Vocabulary Quiz

Social media makes it easy to __________ misinformation to millions of people within seconds.

• disseminate

• supplant

• placate

• eclipse

Her achievements were impressive, but they seemed to __________ in comparison to her sister’s.

• eclipse

• disseminate

• lament

• decry

The theory was not just speculation; it was supported by __________ evidence.

• empirical

• aesthetic

• insidious

• fictitious

The company plans to __________ its workforce by hiring more engineers.

• augment

• prevail

• omit

• feign

The house had an __________ resemblance to the one she dreamed about.

• uncanny

• insidious

• cursory

• deplorable

Digital photography quickly began to __________ film cameras.

• supplant

• stipulate

• replete

• lament

The teacher’s kind words helped __________ the angry students.

• placate

• eclipse

• disseminate

• prevail

His __________ attitude made others think he was arrogant.

• pretentious

• empirical

• magnanimous

• adept

The excitement in the room was almost __________.

• palpable

• calamitous

• unattainable

• erratic

Don’t __________ important details from your application form.

• omit

• stipulate

• lament

• construe