. dichotomy

14. rationalize

15. obliquity

16. neuralgia

17. vulnerable

18. plethora

19. secular

20. voluptuous

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